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

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • MacGyver

    MacGyver

  • Miami Vice

    Miami Vice

  • The Neighborhood

    The Neighborhood

  • T. J. Hooker

    T. J. Hooker

  • The Cosby Show

    The Cosby Show

  • Kojak

    Kojak

  • Harry O

    Harry O

  • Harry O

    Harry O

  • Genius

    Genius

  • The Librarians

    The Librarians

  • Kolchak: The Night Stalker

    Kolchak: The Night Stalker

  • A Man on the Inside

    A Man on the Inside

  • Meet the Browns

    Meet the Browns

  • Being Mary Jane

    Being Mary Jane

  • Blueberry Hill

    Blueberry Hill

  • Magnum Force

    Magnum Force

  • Snoops

    Snoops

  • The Nana Project

    The Nana Project

  • The Carmichael Show

    The Carmichael Show

  • Second to Die

    Second to Die

  • The Color Purple

    The Color Purple

  • Heat Wave

    Heat Wave

  • White Man's Burden

    White Man's Burden

  • Scott Joplin

    Scott Joplin

  • Riverbend

    Riverbend

  • Love Kills

    Love Kills

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

    For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

  • Louis Armstrong: Chicago Style

    Louis Armstrong: Chicago Style

  • The Return of Superfly

    The Return of Superfly

  • Hell Up In Harlem

    Hell Up In Harlem

  • The Sky Is Gray

    The Sky Is Gray

  • Die Gang

    Die Gang

  • Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins

    Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins

  • The Jacksons: An American Dream

    The Jacksons: An American Dream

  • Exodus

    Exodus

  • Is That Black Enough for You?!?

    Is That Black Enough for You?!?

  • Night Trap

    Night Trap

  • Which Way Is Up?

    Which Way Is Up?

  • The Lathe of Heaven

    The Lathe of Heaven

  • Orpheus Star

    Orpheus Star

  • Lord Help Us

    Lord Help Us

  • Lightning in a Bottle

    Lightning in a Bottle

  • The Set Up

    The Set Up

  • Waitin' to Live

    Waitin' to Live

  • Proud Mary

    Proud Mary

  • An Eye for an Eye

    An Eye for an Eye

  • We Are Gathered Here Today

    We Are Gathered Here Today

  • Block Party

    Block Party

  • The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh

    The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh

  • Something Evil

    Something Evil

  • Terror at Red Wolf Inn

    Terror at Red Wolf Inn

  • Cool Breeze

    Cool Breeze