Margaret Avery
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 20 January 1944 · Mangum, Oklahoma, USA
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.
Known for
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- 2023The Nana Project as Gladys
- 2022Is That Black Enough for You?!? as Self
- 2022We Are Gathered Here Today as Estelle Wyatt
- 2022Block Party as Janice Sommers
- 2020Orpheus Star as Lizette Jean-Marie
- 2018Proud Mary as Mina
- 2018The Rookie as Ruth Harper · 1 episode
- 2008Meet the Browns as Sarah Brown
- 2008Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins as Mamma Jenkins
- 2007Exodus as Robbed Tourist
- 2007Lord Help Us as Dorinda Thomas
- 2006Waitin' to Live as Pearline Loggins
- 2005Grey's Anatomy as Lucille Reed · 1 episode
- 2002Second to Die as Insurance Agent
- 1999Love Kills as Moon
- 1995White Man's Burden as Megan Thomas
- 1995The Set Up
- 1993Roots of Roe as Letters of Margaret Sanger (voice)
- 1993Night Trap as Miss Sadie
- 1993Lightning in a Bottle as Dr. Sierheed
- 1990The Return of Superfly as Francine
- 1990Heat Wave as Roxie Turpin
- 1989Single Women, Married Men as Grace Williams
- 1989Riverbend as Bell Coleman
- 1988Blueberry Hill as Hattie Cale
- 1985The Color Purple as Shug Avery
- 1983For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers as Dottie
- 1980The Lathe of Heaven as Heather LeLache
- 1980The Sky Is Gray as Rosemary
- 1979The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh as Toby Millman
- 1977Which Way Is Up? as Annie Mae
- 1977Scott Joplin as Belle Joplin
- 1976Louis Armstrong: Chicago Style
- 1973Magnum Force as Prostitute
- 1973Hell Up In Harlem as Sister Jennifer
- 1973An Eye for an Eye as Nurse
- 1972Terror at Red Wolf Inn as Edwina
- 1972Cool Breeze as Lark
- 1972Something Evil as Irene