Margaret Avery

Margaret Avery

b. 1944 (age 82) Mangum, Oklahoma, U.S.
Actress Soundtrack

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

Magnum Force
🎞️
★ 7.2
Magnum Force
1973
The Color Purple
🎞️
★ 7.7
The Color Purple
1985
Blueberry Hill
🎞️
★ 5.1
Blueberry Hill
1988
Being Mary Jane
📺
★ 7.6
Being Mary Jane
2013

Filmography

Is That Black Enough for You?!?
🎞️
★ 7.2
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
2022 Self
Block Party
🎞️
★ 4.8
Block Party
2022 Actress
We Are Gathered Here Today
🎞️
★ 5.7
We Are Gathered Here Today
2022 Actress
🎬
🎞️
Women on the Move: Black Excellence 2022
2022 Self
🎬
🎞️
Orpheus Star
2020 Actress
🎬
📺
Beauty and Truth
2020 Self
Grand-Daddy Day Care
🎞️
★ 5.0
Grand-Daddy Day Care
2019 Actress
Proud Mary
🎞️
★ 5.1
Proud Mary
2018 Actress
Holly Day
🎞️
★ 6.1
Holly Day
2018 Actress
🎬
🎞️
★ 2.1
Essence 11th Annual Black Women in Hollywood Awards
2018 Self
🎬
🎞️
★ 8.9
Symposium
2017 Actress
🎬
🎞️
★ 5.8
Road to Redemption
2016 Actress
🎬
🎞️
2nd Annual Truth Awards
2016 Self
Being Mary Jane
📺
★ 7.6
Being Mary Jane
2013 Actress
🎬
🎞️
★ 6.8
BET Awards 2013
2013 Self
🎬
🎞️
The 3th Annual Governors Awards
2011 Self
Extrospection
🎞️
Extrospection
2009 Actress
Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins
🎞️
★ 5.6
Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins
2008 Actress
Waitin' to Live
🎞️
★ 5.9
Waitin' to Live
2006 Actress
🎬
🎞️
★ 5.5
BET Awards 2006
2006 Self
The Black Movie Awards
🎞️
★ 4.1
The Black Movie Awards
2005 Self
Second to Die
🎞️
★ 4.9
Second to Die
2002 Actress
🎬
🎞️
Sister I'm Sorry
1998 Self
🎬
🎞️
Wie stark muß eine Liebe sein
1998 Actress
White Man's Burden
🎞️
★ 5.3
White Man's Burden
1995 Actress
The Set Up
🎞️
★ 4.9
The Set Up
1995 Actress
Night Trap
🎞️
★ 4.2
Night Trap
1993 Actress
Lightning in a Bottle
🎞️
★ 5.6
Lightning in a Bottle
1993 Actress
🎬
🎞️
★ 5.5
The Roots of Roe
1993 Actress
The Jacksons: An American Dream
📺
★ 7.6
The Jacksons: An American Dream
1992 Actress
The Return of Superfly
🎞️
★ 4.1
The Return of Superfly
1990 Actress
Heat Wave
🎞️
★ 6.8
Heat Wave
1990 Actress
Riverbend
🎞️
★ 6.0
Riverbend
1989 Actress
Single Women Married Men
🎞️
★ 5.9
Single Women Married Men
1989 Actress
Blueberry Hill
🎞️
★ 5.1
Blueberry Hill
1988 Actress
🎬
🎞️
★ 5.6
The 58th Annual Academy Awards
1986 Self
🎬
🎞️
The 58th Annual Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon
1986 Self
The Color Purple
🎞️
★ 7.7
The Color Purple
1985 Actress
The Sky Is Gray
🎞️
★ 7.5
The Sky Is Gray
1980 Actress
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
🎞️
★ 5.4
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
1979 Actress
Which Way Is Up?
🎞️
★ 6.2
Which Way Is Up?
1977 Actress
Scott Joplin
🎞️
★ 6.5
Scott Joplin
1977 Actress
Louis Armstrong - Chicago Style
🎞️
★ 6.4
Louis Armstrong - Chicago Style
1976 Actress
🎬
🎞️
★ 6.6
Clerow Wilson's Great Escape
1974 Actress
Magnum Force
🎞️
★ 7.2
Magnum Force
1973 Actress
Hell Up in Harlem
🎞️
★ 5.9
Hell Up in Harlem
1973 Actress
Harry O
📺
★ 7.6
Harry O
1973 Actress
Terror at Red Wolf Inn
🎞️
★ 5.1
Terror at Red Wolf Inn
1972 Actress
Cool Breeze
🎞️
★ 5.4
Cool Breeze
1972 Actress
🎬
🎞️
Carnival Island
1970 Actress
🎬
🎞️
Inner City Cultural Center II Presents an Intimate Evening with Margaret Shug Avery
Self
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