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Margaret Avery

Acting
1944-01-20
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).

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Known For 59 titles
The Rookie (2018) subtitle poster
The Rookie
2018 TV
as Ruth Harper
Subtitles Grey's Anatomy (2005) subtitle poster
Grey's Anatomy
2005 TV
as Lucille Reed
Subtitles Bones (2005) subtitle poster
Bones
2005 TV
as Ivy Gillespie
Subtitles Murder, She Wrote (1984) subtitle poster
Murder, She Wrote
1984 TV
as Dixie
Subtitles MacGyver (1985) subtitle poster
MacGyver
1985 TV
as Regina Jeffries
Subtitles Miami Vice (1984) subtitle poster
Miami Vice
1984 TV
as Sally Cordoba
Subtitles Ironside (1967) subtitle poster
Ironside
1967 TV
as Bartender
Subtitles The Cosby Show (1984) subtitle poster
The Cosby Show
1984 TV
as Leah
Subtitles T. J. Hooker (1982) subtitle poster
T. J. Hooker
1982 TV
as Mrs. Daniels
Subtitles The Neighborhood (2018) subtitle poster
The Neighborhood
2018 TV
as Aunt Desiray
Subtitles Genius (2017) subtitle poster
Genius
2017 TV
as Delia Linsey King
Subtitles Kojak (1973) subtitle poster
Kojak
1973 TV
as Lula
Subtitles The Librarians (2014) subtitle poster
The Librarians
2014 TV
as Eleanor Darnell
Subtitles A Man on the Inside (2024) subtitle poster
A Man on the Inside
2024 TV
as Florence Joanne Whistbrook
Subtitles The Jacksons: An American Dream (1992) subtitle poster
The Jacksons: An American Dream
1992 TV
as Martha Scruse
Subtitles Harry O (1974) subtitle poster
Harry O
1974 TV
as Ruby Dome
Subtitles Harry O (1974) subtitle poster
Harry O
1974 TV
as Ginnie Adams
Subtitles Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974) subtitle poster
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974 TV
as Ruth Van Galen
Subtitles The New Dick Van Dyke Show (1971) subtitle poster
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
1971 TV
as Pam Harris / Nurse Wilkinson
Subtitles 10-8: Officers on Duty (2003) subtitle poster
10-8: Officers on Duty
2003 TV
as Rita Armstrong
Subtitles Being Mary Jane (2013) subtitle poster
Being Mary Jane
2013 TV
as Helen Patterson
Subtitles Snoops (1989) subtitle poster
Snoops
1989 TV
as Matilda
Subtitles The Carmichael Show (2015) subtitle poster
The Carmichael Show
2015 TV
as Janet
Subtitles The Color Purple (1985) subtitle poster
The Color Purple
1985 Movie
as Shug Avery
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