Portrait of Margaret Avery

Margaret Avery

Acting

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.

Born: January 20, 1944

Place of Birth: Mangum, Oklahoma, USA

Filmography

2024
A Man on the Inside

as Florance Joanne Whistbrook

2023
2022
2022
Block Party

as Janice Sommers

2020
Orpheus Star

as Lizette Jean-Marie

2018
The Rookie

as Ruth Harper

2018
The Neighborhood

as Aunt Desiray

2018
Proud Mary

as Mina

2017
Genius

as Delia Linsey King

2014
The Librarians

as Eleanor Darnell

2013
Being Mary Jane

as Helen Patterson

2008
Meet the Browns

as Sarah Brown

2008
2007
Exodus

as Robbed Tourist

2007
Lord Help Us

as Dorinda Thomas

2006
Waitin' to Live

as Pearline Loggins

2005
Bones

as Ivy Gillespie

2005
Grey's Anatomy

as Lucille Reed

2002
Second to Die

as Insurance Agent

1999
Love Kills

as Moon

1995
White Man's Burden

as Megan Thomas

1993
Night Trap

as Miss Sadie

1993
Lightning in a Bottle

as Dr. Sierheed

1990
1990
Heat Wave

as Roxie Turpin

1989
Snoops

as Matilda

1989
Riverbend

as Bell Coleman

1988
Blueberry Hill

as Hattie Cale

1985
The Color Purple

as Shug Avery

1985
MacGyver

as Regina Jeffries

1984
1984
1984
Miami Vice

as Sally Cordoba

1982
T. J. Hooker

as Mrs. Daniels

1980
The Lathe of Heaven

as Heather LeLache

1980
The Sky Is Gray

as Rosemary

1977
Which Way Is Up?

as Annie Mae

1977
Scott Joplin

as Belle Joplin

1974
1974
Harry O

as Ruby Dome

1974
Harry O

as Ginnie Adams

1973
Magnum Force

as Prostitute

1973
Hell Up In Harlem

as Sister Jennifer

1973
Kojak

as Lula

1973
1972
1972
1967
Ironside

as Bartender