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Margaret Avery

Actor • Born 1944

Margaret Avery

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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.

Known for

Grey's Anatomy posterGrey's AnatomySeries • 2005The Rookie posterThe RookieSeries • 2018Bones posterBonesSeries • 2005MacGyver posterMacGyverSeries • 1985Murder, She Wrote posterMurder, She WroteSeries • 1984Ironside posterIronsideSeries • 1967Miami Vice posterMiami ViceSeries • 1984American Playhouse posterAmerican PlayhouseSeries • 1982The Cosby Show posterThe Cosby ShowSeries • 1984The Neighborhood posterThe NeighborhoodSeries • 2018T. J. Hooker posterT. J. HookerSeries • 1982Genius posterGeniusSeries • 2017The Librarians posterThe LibrariansSeries • 2014Kojak posterKojakSeries • 1973A Man on the Inside posterA Man on the InsideSeries • 2024Harry O posterHarry OSeries • 1974Kolchak: The Night Stalker posterKolchak: The Night StalkerSeries • 1974Being Mary Jane posterBeing Mary JaneSeries • 2013The New Dick Van Dyke Show posterThe New Dick Van Dyke ShowSeries • 1971The Carmichael Show posterThe Carmichael ShowSeries • 201510-8: Officers on Duty poster10-8: Officers on DutySeries • 2003The Color Purple posterThe Color PurpleMovie • 1985The Jacksons: An American Dream posterThe Jacksons: An American DreamSeries • 1992Snoops posterSnoopsSeries • 1989