Surprisingly rare 8x10-inch black and white portrait, boldly signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint pen in the early 1980s. In good condition. Marvelous African-American character actress Beah Richards was nominated for an Academy Award for her supporting role in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1968), and was also memorable in The Miracle Worker (1962), In the Heat of the Night (1967) and The Great White Hope (1970). She also won two Emmys for her excellent work on television.

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