Richards grew up in an environment of racial hostility. Award-winning actress, poet, and playwright who became known for her role in the 1967 film Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. Her marriage to artist Hugh Harrell ended in divorce. The bride will be at tended by the bridegroom's sister. Beah Richards (Beulah Richardson), an actor perhaps best known for her work in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, wrote "A Black Woman Speaks of White Womanhood, of White Supremacy, of Peace" in 1950, and first performed it at the American People's Peace Congress, " a radical multiracial peace network that the U.S. State Department denounced for [1], Richards was nominated for a Tony Award for her 1965 performance in James Baldwin's The Amen Corner. Craig Noel was artistic director and director. She speaks to white women, urging them to remember history, and she cites women of both races as victims of white supremacists. 4, No. Richardss poem had been the spark. Published 2006 by . Notable movie appearances include The Amen Corner (1965), Guess Whos Coming to Dinner (1967), Hurry Sundown, The Great White Hope, Beloved and In the Heat of the Night. Her first play was written in 1951 titled One Is a Crowd about a black singer who seeks revenge on a white . //