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Margaret Avery

Margaret Avery

Acting · Born 1944-01-20 (age 82) · Mangum, Oklahoma, USA

36 movies · 23 TV shows

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

The Rookie
IMDb8.5

The Rookie

2018
Grey's Anatomy
IMDb8.2

Grey's Anatomy

2005
Bones
IMDb8.2

Bones

2005
Murder, She Wrote
IMDb7.5

Murder, She Wrote

1984
The Librarians
IMDb7.2

The Librarians

2014
Ironside
IMDb6.8

Ironside

1967
Miami Vice
IMDb7.4

Miami Vice

1984
MacGyver
IMDb7.7

MacGyver

1985
The Cosby Show
IMDb7.0

The Cosby Show

1984
American Playhouse
IMDb6.6

American Playhouse

1982
T. J. Hooker
IMDb6.5

T. J. Hooker

1982
The Neighborhood
IMDb7.6

The Neighborhood

2018
Genius
IMDb7.5

Genius

2017
10-8: Officers on Duty
IMDb7.9

10-8: Officers on Duty

2003
A Man on the Inside
IMDb7.4

A Man on the Inside

2024
Kojak
IMDb7.3

Kojak

1973
Being Mary Jane
IMDb6.9

Being Mary Jane

2013
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
IMDb7.7

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

1974
Harry O
IMDb5.2

Harry O

1974
The Color Purple
IMDb7.7

The Color Purple

1985
The Jacksons: An American Dream
IMDb6.9

The Jacksons: An American Dream

1992
The Carmichael Show
IMDb7.2

The Carmichael Show

2015
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
IMDb5.2

The New Dick Van Dyke Show

1971
Magnum Force
IMDb7.1

Magnum Force

1973
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
IMDb6.0

Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins

2008
Snoops
IMDb6.3

Snoops

1989
Proud Mary
IMDb5.5

Proud Mary

2018
Something Evil
IMDb5.4

Something Evil

1972
Meet the Browns
IMDb6.7

Meet the Browns

2008
Night Trap
IMDb4.0

Night Trap

1993
White Man's Burden
IMDb5.1

White Man's Burden

1995
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
IMDb6.1

Is That Black Enough for You?!?

2022
The Set Up
IMDb4.3

The Set Up

1995
Which Way Is Up?
IMDb5.8

Which Way Is Up?

1977
Heat Wave
IMDb6.8

Heat Wave

1990
Single Women, Married Men
IMDb7.0

Single Women, Married Men

1989
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
IMDb5.9

The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh

1979
The Nana Project
IMDb4.5

The Nana Project

2023
Block Party
IMDb6.1

Block Party

2022
Second to Die
IMDb4.2

Second to Die

2002
Hell Up In Harlem
IMDb5.5

Hell Up In Harlem

1973
Cool Breeze
IMDb5.1

Cool Breeze

1972
Scott Joplin
IMDb6.6

Scott Joplin

1977
We Are Gathered Here Today
IMDb6.0

We Are Gathered Here Today

2022
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
IMDb7.0

For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

1983
Love Kills
IMDb3.5

Love Kills

1999
Orpheus Star
0

Orpheus Star

2020
The Return of Superfly
IMDb5.4

The Return of Superfly

1990
The Lathe of Heaven
IMDb6.5

The Lathe of Heaven

1980
Lightning in a Bottle
IMDb5.6

Lightning in a Bottle

1993
Lord Help Us
IMDb3.7

Lord Help Us

2007
The Sky Is Gray
IMDb7.0

The Sky Is Gray

1980
Blueberry Hill
IMDb4.0

Blueberry Hill

1988
Waitin' to Live
IMDb10.0

Waitin' to Live

2006