Acting
Margaret Avery
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Born
20 January 1944 (age 82)
Birthplace
Mangum, Oklahoma, USA
Also known as Margaret Avery (I) · Margaret Jo Avery · Margret Avery
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
Filmography
The Nana Project
as Gladys
Block Party
as Janice Sommers
We Are Gathered Here Today
as Estelle Wyatt
Orpheus Star
as Lizette Jean-Marie
Proud Mary
as Mina
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
as Mamma Jenkins
Meet the Browns
as Sarah Brown
Lord Help Us
as Dorinda Thomas
Exodus
as Robbed Tourist
Waitin' to Live
as Pearline Loggins
Second to Die
as Insurance Agent
Love Kills
as Moon
White Man's Burden
as Megan Thomas
Night Trap
as Miss Sadie
Lightning in a Bottle
as Dr. Sierheed
Roots of Roe
1993
Roots of Roe
as Letters of Margaret Sanger (voice)
The Return of Superfly
as Francine
Heat Wave
as Roxie Turpin
Riverbend
as Bell Coleman
Single Women, Married Men
as Grace Williams
Blueberry Hill
as Hattie Cale
The Color Purple
as Shug Avery
The Lathe of Heaven
as Heather LeLache
The Sky Is Gray
as Rosemary
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
as Toby Millman
Which Way Is Up?
as Annie Mae
Scott Joplin
as Belle Joplin
Magnum Force
as Prostitute
Hell Up In Harlem
as Sister Jennifer
An Eye for an Eye
as Nurse
Cool Breeze
as Lark
Terror at Red Wolf Inn
as Edwina
Something Evil
as Irene