Beah RichardsJuly 12, 1920-September 14, 2000
Vicksburg, Mississippi
actor, playwright, poet, activist
There are a lot of movies out there that I would hate to be paid to do, some real demeaning, real woman-denigrating stuff. It is up to women to change their roles. They are going to have to write the stuff and do it. And they will.
Film Career
Bio
A Black Woman Speaks
3 comments:
AMEN! I love her...
I remember her in the role of Sidney's Poitier's character's mother in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner.
Thank you for introducing another important and talented person to us.
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