Beah Richards (1920–2000)
Actress
- Gender: Female
- Birthday: 1920-07-12
- Day of Death: 2000-09-14 ( 80 years old )
- Place of Birth: Vicksburg, Mississippi, U.S.
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- IMDB:nm0723968
Beah Richards left her native Vicksburg, Mississippi, for New York City in 1950. She would not acquire a significant role on stage until 1955, when she appeared in the off-Broadway show “Take A Giant Step” convincingly portraying an 84-year-old grandmother without using theatrical makeup. In 1962 she appeared in writer James Baldwin’s “The Amen … »