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Acting · 1920 to 2000

Beah Richards

Best rated: In the Heat of the Night (7.9)

Films
8
Avg rating
6.98
Peak run
1967’98
Oscar noms
1
CompareBacon number
Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

Beah Richards, acting career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1967 to 1998, 6.9867819601965197019751980198519901995In the Heat of the Night 7.9Beloved 6.1Career avg 6.98

Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.

Beah Richards's career barcodecoolhot
19598 films1998
Current formLast 5: 6.98 vs career 6.98 (−0.00)
  1. WGuess Who's Coming to Dinner1967 · 7.8+0.8
  2. WIn the Heat of the Night1967 · 7.9+0.9
  3. LThe Great White Hope1970 · 6.9−0.1
  4. LMahogany1975 · 6.2−0.8
  5. LBeloved1998 · 6.1−0.9
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes

Beah by the numbers

Average
6.98
5 rated films
Vote weighted
7.08
bigger films count more
Median
6.9
half are better
Consistency
±0.85
rating spread
Career
40y
1959 to 1998
Total votes
162K
across every film
Best
7.9
In the Heat of the Night
Worst
6.1
Beloved
Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography
1998BelovedBaby Suggs6.18,862
1986Inside OutVerna·299
1975MahoganyFlorence6.22,627
1972The Biscuit EaterCharity Tomlin·642
1970The Great White HopeMama Tiny6.93,100
1967Guess Who's Coming to Dinner posterGuess Who's Coming to DinnerMrs. Mary Prentice7.853,343
1967In the Heat of the Night posterIn the Heat of the NightMama Caleba7.992,643
1959Take a Giant StepMay Scott·574
Takes

On Beah Richards

1 nominations, 0 wins

Awards record

  • Best Supporting Actress · Academy Awards 1968
    Beah Richards
    Nominated

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