
Margaret Avery
Acting
1944-01-20Mangum, Oklahoma, USA
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

8.5
The Rookie
2018 · tv

8.2
Grey's Anatomy
2005 · tv

8.2
Bones
2005 · tv

7.5
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · tv

7.7
MacGyver
1985 · tv

7.5
Miami Vice
1984 · tv

7.0
The Cosby Show
1984 · tv

6.8
Ironside
1967 · tv

6.5
T. J. Hooker
1982 · tv

7.6
The Neighborhood
2018 · tv

7.2
The Librarians
2014 · tv

7.5
Genius
2017 · tv

7.1
Kojak
1973 · tv

4.6
Harry O
1974 · tv

7.6
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974 · tv

7.5
A Man on the Inside
2024 · tv

7.1
Being Mary Jane
2013 · tv

7.7
The Color Purple
1985 · movie

7.9
10-8: Officers on Duty
2003 · tv

7.1
Magnum Force
1973 · movie

4.5
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
1971 · tv

6.0
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
2008 · movie

7.2
The Carmichael Show
2015 · tv

5.0
Snoops
1989 · tv

6.6
The Jacksons: An American Dream
1992 · tv

6.7
Meet the Browns
2008 · movie

5.5
Proud Mary
2018 · movie

6.1
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
2022 · movie

5.6
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
1979 · movie

5.0
White Man's Burden
1995 · movie