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.
★7.7
MOVIE1985
The Color Purple
as Shug Avery
★7.1
MOVIE1973
Magnum Force
as Prostitute
★6.0
MOVIE2008
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
as Mamma Jenkins
★5.5
MOVIE2018
Proud Mary
as Mina
★6.7
MOVIE2008
Meet the Browns
as Sarah Brown
★5.5
MOVIE1973
Hell Up In Harlem
as Sister Jennifer
★5.4
MOVIE1972
Something Evil
as Irene
★5.4
MOVIE1990
The Return of Superfly
as Francine
★5.7
MOVIE1972
Terror at Red Wolf Inn
as Edwina
★4.0
MOVIE1993
Night Trap
as Miss Sadie
★5.6
MOVIE1979
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
as Toby Millman
★6.1
MOVIE1977
Which Way Is Up?
as Annie Mae
★5.6
MOVIE1993
Lightning in a Bottle
as Dr. Sierheed
★6.2
MOVIE2022
Is That Black Enough for You?!?
as Self
★5.1
MOVIE1995
White Man's Burden
as Megan Thomas
★5.1
MOVIE1972
Cool Breeze
as Lark
★6.3
MOVIE1977
Scott Joplin
as Belle Joplin
★5.6
MOVIE1973
An Eye for an Eye
as Nurse
★7.0
MOVIE1989
Single Women, Married Men
as Grace Williams
★3.5
MOVIE1999
Love Kills
as Moon
★4.2
MOVIE2002
Second to Die
as Insurance Agent
★5.8
MOVIE2007
Exodus
as Robbed Tourist
★4.5
MOVIE2023
The Nana Project
as Gladys
★6.5
MOVIE1980
The Lathe of Heaven
as Heather LeLache
★10.0
MOVIE2006
Waitin' to Live
as Pearline Loggins
★6.0
MOVIE2022
We Are Gathered Here Today
as Estelle Wyatt
★6.8
MOVIE1990
Heat Wave
as Roxie Turpin
★4.2
MOVIE1995
The Set Up
★7.0
MOVIE1980
The Sky Is Gray
as Rosemary
★7.0
MOVIE1983
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
as Dottie
★3.7
MOVIE2007
Lord Help Us
as Dorinda Thomas
★6.1
MOVIE2022
Block Party
as Janice Sommers
★5.4
MOVIE1989
Riverbend
as Bell Coleman
★7.0
MOVIE1976
Louis Armstrong: Chicago Style
MOVIE2020
Orpheus Star
as Lizette Jean-Marie
★4.0
MOVIE1988
Blueberry Hill
as Hattie Cale