Margaret Avery

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

59

Gender

Female

Birthday

1944-01-20 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

Mangum, Oklahoma, USA

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

  • The Rookie

    The Rookie

  • Grey's Anatomy

    Grey's Anatomy

  • Bones

    Bones

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • MacGyver

    MacGyver

  • Miami Vice

    Miami Vice

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • The Cosby Show

    The Cosby Show

  • Genius

    Genius

  • The Librarians

    The Librarians

  • The Neighborhood

    The Neighborhood

  • T. J. Hooker

    T. J. Hooker

  • Kojak

    Kojak

  • A Man on the Inside

    A Man on the Inside

  • Kolchak: The Night Stalker

    Kolchak: The Night Stalker

  • The Color Purple

    The Color Purple

  • Cool Breeze

    Cool Breeze

  • Harry O

    Harry O

  • Harry O

    Harry O

  • Being Mary Jane

    Being Mary Jane

  • Night Trap

    Night Trap

  • The Carmichael Show

    The Carmichael Show

  • Block Party

    Block Party

  • Exodus

    Exodus

  • Scott Joplin

    Scott Joplin

  • 10-8: Officers on Duty

    10-8: Officers on Duty

  • Snoops

    Snoops

  • Something Evil

    Something Evil

  • The Jacksons: An American Dream

    The Jacksons: An American Dream

  • Magnum Force

    Magnum Force

  • Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins

    Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins

  • Proud Mary

    Proud Mary

  • Meet the Browns

    Meet the Browns

  • Die Gang

    Die Gang

  • White Man's Burden

    White Man's Burden

  • Love Kills

    Love Kills

  • Which Way Is Up?

    Which Way Is Up?

  • Lord Help Us

    Lord Help Us

  • Is That Black Enough for You?!?

    Is That Black Enough for You?!?

  • The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh

    The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh

  • Single Women, Married Men

    Single Women, Married Men

  • The Set Up

    The Set Up

  • Second to Die

    Second to Die

  • We Are Gathered Here Today

    We Are Gathered Here Today

  • The Return of Superfly

    The Return of Superfly

  • Hell Up In Harlem

    Hell Up In Harlem

  • The Lathe of Heaven

    The Lathe of Heaven

  • Orpheus Star

    Orpheus Star

  • The Nana Project

    The Nana Project

  • Heat Wave

    Heat Wave

  • Terror at Red Wolf Inn

    Terror at Red Wolf Inn

  • Lightning in a Bottle

    Lightning in a Bottle

  • For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

    For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

  • The Sky Is Gray

    The Sky Is Gray

  • Louis Armstrong: Chicago Style

    Louis Armstrong: Chicago Style

  • Riverbend

    Riverbend

  • Waitin' to Live

    Waitin' to Live

  • An Eye for an Eye

    An Eye for an Eye

  • Blueberry Hill

    Blueberry Hill