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