Beah Richards

Actor. Born 12 July 1920 in Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA. Died 14 September 2000.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 3 titles

Emmys2 won

Born

12 July 1920, Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA

Died

14 September 2000

Active

1967–1989

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

79Fi1m

76Critics

We rate Beah’s work 3 points above the press, across 3 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above2

60 to 791

Under 600

Of 3 reviewed titles as actor.

In numbers

Lead roles: 0 of 2 billed first or second
Reviewed: 3 films
Screen time: 5 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $89m across 3 films with figures
Primetime Emmy Awards: 2 Emmys2 won
Active: 1967–1989

Genres

Drama3
Crime2
Mystery1
Romance1
Thriller1

Best and worst on Fi1m

85BestIn the Heat of the Night1967

70WorstGuess Who's Coming to Dinner1967

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

21950s

121960s

141970s

271980s

91990s

Awards

Academy Awards1 nominated

Nominated1968Best Supporting Actress · Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

Primetime Emmy Awards2 won

Won2000Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series · The Practice
Won1988Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series · Frank's Place

Other awards1 won · 1 nominated

Won1965Theatre World Award: Theatre World Award
Nominated1965Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play: Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.