Beah Richards

2004 Beah: A Black Woman Speaks as Self (archive footage) movie 1998 Beloved as Baby Suggs movie 1997 The Practice as Gertrude Turner tv 1994 ER as Mae Benton tv 1994 Out of Darkness as Mrs. Cooper movie 1993 The John Larroquette Show as Emma tv 1992 Hearts Afire as Miss Lula tv 1991 One Special Victory as Cora Simms movie 1990 Capital News as Etta Mays tv 1990 Zora is My Name! movie 1989 Drugstore Cowboy as Drug Counselor movie 1989 Family Matters as Helen tv 1989 Homer and Eddie as Linda Cervi movie 1987 Big Shots as Miss Hanks movie 1987 Beauty and the Beast as Narcissa tv 1987 Frank's Place tv 1987 Inside Out as Verna movie 1987 CBS Summer Playhouse as Katherine tv 1986 Designing Women tv 1986 L.A. Law as Eleanor Williams tv 1986 As Summers Die as Elvira Backus movie 1986 Matlock as Martha Jordan tv 1986 Acceptable Risks as Sally Framm movie 1985 227 tv 1985 Generation as Edna movie 1985 And the Children Shall Lead as Miss Annie movie 1984 Murder, She Wrote as Ola Mae tv 1984 Murder, She Wrote as Emma Coop tv 1984 Highway to Heaven tv 1984 Hunter as Ella Mae Fuller tv 1984 Hunter as Pockets tv 1984 Punky Brewster tv 1983 The Hitchhiker as Serita tv 1982 St. Elsewhere as Regina tv 1982 American Playhouse tv 1981 The Sophisticated Gents as Mae Porter tv 1981 Hill Street Blues tv 1980 A Christmas Without Snow as Wendell's Grandma movie 1980 Palmerstown, U.S.A. tv 1979 Banjo the Woodpile Cat as Zazu (voice) movie 1979 The Facts of Life tv 1979 Roots: The Next Generations as Cynthia Palmer tv 1978 Vega$ tv 1978 Ring of Passion as Lilly Brooks movie 1976 Just an Old Sweet Song as Grandma movie 1975 Mahogany as Florence movie 1973 A Dream for Christmas as Grandma Bessie movie 1973 Outrage! as Thelma movie 1973 The Magician as Mrs. Thatcher tv 1972 Footsteps as Jessie Blake movie 1972 The Biscuit Eater as Charity Tomlin movie 1972 Sanford and Son tv 1970 The Great White Hope as Mama Tiny movie 1969 The Bill Cosby Show as Rose Kincaid tv 1969 Room 222 tv 1968 Hawaii Five-O as Mama Grant tv 1968 It Takes a Thief as Sister Martha Gowen tv 1967 Guess Who's Coming to Dinner as Mrs. Prentice movie 1967 In the Heat of the Night as Mama Caleba movie 1967 Ironside tv 1967 Hurry Sundown as Rose Scott movie 1965 The Big Valley as Hannah tv 1963 Gone Are the Days! as Idella Landy movie 1962 The Miracle Worker as Viney (uncredited) movie 1961 Dr. Kildare as Alice tv 1959 Take a Giant Step as May Scott movie 1958 The Mugger as Grecco Maid movie