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Margaret Avery

Known for: Acting
Born: January 20, 1944 · age 82
From: Mangum, 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.

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§ Known for

The Rookie

2018 · Ruth Harper

Grey's Anatomy

2005 · Lucille Reed

Bones

2005 · Ivy Gillespie

The Color Purple

The Color Purple

1985 · Shug Avery

MacGyver

1985 · Regina Jeffries

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984 · Dixie

Miami Vice

1984 · Sally Cordoba

Genius

2017 · Delia Linsey King

Magnum Force

1973 · Prostitute

The Neighborhood

The Neighborhood

2018 · Aunt Desiray

A Man on the Inside

A Man on the Inside

2024 · TV · Florence Joanne Whistbrook

The Nana Project

The Nana Project

2023 · Gladys

Block Party

2022 · Janice Sommers

We Are Gathered Here Today

We Are Gathered Here Today

2022 · Estelle Wyatt

2020 · Lizette Jean-Marie

Proud Mary

2018 · Mina

The Neighborhood

The Neighborhood

2018 · TV · Aunt Desiray

The Rookie

2018 · TV · Ruth Harper

Genius

2017 · TV · Delia Linsey King

The Carmichael Show

The Carmichael Show

2015 · TV · Janet

The Librarians

2014 · TV · Eleanor Darnell

Being Mary Jane

Being Mary Jane

2013 · TV · Helen Patterson