Margaret Avery
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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.
Known for
Credits
The Color Purple (1985)
as Shug Avery
Magnum Force (1973)
as Prostitute
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (2008)
as Mamma Jenkins
Night Trap (1993)
as Miss Sadie
Proud Mary (2018)
as Mina
White Man's Burden (1995)
as Megan Thomas
Roots of Roe (1993)
as Letters of Margaret Sanger (voice)
Is That Black Enough for You?!? (2022)
as Self
The Return of Superfly (1990)
as Francine
Meet the Browns (2008)
as Sarah Brown
Single Women, Married Men (1989)
as Grace Williams
Hell Up In Harlem (1973)
as Sister Jennifer
Which Way Is Up? (1977)
as Annie Mae
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979)
as Toby Millman
Something Evil (1972)
as Irene
The Set Up (1995)
Actor
Heat Wave (1990)
as Roxie Turpin
Cool Breeze (1972)
as Lark
Lord Help Us (2007)
as Dorinda Thomas
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers (1983)
as Dottie
We Are Gathered Here Today (2022)
as Estelle Wyatt
Scott Joplin (1977)
as Belle Joplin
Terror at Red Wolf Inn (1972)
as Edwina
Lightning in a Bottle (1993)
as Dr. Sierheed
Block Party (2022)
as Janice Sommers
The Sky Is Gray (1980)
as Rosemary
The Lathe of Heaven (1980)
as Heather LeLache
Riverbend (1989)
as Bell Coleman
Second to Die (2002)
as Insurance Agent
The Nana Project (2023)
as Gladys
Exodus (2007)
as Robbed Tourist
An Eye for an Eye (1973)
as Nurse
Louis Armstrong: Chicago Style (1976)
Actor
Waitin' to Live (2006)
as Pearline Loggins
Love Kills (1999)
as Moon
Orpheus Star (2020)
as Lizette Jean-Marie
Blueberry Hill (1988)
as Hattie Cale