
Cast
Margaret Avery
Acting
Cast
Margaret Avery
Known for
Acting
Born
1944-01-20
From
Mangum, Oklahoma, USA
Also known as Margaret Avery (I), Margaret Jo Avery, Margret Avery
Biography
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.

The Color Purple
as Shug Avery

Magnum Force
as Prostitute

Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
as Mamma Jenkins

Proud Mary
as Mina

Block Party
as Janice Sommers

Heat Wave
as Roxie Turpin

Meet the Browns
as Sarah Brown

Is That Black Enough for You?!?
as Self

White Man's Burden
as Megan Thomas

Love Kills
as Moon

The Return of Superfly
as Francine

The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
as Toby Millman

Which Way Is Up?
as Annie Mae

Something Evil
as Irene

The Set Up

We Are Gathered Here Today
as Estelle Wyatt

Terror at Red Wolf Inn
as Edwina

For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
as Dottie

Hell Up In Harlem
as Sister Jennifer

Cool Breeze
as Lark

Louis Armstrong: Chicago Style

Lightning in a Bottle
as Dr. Sierheed

Scott Joplin
as Belle Joplin

Second to Die
as Insurance Agent

Night Trap
as Miss Sadie

Riverbend
as Bell Coleman

Exodus
as Robbed Tourist

The Lathe of Heaven
as Heather LeLache

The Nana Project
as Gladys

Lord Help Us
as Dorinda Thomas

Single Women, Married Men
as Grace Williams

The Sky Is Gray
as Rosemary

Waitin' to Live
as Pearline Loggins

An Eye for an Eye
as Nurse

Orpheus Star
as Lizette Jean-Marie

Blueberry Hill
as Hattie Cale