ACTOR

Beah Richards

1920 - 2000

Photo of Beah Richards

Icon of person Beah Richards

Beulah Elizabeth Richardson (July 12, 1920 – September 14, 2000), known professionally as Beah Richards and Bea Richards, was an American actress of stage, screen, and television. She was also a poet, playwright, author and activist. Richards was nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe for her supporting role in the film Guess Who's Coming to Dinner in 1968, as well as winning two Primetime Emmy Awards for her guest roles in the television series Frank's Place in 1988 and The Practice in 2000. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Beah Richards has received more than 816,851 page views. Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Beah Richards is the 6,746th most popular actor (down from 3,376th in 2019), the 9,976th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,236th in 2019) and the 3,104th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 820k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.68

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.93

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Beah Richards ranks 6,746 out of 13,578. Before her are Skipp Sudduth, Harry Melling, Aure Atika, Yang Yang, Maisie Williams, and Erika Buenfil. After her are Diana Serra Cary, Helen Shaver, Daisuke Namikawa, Gaby Espino, Erin Gray, and Reginald Denny.

Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Beah Richards ranks 400. Before her are Michael Bates, Elmo Zumwalt, Irmgard Praetz, Aldo Ghira, Philippa Pearce, and Antoinette Meyer. After her are Ronald Pope, Adele Goldstine, Man Mohan Adhikari, Walter Frederick Morrison, Adolph Dubs, and Pierre Jonquères d'Oriola. Among people deceased in 2000, Beah Richards ranks 314. Before her are Paul Bartel, Ann Doran, George Montgomery, Elmo Zumwalt, Charles Hartshorne, and Shobhna Samarth. After her are Alfredo Sánchez, Clifford Truesdell, Marceline Day, Helmut Berthold, Diógenes Domínguez, and Athanasios Vouros.

Others Born in 1920

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 2000

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United States

Among people born in United States, Beah Richards ranks 9,976 out of 20,380. Before her are Beverly Pepper (1922), Walter Hagen (1892), Arthur Alexander (1940), Richard Tucker (1913), Edward Rutledge (1749), and Ed Macauley (1928). After her are Susan Collins (1952), Diana Serra Cary (1918), Ted Stevens (1923), Michael Novak (1933), Vicki Peterson (1958), and Crane Wilbur (1886).

Others born in United States

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Beah Richards ranks 3,104. Before her are Patricia Belcher (1954), Devin Ratray (1977), Markie Post (1950), Tyler Hoechlin (1987), J. Carrol Naish (1896), and Skipp Sudduth (1956). After her are Diana Serra Cary (1918), Erin Gray (1950), Nicholle Tom (1978), Samantha Smith (1969), Tony Martin (1913), and Michael Pitt (1981).

American born Actors

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous