Margaret Avery
Born: 1944-01-20 in Mangum, Oklahoma, USA
Known For: Acting
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
2024
- A Man on the Inside as Florence Joanne Whistbrook
2023
- The Nana Project as Gladys
2022
- We Are Gathered Here Today as Estelle Wyatt
- Block Party as Janice Sommers
- Is That Black Enough for You?!? as Self
2020
- Orpheus Star as Lizette Jean-Marie
2018
- The Rookie as Ruth Harper
- The Neighborhood as Aunt Desiray
- Proud Mary as Mina
2017
- Genius as Delia Linsey King
2015
- The Carmichael Show as Janet
2014
- The Librarians as Eleanor Darnell
2013
- Being Mary Jane as Helen Patterson
2008
- Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins as Mamma Jenkins
- Meet the Browns as Sarah Brown
2007
- Exodus as Robbed Tourist
- Lord Help Us as Dorinda Thomas
2006
- Waitin' to Live as Pearline Loggins
2005
- Grey's Anatomy as Lucille Reed
- Bones as Ivy Gillespie
2002
- Second to Die as Insurance Agent
1999
- Love Kills as Moon
1997
- Die Gang as Glenda Otero
1995
- White Man's Burden as Megan Thomas
- The Set Up
1993
- Night Trap as Miss Sadie
- Lightning in a Bottle as Dr. Sierheed
1992
- The Jacksons: An American Dream as Martha Scruse
1990
- Heat Wave as Roxie Turpin
- The Return of Superfly as Francine
1988
- Blueberry Hill as Hattie Cale
1985
- MacGyver as Regina Jeffries
- The Color Purple as Shug Avery
1984
- Murder, She Wrote as Dixie
- Miami Vice as Sally Cordoba
- The Cosby Show as Leah
1983
1982
- T. J. Hooker as Mrs. Daniels
1980
- The Lathe of Heaven as Heather LeLache
- The Sky Is Gray as Rosemary
1979
- The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh as Toby Millman
1977
- Scott Joplin as Belle Joplin
- Which Way Is Up? as Annie Mae
1974
- Kolchak: The Night Stalker as Ruth Van Galen
- Harry O as Ruby Dome
1973
- Kojak as Lula
- Magnum Force as Prostitute
- Hell Up In Harlem as Sister Jennifer
- An Eye for an Eye as Nurse
1972
- Cool Breeze as Lark
- Something Evil as Irene
- Terror at Red Wolf Inn as Edwina
1967
- Ironside as Bartender