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Beah: A Black Woman Speaks

1h 28min

Documentary

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks is a 2003 documentary about the life of Academy Award nominated actress Beah Richards. Directed by Lisa Gay Hamilton, it won the Documentary Award at the AFI Los Angeles International Film Festival in 2003.

Production Companies

HBO Films

HBO

HBO Documentary Films

Cast

Beah Richards

Beah Richards

Self (archive footage)
Bill Cobbs

Bill Cobbs

Self
Ossie Davis

Ossie Davis

Self
Ruby Dee

Ruby Dee

Self
LisaGay Hamilton

LisaGay Hamilton

Self
Lynn Hamilton

Lynn Hamilton

Self
Hugh Harrell Jr.

Hugh Harrell Jr.

Self
Ruby Milsap

Ruby Milsap

Self
Frank Silvera

Frank Silvera

Self (voice)
Whitman Mayo

Whitman Mayo

Self

Release date

25th Feb 2004

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English