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