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Beverly Todd

Born July 11, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois, USA34 films

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Beverly Todd (born July 11, 1946) is an American actress, producer and writer. Todd gained major work during the 1970s, appearing in notable films such as The Lost Man (1969), They Call Me MISTER Tibbs! (1970), Brother John (1971) and A Piece of the Action (1977). This eventually led to other distinguished and more important work. Her more memorable roles came in Lean on Me and the film Crash. Recently, she reunited with Morgan Freeman (who co-starred with her in Lean On Me), playing the role of his wife in the 2007 film The Bucket List.

Todd was born in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Virena Todd (née Skinner).

Todd was previously married to film producer Kris Keiser. Together they had a son Malik Smith, who died on March 20, 1989 at the age of eighteen after being severely beaten at a nightclub while on spring break.

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Lean On Me posterFirst watchLean On Me19897.3as Ms. LeviasWhen principal Joe Clark takes over decaying Eastside High School, he's faced with students wearing gang colors and graffiti-covered walls.View film

Essential films

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The Bucket List poster7.2The Bucket List2007Crash poster7.2Crash2005Baby Boom poster6.4Baby Boom1987Vice Squad poster6.2Vice Squad1982They Call Me Mister Tibbs! poster5.9They Call Me Mister Tibbs!1970Moving poster5.5Moving1988The Jericho Mile poster6.0The Jericho Mile1980Clara's Heart poster5.5Clara's Heart1988

Filmography

34 films as actor
  1. 2025The Christmas ShowdownLydia
  2. 2021A Dark FoeMildred
  3. 2020The ReasonShirley
  4. 2020On the RideDeidre Gilbert
  5. 2019Weep NotRubie Johnson
  6. 2019TurnoverRuth
  7. 2018Drive Me to Vegas and MarsMaggie
  8. 2010I Will FollowAmanda
  9. 2007The Bucket ListVirginia Chambers
  10. 2005CrashGraham's Mother
  11. 2005AnimalLatreese
  12. 1995The SurgeonNurse Burns
  13. 1993Class of '61Hannah
  14. 1989Lean On MeMs. Levias
  15. 1988Clara's HeartDora Cambridge
  16. 1988MovingMonica Pear
  17. 1987Baby BoomAnn Bowen
  18. 1987Happy HourLaura
  19. 1987A Different AffairMaria
  20. 1986The Ladies ClubGeorgiane
  21. 1984A Touch of ScandalBeatty
  22. 1983Please Don't Hit Me, MomLouise Hawley
  23. 1982Vice SquadLouise Williams
  24. 1981Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" PaigeLahoma Brown Paige
  25. 1980The Jericho MileWylene
  26. 1978Having Babies IIIKelly Williams
  27. 1978The Ghost of Flight 401Dana
  28. 1976Six Characters in Search of An AuthorThe Stepdaughter
  29. 1971Brother JohnLouisa MacGill
  30. 1970They Call Me Mister Tibbs!Puff
  31. 1969Some Kind of a NutPolicewoman
  32. 1969The Lost ManSally Carter
  33. 1969DeadlockMelissa Rodan
  34. 1968The Love Song of Barney KempinskiReceptionist