Margaret Avery
Acting
Born: 1944-01-20 in Mangum, Oklahoma, USA
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.
Known For
The Rookie
Ruth Harper
Grey's Anatomy
Lucille Reed
Bones
Ivy Gillespie
Murder, She Wrote
Dixie
Ironside
Bartender
Miami Vice
Sally Cordoba
MacGyver
Regina Jeffries
The Cosby Show
Leah
The Librarians
Eleanor Darnell
American Playhouse
Dottie
T. J. Hooker
Mrs. Daniels
The Neighborhood
Aunt Desiray
Genius
Delia Linsey King
A Man on the Inside
Florence Joanne Whistbrook
10-8: Officers on Duty
Rita Armstrong
Kojak
Lula
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Ruth Van Galen
Being Mary Jane
Helen Patterson
Harry O
Ruby Dome
Harry O
Ginnie Adams
The Color Purple
Shug Avery
Magnum Force
Prostitute
The Jacksons: An American Dream
Martha Scruse
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
Pam Harris / Nurse Wilkinson
The Carmichael Show
Janet
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
Mamma Jenkins
Snoops
Matilda
Proud Mary
Mina
Something Evil
Irene
Meet the Browns
Sarah Brown
Night Trap
Miss Sadie
White Man's Burden
Megan Thomas
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
Self
Heat Wave
Roxie Turpin
The Set Up
Hell Up In Harlem
Sister Jennifer
Which Way Is Up?
Annie Mae
The Nana Project
Gladys
Block Party
Janice Sommers