Margaret Avery

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

57

Gender

Female

Birthday

1944-01-20 (81 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

  • Grey's Anatomy

    Grey's Anatomy

  • The Rookie

    The Rookie

  • Bones

    Bones

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • MacGyver

    MacGyver

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • Miami Vice

    Miami Vice

  • The Cosby Show

    The Cosby Show

  • A Man on the Inside

    A Man on the Inside

  • Genius

    Genius

  • The Neighborhood

    The Neighborhood

  • T. J. Hooker

    T. J. Hooker

  • The Librarians

    The Librarians

  • Kojak

    Kojak

  • Being Mary Jane

    Being Mary Jane

  • Harry O

    Harry O

  • Harry O

    Harry O

  • Kolchak: The Night Stalker

    Kolchak: The Night Stalker

  • Magnum Force

    Magnum Force

  • The Color Purple

    The Color Purple

  • Scott Joplin

    Scott Joplin

  • Heat Wave

    Heat Wave

  • The Carmichael Show

    The Carmichael Show

  • Love Kills

    Love Kills

  • Block Party

    Block Party

  • Night Trap

    Night Trap

  • Orpheus Star

    Orpheus Star

  • Exodus

    Exodus

  • The Jacksons: An American Dream

    The Jacksons: An American Dream

  • Cool Breeze

    Cool Breeze

  • Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins

    Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins

  • Something Evil

    Something Evil

  • Snoops

    Snoops

  • Second to Die

    Second to Die

  • The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh

    The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh

  • Meet the Browns

    Meet the Browns

  • Die Gang

    Die Gang

  • White Man's Burden

    White Man's Burden

  • Hell Up In Harlem

    Hell Up In Harlem

  • The Return of Superfly

    The Return of Superfly

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

    For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

  • The Nana Project

    The Nana Project

  • Proud Mary

    Proud Mary

  • The Lathe of Heaven

    The Lathe of Heaven

  • We Are Gathered Here Today

    We Are Gathered Here Today

  • Which Way Is Up?

    Which Way Is Up?

  • Is That Black Enough for You?!?

    Is That Black Enough for You?!?

  • An Eye for an Eye

    An Eye for an Eye

  • Louis Armstrong: Chicago Style

    Louis Armstrong: Chicago Style

  • Lord Help Us

    Lord Help Us

  • Blueberry Hill

    Blueberry Hill

  • The Set Up

    The Set Up

  • Lightning in a Bottle

    Lightning in a Bottle

  • Waitin' to Live

    Waitin' to Live

  • Terror at Red Wolf Inn

    Terror at Red Wolf Inn

  • The Sky Is Gray

    The Sky Is Gray

  • Riverbend

    Riverbend