Actor

Margaret Avery

January 20, 1944 · 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).

Notable work

8.2
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
as Lucille Reed
8.2
Bones (2005)
as Ivy Gillespie
8.5
The Rookie (2018)
as Ruth Harper
7.7
The Color Purple (1985)
as Shug Avery
7.1
Magnum Force (1973)
as Prostitute
7.7
MacGyver (1985)
as Regina Jeffries
7.2
The Librarians (2014)
as Eleanor Darnell
5.5
Proud Mary (2018)
as Mina
7
The Cosby Show (1984)
as Leah
7.5
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
as Dixie
6
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (2008)
as Mamma Jenkins
7.5
Genius (2017)
as Delia Linsey King

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