Margaret Avery

Actress

Born: January 20, 1944 (82 years old)

Place of birth: Mangum, Oklahoma, USA

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.

Filmography (42)

• The Color Purple (1985, ★ 7.7)
• Bones (2005, ★ 8.2)
• The Neighborhood (2018, ★ 7.6)
• Grey's Anatomy (2005, ★ 8.2)
• Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974, ★ 7.6)
• The Rookie (2018, ★ 8.5)
• Magnum Force (1973, ★ 7.1)
• Being Mary Jane (2013, ★ 7.1)
• The Carmichael Show (2015, ★ 7.2)
• The Librarians (2014, ★ 7.2)
• Kojak (1973, ★ 7.1)
• MacGyver (1985, ★ 7.7)
• Murder, She Wrote (1984, ★ 7.5)
• Genius (2017, ★ 7.5)
• The Cosby Show (1984, ★ 7)
• A Man on the Inside (2024, ★ 7.5)
• Miami Vice (1984, ★ 7.5)
• 10-8: Officers on Duty (2003, ★ 7.9)
• Which Way Is Up? (1977, ★ 6)
• Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (2008, ★ 6)
• Meet the Browns (2008, ★ 6.7)
• The Lathe of Heaven (1980, ★ 6.7)
• The Jacksons: An American Dream (1992, ★ 6.6)
• Ironside (1967, ★ 6.8)
• The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979, ★ 5.6)
• T. J. Hooker (1982, ★ 6.5)
• The Return of Superfly (1990, ★ 5.4)
• Hell Up In Harlem (1973, ★ 5.4)
• Cool Breeze (1972, ★ 4.8)
• Terror at Red Wolf Inn (1972, ★ 5.5)