Beah Richards

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Beulah Elizabeth Richardson (July 12, 1920 – September 14, 2000), known professionally as Beah Richards, was an American actress and writer. Richards was nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe for her supporting role in the film Guess Who's Coming to Dinner in 1968, as well as winning two Primetime Emmy Awards for her guest roles in the television series Frank's Place in 1988 and The Practice in 2000. She also received a Tony Award nomination for her performance in the 1965 production of The Amen Corner.

Most Popular Beah Richards Trailers

Total trailers found: 30

Outrage Trailer (1973)

28 November 1973

One man decides to wage war against a gang of teenage punks besieging an affluent California community.

The Biscuit Eater Trailer (1972)

22 March 1972

Nothing warms the heart like the story of a boy and his dog. Lonnie (Johnny Whitaker) and Text (George Spell) are two friends determined, against all odds, to turn a misfit hound into a hero.

As Summers Die Trailer (1986)

18 May 1986

Set in a sleepy Southern Louisiana town in 1959, a lawyer, searches for justice as he volunteers to help a black woman whose property is being threatened by the Holts, the first family of the town, after she refuses to sell her valuable land.

The Great White Hope Trailer (1970)

11 October 1970

A black champion boxer and his white female companion struggle to survive while the white boxing establishment looks for ways to knock him down.

Zora is My Name! Trailer (1990)

01 January 1990

A celebration of the life of Zora Neale Hurston, who was born at the turn of the 20th Century and grew to be an important voice with her written portrayals of Black American life in the rural south of the 1930's and 40's, and the stories, songs and folklore that were her heritage and inspiration.

Big Shots Trailer (1987)

02 October 1987

Following the death of his father, a suburbanite runs away from home and winds up on Chicago's South Side.

Beloved Trailer (1998)

16 October 1998

After Paul D. finds his old slave friend Sethe in Ohio and moves in with her and her daughter Denver, a strange girl comes along by the name of "Beloved".

Out of Darkness Trailer (1994)

16 January 1994

Diana Ross dramatizes multiple personality disorder.

Drugstore Cowboy Trailer (1989)

20 October 1989

Portland, Oregon, 1971. Bob Hughes is the charismatic leader of a peculiar quartet, formed by his wife, Dianne, and another couple, Rick and Nadine, who skillfully steal from drugstores and hospital medicine cabinets in order to appease their insatiable need for drugs.

The Mugger Trailer (1958)

01 November 1958

A police shrink tries to identify and capture an elusive mugger that scars his female victims before stealing their purse.

In the Heat of the Night Trailer (1967)

02 August 1967

African-American Philadelphia police detective Virgil Tibbs is arrested on suspicion of murder by Bill Gillespie, the racist police chief of tiny Sparta, Mississippi.

Acceptable Risks Trailer (1986)

02 March 1986

The manager of a chemical plant and a city manager rise up against their respective bosses to keep a town safe in this ecologically conscientious made-for-TV disaster film.

Take a Giant Step Trailer (1959)

01 December 1959

This pioneering film in the history of African-American cinema, released two years before "A Raisin In The Sun", is the coming-of-age story of a Black high-school student living in a middle-class white neighborhood in the late '50s.

Mahogany Trailer (1975)

08 October 1975

An aspiring designer from the slums of Chicago puts herself through fashion school in the hopes of becoming one of the world's top designers.

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Trailer (1967)

11 December 1967

A couple's attitudes are challenged when their daughter brings home a fiancé who is black.

The Miracle Worker Trailer (1962)

23 May 1962

The true story of the frightening, lonely world of silence and darkness of 7-year-old Helen Keller who, since infancy, has never seen the sky, heard her mother's voice or expressed her innermost feelings.

Footsteps Trailer (1972)

03 October 1972

A football coach is hired by a small college to shape up its football team, and he finds himself in trouble with local gamblers who don't want the team to improve.

And the Children Shall Lead Trailer (1985)

01 January 1985

Mississippi in the early '60s is the setting for this story of a 12-year-old African-American girl who, along with her white friends, tries to ease increasing racial tensions.

Just an Old Sweet Song Trailer (1976)

25 September 1976

Upon learning that their grandmother is not long for this world, Nate and Priscilla Simmons pack up their kids and leave Detroit to head down South.

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks Trailer (2004)

25 February 2004

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks is a 2003 documentary about the life of Academy Award nominated actress Beah Richards.

A Christmas Without Snow Trailer (1980)

09 December 1980

A divorced woman (Michael Learned) moves to San Francisco from Omaha with her young son. She's trying to re-build her life after her divorce, she leaves her son with his grandmother.

Banjo the Woodpile Cat Trailer (1979)

16 November 1979

Banjo is a curious and rebellious kitten who is always getting into trouble. When he decides to jump off a roof of a chicken coup to see if he can land on his feet, he is ordered to "fetch a switch".

Ring of Passion Trailer (1978)

04 February 1978

Fact-based drama about the two Joe Louis-Max Schmeling heavyweight fights and the way both boxers unwillingly became symbols of political ideologies just prior to World War II.

Gone Are the Days! Trailer (1963)

09 August 1963

A young, idealistic man returns home to the plantation where he grew up in servitude. With him, he brings his fiance, Lutiebelle, in hopes of convincing the plantation owner that she is really his cousin in order to secure the family inheritance.

A Dream for Christmas Trailer (1973)

24 December 1973

A Southern minister is assigned to a poor church in California where the congregation is drifting away and the church itself is scheduled for demolition.

Homer and Eddie Trailer (1989)

17 August 1989

A mentally disabled man gets help from a sociopath when he tries to reunite with his dying father, who years earlier disowned him.

Inside Out Trailer (1987)

21 August 1987

An agoraphobic must give up his sheltered life and venture outside after a series of personal and financial problems.

Hurry Sundown Trailer (1967)

09 February 1967

A ruthless Southern opportunist tries to buy his cousin's land, and when thwarted, brings several tragedies to the lives of his loved ones.

Generation Trailer (1985)

24 May 1985

Futuristic prospective series pilot, a distant cousin the 1975 theatrical violent sport movie "Rollerball," revolves around a turn-of-the-millennium family on the Great Eve (the night before the year 2000 begins) planning for a reunion.

One Special Victory Trailer (1991)

08 December 1991

A fact-based story, John Larroquette plays a hotshot executive that ends up in court over a certain charge.