Margaret 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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Grey's Anatomy (2005) — Lucille Reed
2. Bones (2005) — Ivy Gillespie
3. The Rookie (2018) — Ruth Harper
4. The Color Purple (1985) — Shug Avery
5. Magnum Force (1973) — Prostitute
6. MacGyver (1985) — Regina Jeffries
7. The Librarians (2014) — Eleanor Darnell
8. Proud Mary (2018) — Mina
9. Miami Vice (1984) — Sally Cordoba
10. The Cosby Show (1984) — Leah
11. Murder, She Wrote (1984) — Dixie
12. Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (2008) — Mamma Jenkins
13. Genius (2017) — Delia Linsey King
14. A Man on the Inside (2024) — Florence Joanne Whistbrook
15. The Neighborhood (2018) — Aunt Desiray
16. Kojak (1973) — Lula
17. Meet the Browns (2008) — Sarah Brown
18. T. J. Hooker (1982) — Mrs. Daniels
19. Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974) — Ruth Van Galen
20. White Man's Burden (1995) — Megan Thomas
21. Ironside (1967) — Bartender
22. Something Evil (1972) — Irene
23. The Jacksons: An American Dream (1992) — Martha Scruse
24. Being Mary Jane (2013) — Helen Patterson
25. Hell Up In Harlem (1973) — Sister Jennifer
26. The Lathe of Heaven (1980) — Heather LeLache
27. The Carmichael Show (2015) — Janet
28. The Return of Superfly (1990) — Francine
29. Which Way Is Up? (1977) — Annie Mae
30. Is That Black Enough for You?!? (2022) — Self
31. The Set Up (1995)
32. Terror at Red Wolf Inn (1972) — Edwina
33. The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979) — Toby Millman
34. Night Trap (1993) — Miss Sadie
35. Cool Breeze (1972) — Lark
36. Scott Joplin (1977) — Belle Joplin
37. Harry O (1974) — Ruby Dome
38. Second to Die (2002) — Insurance Agent
39. An Eye for an Eye (1973) — Nurse
40. 10-8: Officers on Duty (2003) — Rita Armstrong