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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox biography vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:125%;"><div class="fn">Beah Richards</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Beah_Richards_Bill_Cosby_Show_1970_(cropped).JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Beah_Richards_Bill_Cosby_Show_1970_%28cropped%29.JPG/220px-Beah_Richards_Bill_Cosby_Show_1970_%28cropped%29.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="331" class="mw-file-element" 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scope="row" class="infobox-label">Alma mater</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Dillard_University" title="Dillard University">Dillard University</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation</th><td class="infobox-data role">Actress</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years active</th><td class="infobox-data">1955–2000</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span style="white-space:nowrap;">Notable work</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><i><a href="/wiki/Guess_Who%27s_Coming_to_Dinner" title="Guess Who's Coming to Dinner">Guess Who's Coming to Dinner</a></i><br /><i><a href="/wiki/Roots:_The_Next_Generations" title="Roots: The Next Generations">Roots: The Next Generations</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data">Hugh Harrell Jr. (divorced)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Beulah Elizabeth Richardson</b> (July 12, 1920 – September 14, 2000), known professionally as <b>Beah Richards</b> and <b>Bea Richards</b>, was an American actress of stage, screen, and television. She was also a poet, playwright, author and activist. </p><p>Richards was nominated for an <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress" title="Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress">Oscar</a> and a <a href="/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress_%E2%80%93_Motion_Picture" title="Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture">Golden Globe</a> for her supporting role in the film <i><a href="/wiki/Guess_Who%27s_Coming_to_Dinner" title="Guess Who's Coming to Dinner">Guess Who's Coming to Dinner</a></i> in 1968, as well as winning two <a href="/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Primetime Emmy Award">Primetime Emmy Awards</a> for her guest roles in the television series <i><a href="/wiki/Frank%27s_Place" title="Frank's Place">Frank's Place</a></i> in 1988 and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Practice" title="The Practice">The Practice</a></i> in 2000. She also received a <a href="/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Actress_in_a_Play" title="Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play">Tony Award</a> nomination for her performance in the 1965 production of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Amen_Corner" title="The Amen Corner">The Amen Corner</a></i>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_education">Early life and education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Beah_Richards&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Beulah Elizabeth Richardson was born in <a href="/wiki/Vicksburg,_Mississippi" title="Vicksburg, Mississippi">Vicksburg, Mississippi</a>; her mother was a seamstress, and her father was a Baptist minister. In 1948, she graduated from <a href="/wiki/Dillard_University" title="Dillard University">Dillard University</a> in New Orleans, and two years later, she moved to New York City.<sup id="cite_ref-gr_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gr-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>She was taught dance by <a href="/wiki/Ismay_Andrews" title="Ismay Andrews">Ismay Andrews</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-defrantz_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-defrantz-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Beah_Richards&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Her career began in 1955 when she portrayed an 84-year-old-grandmother in the <a href="/wiki/Off-Broadway" title="Off-Broadway">off-Broadway</a> show <i><a href="/wiki/Take_a_Giant_Step" title="Take a Giant Step">Take a Giant Step</a></i>. She often played the role of a mother or grandmother, and continued acting her entire life. She appeared in the original Broadway productions of <i><a href="/wiki/Purlie_Victorious" title="Purlie Victorious">Purlie Victorious</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Miracle_Worker_(play)" title="The Miracle Worker (play)">The Miracle Worker</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/A_Raisin_in_the_Sun" title="A Raisin in the Sun">A Raisin in the Sun</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As a writer, she wrote the verse performance piece <i>A Black Woman Speaks</i>, a collection of 14 poems, in which she points out that white women played an important role in oppressing women of color. The play's first performance was in 1950 for the organization Women for Peace, a white women's organization in Chicago. Her first play was written in 1951 titled <i>One Is a Crowd</i> about a black singer who seeks revenge on a white man who destroyed her family. It was not produced until decades later.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From the 1930s to the late 1950s, Richards was a member and organizer with the Communist Party USA in Los Angeles after befriending artist <a href="/wiki/Paul_Robeson" title="Paul Robeson">Paul Robeson</a>. She is among the Black women who "actively participated in movements affiliated with the CPUSA" between 1917's <a href="/wiki/Bolshevik_Revolution" class="mw-redirect" title="Bolshevik Revolution">Bolshevik Revolution</a> and Soviet premier <a href="/wiki/Nikita_Khrushchev" title="Nikita Khrushchev">Nikita Khrushchev</a>'s 1956 revelations.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She was later a sponsor of the National United Committee to Free <a href="/wiki/Angela_Davis" title="Angela Davis">Angela Davis</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Richards was known professionally as Beah Richards,<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and is also referred to in several sources as Bea Richards.<sup id="cite_ref-defrantz_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-defrantz-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Notable movie appearances include <i><a href="/wiki/The_Amen_Corner" title="The Amen Corner">The Amen Corner</a></i> (1965), <i><a href="/wiki/Guess_Who%27s_Coming_to_Dinner" title="Guess Who's Coming to Dinner">Guess Who's Coming to Dinner</a></i> (1967), <i><a href="/wiki/Hurry_Sundown_(film)" title="Hurry Sundown (film)">Hurry Sundown</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Great_White_Hope_(film)" title="The Great White Hope (film)">The Great White Hope</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Beloved_(1998_film)" title="Beloved (1998 film)">Beloved</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/In_the_Heat_of_the_Night_(film)" title="In the Heat of the Night (film)">In the Heat of the Night</a></i>. She appeared in <i><a href="/wiki/Roots:_The_Next_Generations" title="Roots: The Next Generations">Roots: The Next Generations</a></i> as Cynthia Murray Palmer, the grandmother of Alex Haley. </p><p>She made numerous guest television appearances, including roles on <i><a href="/wiki/Beauty_and_the_Beast_(1987_TV_series)" title="Beauty and the Beast (1987 TV series)">Beauty and the Beast</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Bill_Cosby_Show" title="The Bill Cosby Show">The Bill Cosby Show</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/227_(TV_series)" title="227 (TV series)">227 (TV series)</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Sanford_and_Son" title="Sanford and Son">Sanford and Son</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Benson_(TV_series)" title="Benson (TV series)">Benson</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Designing_Women" title="Designing Women">Designing Women</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Facts_of_Life_(TV_series)" title="The Facts of Life (TV series)">The Facts of Life</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Practice" title="The Practice">The Practice</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Murder,_She_Wrote" title="Murder, She Wrote">Murder, She Wrote</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Big_Valley" title="The Big Valley">The Big Valley</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/ER_(TV_series)" title="ER (TV series)">ER</a></i> (as <a href="/wiki/Peter_Benton" title="Peter Benton">Dr. Peter Benton</a>'s mother.) </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Recognition_and_awards">Recognition and awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Beah_Richards&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Recognition and awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Richards was nominated for a <a href="/wiki/Tony_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Tony Award">Tony Award</a> for her 1965 performance in <a href="/wiki/James_Baldwin_(writer)" class="mw-redirect" title="James Baldwin (writer)">James Baldwin</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/The_Amen_Corner" title="The Amen Corner">The Amen Corner</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>She received a nomination for the <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress" title="Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress">Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress</a> for her performance as Mrs. Mary Prentice, <a href="/wiki/Sidney_Poitier" title="Sidney Poitier">Sidney Poitier</a>'s mother in the 1967 film <i><a href="/wiki/Guess_Who%27s_Coming_to_Dinner" title="Guess Who's Coming to Dinner">Guess Who's Coming to Dinner</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-gr_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gr-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>She was the winner of two <a href="/wiki/Emmy_Awards" title="Emmy Awards">Emmy Awards</a>, one in 1988 for her appearance on the series <i><a href="/wiki/Frank%27s_Place" title="Frank's Place">Frank's Place</a></i> and another in 2000 for her appearance on <i><a href="/wiki/The_Practice" title="The Practice">The Practice</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-gr_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gr-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Death_and_legacy">Death and legacy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Beah_Richards&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Death and legacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Richards died from <a href="/wiki/Emphysema" title="Emphysema">emphysema</a> in her hometown of Vicksburg, Mississippi at the age of 80,<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> less than a month after winning an Emmy award. </p><p>In the last year of her life, Richards was the subject of a documentary created by actress <a href="/wiki/Lisa_Gay_Hamilton" class="mw-redirect" title="Lisa Gay Hamilton">Lisa Gay Hamilton</a>. The documentary <i><a href="/wiki/Beah:_A_Black_Woman_Speaks" title="Beah: A Black Woman Speaks">Beah: A Black Woman Speaks</a></i> was created from over 70 hours of their conversations. The film won the Grand Jury Prize at the <a href="/wiki/AFI_Film_Festival" class="mw-redirect" title="AFI Film Festival">AFI Film Festival</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Filmography">Filmography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Beah_Richards&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Filmography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption>Feature films </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Role </th> <th class="unsortable">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>1958 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Mugger_(film)" title="The Mugger (film)">The Mugger</a></i> </td> <td>Grecco Maid </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1959 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Take_a_Giant_Step" title="Take a Giant Step">Take a Giant Step</a></i> </td> <td>May Scott </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1962 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Miracle_Worker_(1962_film)" title="The Miracle Worker (1962 film)">The Miracle Worker</a></i> </td> <td>Viney the Maid </td> <td>Uncredited </td></tr> <tr> <td>1963 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Gone_Are_the_Days!" title="Gone Are the Days!">Gone Are the Days!</a></i> </td> <td>Idella Landy </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1967 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Hurry_Sundown_(film)" title="Hurry Sundown (film)">Hurry Sundown</a></i> </td> <td>Rose Scott </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1967 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/In_the_Heat_of_the_Night_(film)" title="In the Heat of the Night (film)">In the Heat of the Night</a></i> </td> <td>Mama Caleba </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1967 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Guess_Who%27s_Coming_to_Dinner" title="Guess Who's Coming to Dinner">Guess Who's Coming to Dinner</a></i> </td> <td>Mrs. Prentice </td> <td>Nominated — <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress" title="Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress">Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress</a><br />Nominated — <a href="/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress_%E2%80%93_Motion_Picture" title="Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture">Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1970 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Great_White_Hope_(film)" title="The Great White Hope (film)">The Great White Hope</a></i> </td> <td>Mama Tiny </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NAACP_Image_Award_for_Outstanding_Supporting_Actress_in_a_Motion_Picture" title="NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture">NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1972 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Biscuit_Eater_(1972_film)" title="The Biscuit Eater (1972 film)">The Biscuit Eater</a></i> </td> <td>Charity Tomlin </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1973 </td> <td>A Dream For Christmas </td> <td>Grandma Bessie </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1975 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Mahogany_(film)" title="Mahogany (film)">Mahogany</a></i> </td> <td>Florence </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1986 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Inside_Out_(1986_film)" title="Inside Out (1986 film)">Inside Out</a></i> </td> <td>Verna </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1987 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Big_Shots_(film)" title="Big Shots (film)">Big Shots</a></i> </td> <td>Miss Hanks </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1989 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Homer_and_Eddie" title="Homer and Eddie">Homer and Eddie</a></i> </td> <td>Linda Cervi </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1989 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Drugstore_Cowboy" title="Drugstore Cowboy">Drugstore Cowboy</a></i> </td> <td>Drug Counselor </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1994 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Out_of_Darkness_(1994_film)" title="Out of Darkness (1994 film)">Out of Darkness</a></i> </td> 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It is up to women to change their roles. They are going to have to write the stuff and do it. And they will." </p> </blockquote> <p style="padding-bottom: 0;"><cite class="left-aligned" style="">– Beah Richards</cite></p> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Beah_Richards&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-gr-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-gr_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-gr_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-gr_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFBrian_Baxter2000" class="citation web cs1">Brian Baxter (25 October 2000). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2000/oct/25/guardianobituaries.filmnews">"Obituary: Beah Richards"</a>. <i>the Guardian</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">27 December</span> 2014</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=the+Guardian&rft.atitle=Obituary%3A+Beah+Richards&rft.date=2000-10-25&rft.au=Brian+Baxter&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fnews%2F2000%2Foct%2F25%2Fguardianobituaries.filmnews&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABeah+Richards" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-defrantz-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-defrantz_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-defrantz_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDeFrantz1998" class="citation book cs1">DeFrantz, Thomas (1998). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://slippage.duke.edu/sites/slippage.duke.edu/files/file-attachments/%28C%29%20defrantzTOMAKEBLACKBODIESSTRANGE.pdf">"To make black bodies strange: Social critique in concert dance of the Black Arts Movement"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <i>Theatrical Interventions</i>. p. 90.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=To+make+black+bodies+strange%3A+Social+critique+in+concert+dance+of+the+Black+Arts+Movement&rft.btitle=Theatrical+Interventions&rft.pages=90&rft.date=1998&rft.aulast=DeFrantz&rft.aufirst=Thomas&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fslippage.duke.edu%2Fsites%2Fslippage.duke.edu%2Ffiles%2Ffile-attachments%2F%2528C%2529%2520defrantzTOMAKEBLACKBODIESSTRANGE.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABeah+Richards" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRichards" class="citation web cs1">Richards, Beah. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/beah-richards-77954">"IBDB: Beach Richards"</a>. Internet Broadway Database<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">8 September</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=IBDB%3A+Beach+Richards&rft.pub=Internet+Broadway+Database&rft.aulast=Richards&rft.aufirst=Beah&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ibdb.com%2Fbroadway-cast-staff%2Fbeah-richards-77954&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABeah+Richards" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBarlow2001" class="citation book cs1">Barlow, Judith E. (2001). <i>Plays by American Woman: 1930-1960</i>. New York: Applause Theatre Book Publishers. p. xvii. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-55783-164-5" title="Special:BookSources/1-55783-164-5"><bdi>1-55783-164-5</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Plays+by+American+Woman%3A+1930-1960&rft.place=New+York&rft.pages=xvii&rft.pub=Applause+Theatre+Book+Publishers&rft.date=2001&rft.isbn=1-55783-164-5&rft.aulast=Barlow&rft.aufirst=Judith+E.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABeah+Richards" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-:0-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-:0_5-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_5-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Sojourning for Freedom: Black Women, American Communism, and the Making of Black Left Feminism, McDuffie, Erik S. "Throughout the Party, they advanced Black liberation, women's rights, decolonization, economic justice, peace, and international solidarity. The key figures in this story ... are Audley "Queen Mother" Moore, Louise Thompson Patterson, Thyra Edwards, Bonita Williams, Williana Burroughs, Claudia Jones, <a href="/wiki/Esther_Cooper_Jackson" title="Esther Cooper Jackson">Esther Cooper Jackson</a>, Beaulah Richardson (Beah Richards), Grace P. Campbell, Charlene Mitchell, and Sallye Bell Davis."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0723968/">Beah Richards</a> at <a href="/wiki/IMDb_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="IMDb (identifier)">IMDb</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFColeman2003" class="citation thesis cs1">Coleman, Stanley R. (2003). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/217399065.pdf"><i>Dashiki Project Theatre: black identity and beyond</i></a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> (PhD). <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_State_University" title="Louisiana State University">Louisiana State University</a> – via LSU Doctoral Dissertations.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adissertation&rft.title=Dashiki+Project+Theatre%3A+black+identity+and+beyond&rft.inst=Louisiana+State+University&rft.date=2003&rft.aulast=Coleman&rft.aufirst=Stanley+R.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fcore.ac.uk%2Fdownload%2Fpdf%2F217399065.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABeah+Richards" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.filmsite.org/bestsuppactress.html">"Academy Awards Best Supporting Actress"</a>. <i>Filmsite</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">1 September</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Filmsite&rft.atitle=Academy+Awards+Best+Supporting+Actress&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.filmsite.org%2Fbestsuppactress.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABeah+Richards" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFThe_Broadway_League" class="citation web cs1">The Broadway League. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ibdb.com/person.php?id=77954">"Beah Richards - IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">27 December</span> 2014</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Beah+Richards+-+IBDB%3A+The+official+source+for+Broadway+Information&rft.au=The+Broadway+League&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ibdb.com%2Fperson.php%3Fid%3D77954&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABeah+Richards" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2000/09/16/arts/beah-richards-80-actress-in-stalwart-roles.html">"Beah Richards, 80, Actress in Stalwart Roles"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i>. 16 September 2000<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">27 December</span> 2014</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+New+York+Times&rft.atitle=Beah+Richards%2C+80%2C+Actress+in+Stalwart+Roles&rft.date=2000-09-16&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2000%2F09%2F16%2Farts%2Fbeah-richards-80-actress-in-stalwart-roles.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABeah+Richards" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-sep-16-me-21916-story.html">"Beah Richards; Oscar Nominee for 'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner'<span class="cs1-kern-right"></span>"</a>. <i>Los Angeles Times</i>. 16 September 2000<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">27 December</span> 2014</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Los+Angeles+Times&rft.atitle=Beah+Richards%3B+Oscar+Nominee+for+%27Guess+Who%27s+Coming+to+Dinner%27&rft.date=2000-09-16&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Farchives%2Fla-xpm-2000-sep-16-me-21916-story.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABeah+Richards" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKoehler2003" class="citation web cs1">Koehler, Robert (18 November 2003). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://variety.com/2003/film/markets-festivals/beah-a-black-woman-speaks-1200537936/">"Beah: A Black Woman Speaks"</a>. <i>Variety</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">4 May</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Variety&rft.atitle=Beah%3A+A+Black+Woman+Speaks&rft.date=2003-11-18&rft.aulast=Koehler&rft.aufirst=Robert&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fvariety.com%2F2003%2Ffilm%2Fmarkets-festivals%2Fbeah-a-black-woman-speaks-1200537936%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABeah+Richards" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Beah_Richards&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i>Radicalism at the Crossroads: African American Women Activists in the Cold War</i> (2011) by <a href="/wiki/Dayo_Gore" title="Dayo Gore">Dayo Gore</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Beah_Richards&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0723968/">Beah Richards</a> at <a href="/wiki/IMDb_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="IMDb (identifier)">IMDb</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/77954">Beah Richards</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Internet_Broadway_Database" title="Internet Broadway Database">Internet Broadway Database</a> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q469454#P1220" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" 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