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Margaret Avery

Margaret Avery

Known For Acting
Birthday Jan 20, 1944 (81)
Birthplace Mangum, Oklahoma, USA
Popularity 0.9 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 l ... ist of contributors on Wikipedia.

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The Nana Project

The Nana Project

2023

as Gladys

Block Party

Block Party

2022

as Janice Sommers

We Are Gathered Here Today

We Are Gathered Here Today

2022

as Estelle Wyatt

Proud Mary

Proud Mary

2018

as Mina

Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins

Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins

2008

as Mamma Jenkins

Meet the Browns

Meet the Browns

2008

as Sarah Brown

Lord Help Us

Lord Help Us

2007

as Dorinda Thomas

Exodus

Exodus

2007

as Robbed Tourist

Waitin' to Live

Waitin' to Live

2006

as Pearline Loggins

Second to Die

Second to Die

2002

as Insurance Agent

Love Kills

Love Kills

1999

as Moon

White Man's Burden

White Man's Burden

1995

as Megan Thomas

Night Trap

Night Trap

1993

as Miss Sadie

Lightning in a Bottle

Lightning in a Bottle

1993

as Dr. Sierheed

The Return of Superfly

The Return of Superfly

1990

as Francine

Heat Wave

Heat Wave

1990

as Roxie Turpin

Riverbend

Riverbend

1989

as Bell Coleman

Blueberry Hill

Blueberry Hill

1988

as Hattie Cale

The Color Purple

The Color Purple

1985

as Shug Avery

The Sky Is Gray

The Sky Is Gray

1980

as Rosemary

The Lathe of Heaven

The Lathe of Heaven

1980

as Heather LeLache

The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh

The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh

1979

as Toby Millman

Which Way Is Up?

Which Way Is Up?

1977

as Annie Mae

Scott Joplin

Scott Joplin

1977

as Belle Joplin

Hell Up In Harlem

Hell Up In Harlem

1973

as Sister Jennifer

An Eye for an Eye

An Eye for an Eye

1973

as Nurse

Magnum Force

Magnum Force

1973

as Prostitute

Cool Breeze

Cool Breeze

1972

as Lark

Terror at Red Wolf Inn

Terror at Red Wolf Inn

1972

as Edwina

Something Evil

Something Evil

1972

as Irene

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Television Credits

Being Mary Jane

as Helen Patterson

Episodes: 51

First Aired: Jul 02, 2013

A Man on the Inside

as Florance Joanne Whistbrook

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Nov 21, 2024

The Jacksons: An American Dream

as Martha Scruse

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 15, 1992

Bones

as Ivy Gillespie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 2005

The Carmichael Show

as Janet

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 26, 2015

The Librarians

as Eleanor Darnell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 07, 2014

Die Gang

as Glenda Otero

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 05, 1997

Kojak

as Lula

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 24, 1973

The Neighborhood

as Aunt Desiray

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 2018

Grey's Anatomy

as Lucille Reed

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 27, 2005

MacGyver

as Regina Jeffries

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1985

Murder, She Wrote

as Dixie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1984

Genius

as Delia Linsey King

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 25, 2017

The Cosby Show

as Leah

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1984

Snoops

as Matilda

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1989

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

as Ruth Van Galen

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1974

Ironside

as Bartender

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 28, 1967

T. J. Hooker

as Mrs. Daniels

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 13, 1982

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2024 6 10 13 6
2024 7 16 29 4
2024 8 9 23 5
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2024 12 9 15 4
2025 1 12 25 2
2025 2 4 9 1
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