Margaret Avery

Margaret Avery

Acting

Birthday

1944/01/20 (81 years old)

Gender

Female

Place of Birth

Mangum, Oklahoma, USA

Also know as

Margaret Avery (I), Margaret Jo Avery, Margret Avery

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.

Acting
The Color Purple
7.8

(1985) The Color Purple

as Shug Avery

Magnum Force
7.1

(1973) Magnum Force

as Prostitute

Which Way Is Up?
6.1

(1977) Which Way Is Up?

as Annie Mae

The Set Up
4.4

(1995) The Set Up

as ---

Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
6.0

(2008) Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins

as Mamma Jenkins

The Return of Superfly
5.7

(1990) The Return of Superfly

as Francine

Meet the Browns
6.7

(2008) Meet the Browns

as Sarah Brown

The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
5.6

(1979) The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh

as Toby Millman

Hell Up In Harlem
5.6

(1973) Hell Up In Harlem

as Sister Jennifer

Lord Help Us
2.6

(2007) Lord Help Us

as Dorinda Thomas

Cool Breeze
4.9

(1972) Cool Breeze

as Lark

Terror at Red Wolf Inn
5.8

(1972) Terror at Red Wolf Inn

as Edwina

Scott Joplin
6.0

(1977) Scott Joplin

as Belle Joplin

Exodus
5.8

(2007) Exodus

as Robbed Tourist

Riverbend
4.7

(1989) Riverbend

as Bell Coleman

Waitin' to Live
0.0

(2006) Waitin' to Live

as Pearline Loggins

The Nana Project
4.5

(2023) The Nana Project

as Gladys

Second to Die
3.7

(2002) Second to Die

as Insurance Agent

Block Party
6.1

(2022) Block Party

as Janice Sommers

We Are Gathered Here Today
6.0

(2022) We Are Gathered Here Today

as Estelle Wyatt

Is That Black Enough for You?!?
7.4

(2022) Is That Black Enough for You?!?

as Self

For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
0.0

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

as Dottie

White Man's Burden
5.1

(1995) White Man's Burden

as Megan Thomas

Night Trap
4.1

(1993) Night Trap

as Miss Sadie

An Eye for an Eye
5.0

(1973) An Eye for an Eye

as Nurse

Love Kills
2.5

(1999) Love Kills

as Moon

Blueberry Hill
3.5

(1988) Blueberry Hill

as Hattie Cale

Heat Wave
6.2

(1990) Heat Wave

as Roxie Turpin

Proud Mary
5.5

(2018) Proud Mary

as Mina

Lightning in a Bottle
4.8

(1993) Lightning in a Bottle

as Dr. Sierheed

Something Evil
5.4

(1972) Something Evil

as Irene

Louis Armstrong - Chicago Style
0.0

(1976) Louis Armstrong - Chicago Style

as ---

The Lathe of Heaven
6.7

(1980) The Lathe of Heaven

as Heather LeLache

The Sky Is Gray
0.0

(1980) The Sky Is Gray

as Rosemary

Orpheus Star
0.0

(2020) Orpheus Star

as Lizette Jean-Marie

Bones
8.2

(2005) Bones

as Ivy Gillespie

Being Mary Jane
7.1

(2013) Being Mary Jane

as Helen Patterson

The Carmichael Show
7.2

(2015) The Carmichael Show

as Janet

The Librarians
7.3

(2014) The Librarians

as Eleanor Darnell

0.0

(1997) Die Gang

as Glenda Otero

Kojak
7.0

(1973) Kojak

as Lula

The Neighborhood
7.6

(2018) The Neighborhood

as Aunt Desiray

Grey's Anatomy
8.2

(2005) Grey's Anatomy

as Lucille Reed

MacGyver
7.7

(1985) MacGyver

as Regina Jeffries

Murder, She Wrote
7.5

(1984) Murder, She Wrote

as Dixie

Genius
7.7

(2017) Genius

as Delia Linsey King

The Cosby Show
7.0

(1984) The Cosby Show

as Leah

The Jacksons: An American Dream
6.7

(1992) The Jacksons: An American Dream

as Martha Scruse

A Man on the Inside
7.6

(2024) A Man on the Inside

as Florance Joanne Whistbrook

Snoops
5.0

(1989) Snoops

as Matilda

Kolchak: The Night Stalker
7.6

(1974) Kolchak: The Night Stalker

as Ruth Van Galen

Ironside
6.8

(1967) Ironside

as Bartender

T. J. Hooker
6.3

(1982) T. J. Hooker

as Mrs. Daniels

Harry O
4.6

(1974) Harry O

as Ruby Dome