Chicago born African-American actress, writer and producer Beverly Todd started her show business career as a theater actress, appearing in plays, like “Deep Are the Roots” & “No Strings” in London and New York. embarking into movie career in the seventies, Beverly soon began making major impacts with a slew of unforgettable roles in movies, such as “Brother John”, “They Call Me Mister Tibbs!” and “The Lost Man”, including legendary miniseries titled “Roots”. After her acting career started to smoulder down in 80s, she ventured into writing and producing.
Beverly Todd was born on 11th of July 1946 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. She is a daughter of Virena Todd. Though she romanced a slew of Hollywood star on screen, she was never encountered with any of the handsome hunk off the set. However she was once a married woman. She had tied knot with film producer Kris Kesier. Her husband was born as Kesier Richard Smith on 16th of April 1937 in Philadelphia. The couple exchanged marriage vow in late seventies. However the relationship could not sustain for long and they ended up parting their way after five years of togetherness. The divorce was finalized in 1975. The couple had a child named, Malik Smit, who unfortunately died at age of eighteen in 1989 after being ruthlessly beaten at a nightclub. After demise of her beloved son, she became Malik’s Voice for Peace’s Vice President. It is a non-profit organization opened to honor her killed son, which helps kids by “supporting and developing the practice of unity and justice.” She co-founded a private school called “Sunshine Cirlce”. She is a President and Founder of a non-profit culture & art organization called “Hollywood Sisters”. The association comprises of African-American writers, actresses, directors and producers.
Beverly Todd ventured into acting world with a Off-Broadway production “Deep Are the Roots”, followed by “No Strings” & “Blues For Mr. Charlie”. In Broadway comedy “Carry Me Back to Morningside Heights”, Sidney Poitier cast her in a main role. She afterward appeared along with Sidney, who used to be her instructor, in movies such as 1969’s “The Lost Man”, 1970’s “They Call Me Mister Tibbs!”, 1971’s “Brother John” and 1977’s “A Piece of the Action”. On small screen, Beverly was regular on the soap opera titled, “Love of Life” from 1968-1970. For her performance in “Six Characters in Search of an Author”, she earned an NAACP Image Award nomination. For her work in miniseries, “Roots’, she got her followed up NAACP Image Award nomination. In the movie “Moving”, she appeared as a female lead opposite Richard Pryor. As the eighties starts, her parts became more diverse, she Beverly began exploring her comic side in films, such as “Moving” and “Baby Boom”. Throughout 90s & 2000s, she appeared in comedy movies, including “Lean on Me.” However in 90, she was bit irregular in films and series. She resumed her acting career in the year 2002 with reoccurring role in “Six Feet Under.” After two years, she played mother of Don Cheadle in the critically praised movie, “Crash.” Reuniting with legendary actor Morgan Freeman, with whom she had previously shard screen space in “Lean on Me”, she appeared in comedy movie “The Bucket List”. She as well had supporting pats in the independent movies, like 2008’s “The Lena Baker Story” and 2011’s “I Will Follow.” Back on small screen, she landed guest spot on “House, The Closer” & “Grey’s Anatomy”, and had a recurring part in “Days of Our Lives” playing Celeste Perrault in 2012.
It’s no secret that this African-American beauty has earned a huge amount of money with her association with several big movies and popular series. However numerical data of her net worth provided by the sources varies from one another. So it’s difficult to anticipate acute fortune of this sixty-eight years old actress and producer. She loves sharing pictures and news through her twitter profile. Her fans can follow her in her Facebook and twitter. She has not registered her account in Instagram yet. More detailed information regarding her personal and professional life can be pulled out through the websites like wiki and IMDB.