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