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Beah Richards
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| Known for: | Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, In the Heat of the Night, Beloved |
| Birth name: | Beulah Richardson |
| Birthday: | 12 July 1920, Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA |
Trivia
She published three books - "One is A Crowd", "A Black Woman Speaks" and "A Black Woman Speaks and Other Poems".
Died just days after receiving Emmy award for "The Practice" which was accepted by Lisa Gay Hamilton and delivered to Vicksburg
Married for three years to an African American sculptor.
Received a 1965 Tony nomination as Best Actress in a Play for her performance in James Baldwin's "The Amen Corner."
In 1948 graduated from Dillard University in New Orleans.
Understudied Claudia McNeil in the lead role of matriarch Lena Younger in the 1959 Broadway production of "A Raisin in the Sun."
Father was a Baptist minister and mother a seamstress.
Received a 1965 Tony nomination as Best Actress (Dramatic) for her performance in James Baldwin's "The Amen Corner."
One of her poems "Keep Climbing, Girls" has been turned into an inspirational picture book inspiring girls power. Published 2006 by Simon & Schuster.
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