Margaret Avery
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
Grey's Anatomy
2005
The Rookie
2018
Bones
2005
MacGyver
1985
Ironside
1967
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Miami Vice
1984
The Cosby Show
1984
American Playhouse
1982
T. J. Hooker
1982
The Neighborhood
2018
Genius
2017
Filmography
Grey's Anatomy
as Lucille Reed · 2005
The Rookie
as Ruth Harper · 2018
Bones
as Ivy Gillespie · 2005
MacGyver
as Regina Jeffries · 1985
Ironside
as Bartender · 1967
Murder, She Wrote
as Dixie · 1984
Miami Vice
as Sally Cordoba · 1984
The Cosby Show
as Leah · 1984
American Playhouse
as Dottie · 1982
T. J. Hooker
as Mrs. Daniels · 1982
The Neighborhood
as Aunt Desiray · 2018
Genius
as Delia Linsey King · 2017
The Librarians
as Eleanor Darnell · 2014
Kojak
as Lula · 1973
Harry O
as Ruby Dome · 1974
Harry O
as Ginnie Adams · 1974
A Man on the Inside
as Florence Joanne Whistbrook · 2024
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
as Ruth Van Galen · 1974
Being Mary Jane
as Helen Patterson · 2013
10-8: Officers on Duty
as Rita Armstrong · 2003
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
as Pam Harris / Nurse Wilkinson · 1971
The Carmichael Show
as Janet · 2015
The Color Purple
as Shug Avery · 1985
Magnum Force
as Prostitute · 1973
The Jacksons: An American Dream
as Martha Scruse · 1992
Snoops
as Matilda · 1989
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
as Mamma Jenkins · 2008
Die Gang
as Glenda Otero · 1997
Proud Mary
as Mina · 2018
White Man's Burden
as Megan Thomas · 1995
Meet the Browns
as Sarah Brown · 2008
Something Evil
as Irene · 1972
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
as Self · 2022
Hell Up In Harlem
as Sister Jennifer · 1973
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
as Toby Millman · 1979
Which Way Is Up?
as Annie Mae · 1977
Night Trap
as Miss Sadie · 1993
The Return of Superfly
as Francine · 1990
The Lathe of Heaven
as Heather LeLache · 1980
Terror at Red Wolf Inn
as Edwina · 1972
The Nana Project
as Gladys · 2023
The Set Up
· 1995
Second to Die
as Insurance Agent · 2002
The Sky Is Gray
as Rosemary · 1980
Scott Joplin
as Belle Joplin · 1977
Cool Breeze
as Lark · 1972
Roots of Roe
as Letters of Margaret Sanger (voice) · 1993
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
as Dottie · 1983
Louis Armstrong: Chicago Style
· 1976
We Are Gathered Here Today
as Estelle Wyatt · 2022
Single Women, Married Men
as Grace Williams · 1989
Block Party
as Janice Sommers · 2022
Lightning in a Bottle
as Dr. Sierheed · 1993
Heat Wave
as Roxie Turpin · 1990
Lord Help Us
as Dorinda Thomas · 2007
An Eye for an Eye
as Nurse · 1973
Exodus
as Robbed Tourist · 2007
Riverbend
as Bell Coleman · 1989
Love Kills
as Moon · 1999
Orpheus Star
as Lizette Jean-Marie · 2020
Waitin' to Live
as Pearline Loggins · 2006
Blueberry Hill
as Hattie Cale · 1988