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Slender, spell-binding actress Margaret Avery, unforgettable in her role... moreTrivia:
Was cast in the role of Shug Avery in The Color Purple just after Tina... moreAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. moreAlternate Names:
Margret AveryFilmography
Actress:
- Extrospection (2009) (as Margret Avery) .... Anna
- Meet the Browns (2008) .... Sarah Brown
... aka Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns (USA: complete title) - Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins (2008) .... Mama Jenkins
- Lord Help Us (2007) (V) .... Dorinda Thomas
- "Bones" .... Ivy Gillespie (1 episode, 2005)
- The Man in the Fallout Shelter (2005) TV episode .... Ivy Gillespie - "JAG" .... Indira Diamond (1 episode, 2005)
... aka "JAG: Judge Advocate General" (Australia)
- Unknown Soldier (2005) TV episode .... Indira Diamond - "10-8: Officers on Duty" .... Rita Armstrong (1 episode, 2003)
... aka "10-8" (USA: short title)
... aka "10-8: Police Patrol" (UK: promotional title)
- A Hard Day's Night (2003) TV episode .... Rita Armstrong - Second to Die (2002) .... Insurance Agent
- Waitin' to Live (2002) .... Pearline Loggins
- Wie stark muß eine Liebe sein (1998) (TV) .... Mary McMillian
- Love Kills (1998) .... Moon
- "Walker, Texas Ranger" .... Mabel Jarvis (1 episode, 1997)
... aka "Walker" (Australia)
- The Neighborhood (1997) TV episode .... Mabel Jarvis - "Die Gang" .... Glenda Otero (1 episode, 1997)
- Ein teuflischer Plan (1997) TV episode .... Glenda Otero - White Man's Burden (1995) .... Megan Thomas
... aka White Man (France) - The Set Up (1995) .... Olivia Dubois
- Cyborg 3: The Recycler (1994) .... Doc Edford
... aka Cyborg 3
... aka Cyborg 3: The Creation (UK) - Night Trap (1993) .... Miss Sadie
... aka Mardi Gras for the Devil - "Time Trax" .... Mrs. Shaw (1 episode, 1993)
- The Price of Honor (1993) TV episode .... Mrs. Shaw - Lightning in a Bottle (1993) .... Dr. Sierheed
- The Jacksons: An American Dream (1992) (TV) .... Martha
- "Jack's Place" .... Kathleen (1 episode, 1992)
- Romance Takes a Curtain Call (1992) TV episode .... Kathleen - "The Cosby Show" .... Leah (1 episode, 1992)
- Clair's Reunion (1992) TV episode .... Leah - "MacGyver" .... Regina Jeffries (1 episode, 1991)
- Gunz 'n Boyz (1991) TV episode .... Regina Jeffries - "Roc" .... Helen (1 episode, 1991)
... aka "Roc Live"
- The Lady Killer (1991) TV episode .... Helen - The Return of Superfly (1990) .... Francine
- Heat Wave (1990) (TV) .... Roxie Turpin
- "CBS Schoolbreak Special" .... Mary Jones (1 episode, 1990)
- Malcolm Takes a Shot (1990) TV episode .... Mary Jones - "Amen" .... Juanita Mannings (1 episode, 1990)
- Deacon's Dilemma (1990) TV episode .... Juanita Mannings - Riverbend (1990) (TV) .... Bell Coleman
- Single Women Married Men (1989) (TV) .... Grace Williams
- Blueberry Hill (1988) .... Hattie Cale
- "Crime Story" .... Iris Marshall (2 episodes, 1988)
- Seize the Time (1988) TV episode .... Iris Marshall
- Moulin Rouge (1988) TV episode .... Iris Marshall - "Rags to Riches" .... Celia Smith (1 episode, 1987)
- Marva in the Key of Cee (1987) TV episode .... Celia Smith - "Spenser: For Hire" .... Callie Braxton (1 episode, 1987)
- One for My Daughter (1987) TV episode .... Callie Braxton - "Miami Vice" .... Sally Cordoba (1 episode, 1987)
- The Afternoon Plane (1987) TV episode .... Sally Cordoba - The Color Purple (1985) .... Shug Avery
- "Murder, She Wrote" .... Dixie (1 episode, 1985)
- Jessica Behind Bars (1985) TV episode .... Dixie - For Us the Living: The Medgar Evers Story (1983) (TV) .... Dottie
... aka For Us, the Living (USA: short title) - "The Powers of Matthew Star" .... April (1 episode, 1982)
- The Accused (1982) TV episode .... April - "Trapper John, M.D." .... Sharon Henderson (1 episode, 1981)
- A Case of the Crazies (1981) TV episode .... Sharon Henderson - The Lathe of Heaven (1980) (TV) .... Heather LeLache
- The Sky Is Gray (1980) (TV) .... Rosemary
- The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979) .... Toby Millman
- "Baby, I'm Back" .... Racine Parks (1 episode, 1978)
- So, What Are You Doing This Weekend (1978) TV episode .... Racine Parks - Scott Joplin (1977) .... Belle Joplin
- Which Way Is Up? (1977) .... Annie Mae
- "A.E.S. Hudson Street" (1977) TV series .... Nurse Sawyer (unknown episodes)
- "Harry O" .... Ruby Dome / ... (5 episodes, 1974-1976)
- Ruby (1976) TV episode .... Ruby Dome
- Mister Five and Dime (1976) TV episode .... Ruby Dome
- Anatomy of a Frame (1975) TV episode .... Ruby Dome
- Elegy for a Cop (1975) TV episode .... Ruby Dome
- Eyewitness (1974) TV episode .... Ginnie Adams - Louis Armstrong - Chicago Style (1976) (TV) .... Alma Rae
- "The Rookies" .... Marly Walker / ... (2 episodes, 1972-1975)
- Reign of Terror (1975) TV episode .... Stacy Brooks
- The Informant (1972) TV episode .... Marly Walker - The Psychopath (1975) .... Nurse
... aka An Eye for an Eye - "Kolchak: The Night Stalker" .... Ruth Van Galen (1 episode, 1975)
... aka "The Night Stalker"
- The Sentry (1975) TV episode .... Ruth Van Galen - "Sanford and Son" .... Denise (1 episode, 1975)
- Strange Bedfellows (1975) TV episode .... Denise - "Marcus Welby, M.D." .... Julie (1 episode, 1974)
... aka "Robert Young, Family Doctor"
- The 266 Days (1974) TV episode .... Julie - "Kojak" .... Lula B. Perry (1 episode, 1974)
- You Can't Tell a Hurt Man How to Holler (1974) TV episode .... Lula B. Perry - Hell Up in Harlem (1973) .... Sister Jennifer
- Magnum Force (1973) .... Prostitute
- "Ironside" .... Bartender (1 episode, 1973)
... aka "The Raymond Burr Show" (USA: syndication title)
- The Last Payment (1973) TV episode .... Bartender - "The New Dick Van Dyke Show" .... Nurse Wilkinson / ... (1 episode, 1973)
- Episode #3.12 (1973) TV episode .... Pam Harris/Nurse Wilkinson - Terror House (1972) (as Margret Avery) .... Edwina
... aka Club Dead
... aka Terror at Red Wolf Inn
... aka Terror at the Red Wolf Inn (USA)
... aka Terror on the Menu (video title)
... aka The Folks at Red Wolf Inn - Cool Breeze (1972) .... Lark
- Something Evil (1972) (TV) .... Irene
Thanks:
- A Collaboration of Spirits: Casting and Acting 'The Color Purple' (2003) (V) (special thanks)
- Cultivating a Classic: The Making of 'The Color Purple' (2003) (V) (special thanks)
- The Color Purple: The 'Musical' (2003) (V) (special thanks)
Self:
- The Black Movie Awards (2005) (TV) .... Herself
- A Collaboration of Spirits: Casting and Acting 'The Color Purple' (2003) (V) .... Herself
- The Color Purple: The 'Musical' (2003) (V) .... Herself
- The Roots of Roe (1993) (TV) (voice) .... Letters to Margaret Sanger
- The 58th Annual Academy Awards (1986) (TV) .... Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
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