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Margaret Avery

Acting
January 20, 1944 (82 years old)
Mangum, Oklahoma, USA
Popularity: 1
IMDb

Biography

Margaret Avery (born January 20, 1944) is an American actress and singer. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance as Shug in The Color Purple (1985). Description above from the Wikipedia article Margaret Avery, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Also Known As

Margaret Avery (I) • Margaret Jo Avery • Margret Avery

Known For

The Rookie series poster (2018)
8.5
Trending

The Rookie

Ruth Harper

Grey's Anatomy series poster (2005)
8.2
Trending

Grey's Anatomy

Lucille Reed

Bones series poster (2005)
8.2
Trending

Bones

Ivy Gillespie

Murder, She Wrote series poster (1984)
7.5

Murder, She Wrote

Dixie

MacGyver series poster (1985)
7.7

MacGyver

Regina Jeffries

Miami Vice series poster (1984)
7.5

Miami Vice

Sally Cordoba

Ironside series poster (1967)
6.8

Ironside

Bartender

Genius series poster (2017)
7.5

Genius

Delia Linsey King

T. J. Hooker series poster (1982)
6.5

T. J. Hooker

Mrs. Daniels

The Cosby Show series poster (1984)
7.0

The Cosby Show

Leah

Kojak series poster (1973)
7.1

Kojak

Lula

The Neighborhood series poster (2018)
7.6

The Neighborhood

Aunt Desiray

Photos of Margaret Avery

Filmography

2020s

The Nana Project movie poster (2023)
4.5

The Nana Project

Gladys

Is That Black Enough for You?!? movie poster (2022)
6.1

Is That Black Enough for You?!?

Self

Block Party movie poster (2022)
6.1

Block Party

Janice Sommers

We Are Gathered Here Today movie poster (2022)
6.0

We Are Gathered Here Today

Estelle Wyatt

Orpheus Star movie poster (2020)

Orpheus Star

Lizette Jean-Marie

2010s

Proud Mary movie poster (2018)
5.5

Proud Mary

Mina

2000s

Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins movie poster (2008)
6.0

Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins

Mamma Jenkins

Meet the Browns movie poster (2008)
6.7

Meet the Browns

Sarah Brown

Lord Help Us movie poster (2007)
2.6

Lord Help Us

Dorinda Thomas

Exodus movie poster (2007)
5.8

Exodus

Robbed Tourist

Waitin' to Live movie poster (2006)

Waitin' to Live

Pearline Loggins

Second to Die movie poster (2002)
3.7

Second to Die

Insurance Agent

1990s

Love Kills movie poster (1999)
2.0

Love Kills

Moon

White Man's Burden movie poster (1995)
5.0

White Man's Burden

Megan Thomas

The Set Up movie poster (1995)
4.1

The Set Up

Night Trap movie poster (1993)
3.5

Night Trap

Miss Sadie

Lightning in a Bottle movie poster (1993)
4.8

Lightning in a Bottle

Dr. Sierheed

Heat Wave movie poster (1990)
6.2

Heat Wave

Roxie Turpin

The Return of Superfly movie poster (1990)
5.4

The Return of Superfly

Francine

1980s

Riverbend movie poster (1989)
5.0

Riverbend

Bell Coleman

Single Women, Married Men movie poster (1989)

Single Women, Married Men

Grace Williams

Blueberry Hill movie poster (1988)
3.0

Blueberry Hill

Hattie Cale

The Color Purple movie poster (1985)
7.7
Gem

The Color Purple

Shug Avery

For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers movie poster (1983)

For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

Dottie

The Sky Is Gray movie poster (1980)
4.0

The Sky Is Gray

Rosemary

The Lathe of Heaven movie poster (1980)
6.7

The Lathe of Heaven

Heather LeLache

1970s

The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh movie poster (1979)
5.6

The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh

Toby Millman

Which Way Is Up? movie poster (1977)
6.0

Which Way Is Up?

Annie Mae

Scott Joplin movie poster (1977)
6.1

Scott Joplin

Belle Joplin

Louis Armstrong: Chicago Style movie poster (1976)

Louis Armstrong: Chicago Style

Magnum Force movie poster (1973)
7.1

Magnum Force

Prostitute

Hell Up In Harlem movie poster (1973)
5.4

Hell Up In Harlem

Sister Jennifer

An Eye for an Eye movie poster (1973)
5.0

An Eye for an Eye

Nurse

Something Evil movie poster (1972)
5.4

Something Evil

Irene

Cool Breeze movie poster (1972)
4.8

Cool Breeze

Lark

Terror at Red Wolf Inn movie poster (1972)
5.5

Terror at Red Wolf Inn

Edwina