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Beah Richards

American actress (1920–2000)
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Beah Richards
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19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[21]
Date of birth
July 12, 1920
Date of death
September 14, 2000
Place of birth
Vicksburg
Place of death
Vicksburg
Country of citizenship
United States[11]
Ethnic group
African Americans[12]
Occupation
poet, playwright, stage actor, film actor, television actor, writer, actor, author[13][14][15]
Field of work
poetry[16]
Educated at
Dillard University[17]
Award received
Theatre World Award, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series[18][19][20]
Spouse
Hugh Harrell[10]
Cause of death
pulmonary emphysema[22]
Nominated for
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play[26][27]
Described by source
Notable Black American Women[25]
Family name
Richards[23]
Manner of death
natural causes[24]
Start of work period
1958[28]
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🔖 Identifiers · 48
ISNI
0000000114444081
VIAF cluster ID
306489977, 40778072
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n84111868
GND ID
1048018202
Academy Awards Database nominee ID
7418
AllMovie person ID
p60007
Allcinema person ID
53976
AlloCiné person ID
12584
American Film Institute person ID
18402
Awards & Winners artist ID
0566fw
Behind The Voice Actors person ID
Beah-Richards
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14043091d
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CINE21 person ID
45685
Carnegie Hall agent ID
11643
CineMagia person ID
47680
Disney A to Z ID
richards-beah
Elonet person ID
235635
Emmys person ID
beah-richards
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Beah-Richards
FAST ID
131005
Fandango person ID
566300
Film.ru person ID
bi-richards
Find a Grave memorial ID
6107368
Freebase ID
/m/0566fw
Golden ID (archived)
Beah_Richards-PB9NGW
HAND ID
D2DD-82B8-B8EF-0FEC-E6ED
IMDb ID
nm0723968
IdRef ID
176551050
Internet Broadway Database person ID
77954, 57692
Internet Off-Broadway Database ID (former scheme)
32638
Ivi person ID
bi-richards
Kinobox person ID
30273
Kinopoisk person ID
69409
LdiF person ID
91580
MYmovies person ID
26428
NNDB people ID
056/000132657
NUKAT ID
n2021004484
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1669276
PORT person ID
101040
Plex person key
5d77682685719b001f3a0b4a
Prabook ID
2460612
Swedish Film Database person ID
122442
TMDB person ID
32774
TV.com ID (archived)
people/beah-richards
WikiTree person ID
Richardson-29802
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PCjCH7cWpgB8JygCdbjVY8y, E39PBJr7RqfJ63WBwwVfRGTT73
Yale LUX ID
person/e10c940e-0a95-4b41-8e86-14afe868c1eb
ČSFD person ID
14527

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Occupation 6
writer, poet, playwright, film actor, stage actor, television actor
Award received 3
Theatre World Award, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Nominated for 2
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play
Cause of death 1
pulmonary emphysema
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Dillard University
Ethnic group 1
African Americans
Family name 1
Richards
Field of work 1
poetry
Instance of 1
human
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Place of birth 1
Vicksburg
Place of death 1
Vicksburg
Sex or gender 1
female
← FactGrid item ID 1
child-in-law
← Voice actor 1
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Summary

Beah Richards was born on July 12, 1920[1], in Vicksburg[2]. She died on September 14, 2000[3], in Vicksburg[4]. She worked as a poet[5], playwright[6], stage actor[7], film actor[8], and television actor[9].

FAQs

Where was Beah Richards born?

Beah Richards was born in Vicksburg[2].

Where did Beah Richards die?

Beah Richards passed away in Vicksburg[4].

Who was Beah Richards married to?

Beah Richards's spouses include Hugh Harrell[10].

What did Beah Richards do for work?

Beah Richards worked as a poet[5], playwright[6], stage actor[7], film actor[8], and television actor[9].

Where did Beah Richards go to school?

Beah Richards was educated at Dillard University[17].

What awards did Beah Richards receive?

Honors received include Theatre World Award[18], Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series[19], and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series[20].

Related Entities

Dillard University Guess Who's Coming to Dinner In the Heat of the Night poetry The Miracle Worker United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . theguardian.com. Retrieved . theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . theatreworldawards.org. theatreworldawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [12] ↑ . Notable Black American Women. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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