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Margaret Avery

Margaret Avery is known for acting, with popular credits including The Color Purple, Magnum Force, Which Way Is Up?, The Set Up.

Born 20 Jan 1944 Mangum, Oklahoma, USA

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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.

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2024 A Man on the Inside as Florence Joanne Whistbrook tv 2023 The Nana Project as Gladys movie 2022 Is That Black Enough for You?!? as Self movie 2022 We Are Gathered Here Today as Estelle Wyatt movie 2022 Block Party as Janice Sommers movie 2020 Orpheus Star as Lizette Jean-Marie movie 2018 The Rookie as Ruth Harper tv 2018 The Neighborhood as Aunt Desiray tv 2018 Proud Mary as Mina movie 2017 Genius as Delia Linsey King tv 2015 The Carmichael Show as Janet tv 2014 The Librarians as Eleanor Darnell tv 2013 Being Mary Jane as Helen Patterson tv 2008 Meet the Browns as Sarah Brown movie 2008 Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins as Mamma Jenkins movie 2007 Exodus as Robbed Tourist movie 2007 Lord Help Us as Dorinda Thomas movie 2006 Waitin' to Live as Pearline Loggins movie 2005 Bones as Ivy Gillespie tv 2005 Grey's Anatomy as Lucille Reed tv 2003 10-8: Officers on Duty as Rita Armstrong tv 2002 Second to Die as Insurance Agent movie 1999 Love Kills as Moon movie 1997 Die Gang as Glenda Otero tv 1995 White Man's Burden as Megan Thomas movie 1995 The Set Up movie 1993 Night Trap as Miss Sadie movie 1993 Lightning in a Bottle as Dr. Sierheed movie 1992 The Jacksons: An American Dream as Martha Scruse tv 1990 The Return of Superfly as Francine movie 1990 Heat Wave as Roxie Turpin movie 1989 Single Women, Married Men as Grace Williams movie 1989 Snoops as Matilda tv 1989 Riverbend as Bell Coleman movie 1988 Blueberry Hill as Hattie Cale movie 1985 The Color Purple as Shug Avery movie 1985 MacGyver as Regina Jeffries tv 1984 Murder, She Wrote as Dixie tv 1984 The Cosby Show as Leah tv 1984 Miami Vice as Sally Cordoba tv 1983 For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers as Dottie movie 1982 T. J. Hooker as Mrs. Daniels tv 1980 The Lathe of Heaven as Heather LeLache movie 1980 The Sky Is Gray as Rosemary movie 1979 The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh as Toby Millman movie 1977 Which Way Is Up? as Annie Mae movie 1977 Scott Joplin as Belle Joplin movie 1976 Louis Armstrong: Chicago Style movie 1974 Kolchak: The Night Stalker as Ruth Van Galen tv 1974 Harry O as Ruby Dome tv 1974 Harry O as Ginnie Adams tv 1973 Magnum Force as Prostitute movie 1973 Hell Up In Harlem as Sister Jennifer movie 1973 Kojak as Lula tv 1973 An Eye for an Eye as Nurse movie 1972 Terror at Red Wolf Inn as Edwina movie 1972 Cool Breeze as Lark movie 1972 Something Evil as Irene movie 1971 The New Dick Van Dyke Show as Pam Harris / Nurse Wilkinson tv 1967 Ironside as Bartender tv

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Margaret Avery is known for acting, with popular credits including The Color Purple, Magnum Force, Which Way Is Up?, The Set Up.

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Margaret Avery is 82 years old, based on the birthday listed by TMDB.

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Margaret Avery is known for credits including The Color Purple, Magnum Force, Which Way Is Up?, The Set Up, Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins.

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