Beverly Todd
Actress Beverly Todd has taken on a variety of film and television roles throughout her career, including a pair of memorable performances alongside Morgan Freeman. Todd got her start in acting with roles in such films as "The Lost Man" (1969), "They Call Me MISTER Tibbs!" (1970), and "Brother John" (1971). In the 1980s, Todd appeared on such renowned television programs as "Lou Grant," "Benson," and "Magnum, P.I.," and also had an extended role on the short-lived program "The Redd Foxx Show." But it was her first film role with Freeman, the 1989 Joe Clark biopic, "Lean on Me" (as the character Ms. Levias), that turned out to be one of Todd's top performances of the decade. Further roles would follow, including a pair of standout performances in the early 21st century-in the 2004 film "Crash" (as the mother of Don Cheadle's character) and 2007's "The Bucket List" (as Virginia Chambers), the latter of which was her second film with Freeman. In addition to acting, Todd is also active with community work: she co-founded a private school for preschool children, "Sunshine Circle," and is the founder/president of a non-profit cultural arts organization, "Hollywood Sisters."
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Beverly Todd
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Reason | Shirley (Character) | - | 2020 |
100% |
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Turnover | Ruth (Character) | - | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Weep Not | Unknown (Character) | - | 2019 |
No Score Yet |
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Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story | Belzora (Character) | - | 2011 |
82% |
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I Will Follow | Amanda (Character) | - | 2010 |
No Score Yet |
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Hope & Redemption: The Lena Baker Story | Annie Baker (Character) | - | 2008 |
40% |
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The Bucket List | Virginia (Character) | $93.5M | 2007 |
No Score Yet |
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Animal | Latreese (Character) | - | 2005 |
73% |
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Crash | Graham's Mother (Character) | $54.6M | 2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ali: An American Hero | Unknown (Character) | - | 2000 |
No Score Yet |
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Class of '61 | Unknown (Character) | - | 1993 |
68% |
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Lean on Me | Ms. Levias (Character) | $28.9M | 1989 |
47% |
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Clara's Heart | Dora (Character) | $4.5M | 1988 |
33% |
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Moving | Monica Pear (Character) | $10.7M | 1988 |
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The Ladies Club | Georgiane (Character) | $239.1K | 1986 |
No Score Yet |
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Homework | Clinic Receptionist (Character) | - | 1982 |
60% |
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Vice Squad | Louise Williams (Character) | - | 1982 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy Satchel Paige | Lahoma Brown (Character) | - | 1981 |
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Brother John | Louisa MacGill (Character) | - | 1971 |
50% |
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They Call Me Mister Tibbs! | Puff (Character) | - | 1970 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Deadlock | Melissa (Character) | - | 1969 |
TV
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86% | 77% | 9-1-1 | Beatrice Carter (Guest Star) | 2019 |
24% | 59% | L.A.'s Finest | Tina Boyd (Guest Star) | 2019 |
No Score Yet | 64% | Queen Sugar | Mother Olivia Brown (Guest Star) | 2017 |
94% | 78% | Royal Pains | Bea (Guest Star) | 2013 |
84% | 72% | Grey's Anatomy | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2011 |
No Score Yet | 83% | Criminal Minds | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2010 |
42% | No Score Yet | K-Ville | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2007 |
83% | 84% | The Closer | Mrs. Richards (Guest Star) | 2007 |
90% | 96% | House | Alicia Foreman (Guest Star) | 2007 |
No Score Yet | 87% | Ghost Whisperer | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2006 |
81% | 96% | Six Feet Under | Lucille Charles (Guest Star) | 2002-2003 |
9% | No Score Yet | Sparks | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Different World | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1991 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wiseguy | Dora (Guest Star) | 1990 |
97% | 85% | Hill Street Blues | Mrs. Milton (Guest Star) | 1987 |
No Score Yet | 95% | Magnum, P.I. | Donna Clemens (Guest Star) | 1985 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | For Love and Honor | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1983-1984 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Benson | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Barnaby Jones | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1976 |
No Score Yet | 100% | The Wild, Wild West | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1969 |