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Margaret Avery (I)
Slender, attractive actress Margaret Avery, spellbinding in her role of Shug in Steven Spielberg's The Color Purple (1985), is certainly no "one-hit wonder". Although filmgoers may be able to trace her back only to that once-in-a-lifetime part, Margaret has been a talented player on the large and small screens for well over three decades. Born on ...
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Actress (78 credits)
Actress (78 credits)
2013-2019
Being Mary Jane
(TV Series)
Helen Patterson
Helen Patterson
- Becoming Pauletta
(2019)
... Helen Patterson
- Feeling Tested
(2017)
... Helen Patterson
- Feeling Destined
(2017)
... Helen Patterson
- Feeling Lost
(2017)
... Helen Patterson
- Feeling Ambushed
(2017)
... Helen Patterson
2003
10-8: Officers on Duty
(TV Series)
Rita Armstrong
Rita Armstrong
- A Hard Day's Night
(2003)
... Rita Armstrong
1997
413 Hope St.
(TV Series)
Denise Thomas
Denise Thomas
- Quentin Goes Home
(1997)
... Denise Thomas
- Heartbeat
(1997)
... Denise Thomas
- Pilot
(1997)
... Denise Thomas
1992
The Jacksons: An American Dream
(TV Series)
Martha Scruse
Martha Scruse
- Episode #1.2
(1992)
... Martha Scruse
- Episode #1.1
(1992)
... Martha Scruse
1989
Knightwatch
(TV Series)
Councilwoman Slane
Councilwoman Slane
- Cops: Part 2
(1989)
... Councilwoman Slane
- Cops: Part 1
(1989)
... Councilwoman Slane
1988
Crime Story
(TV Series)
Iris Marshall
Iris Marshall
- Seize the Time
(1988)
... Iris Marshall
- Moulin Rouge
(1988)
... Iris Marshall
1983
American Playhouse
(TV Series)
Dottie
Dottie
- For Us the Living: The Medgar Evers Story
(1983)
... Dottie
1981
Trapper John, M.D.
(TV Series)
Sharon Henderson
Sharon Henderson
- A Case of the Crazies
(1981)
... Sharon Henderson
1974-1976
Harry O
(TV Series)
Ruby Dome / Ginnie Adams
Ruby Dome / Ginnie Adams
- Ruby
(1976)
... Ruby Dome
- Mister Five and Dime
(1976)
... Ruby Dome
- Anatomy of a Frame
(1975)
... Ruby Dome
- Elegy for a Cop
(1975)
... Ruby Dome
- Eyewitness
(1974)
... Ginnie Adams
1972-1975
The Rookies
(TV Series)
Stacy Brooks / Marly Walker
Stacy Brooks / Marly Walker
- Reign of Terror
(1975)
... Stacy Brooks
- The Informant
(1972)
... Marly Walker
1973
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
(TV Series)
Pam Harris / Nurse Wilkinson
Pam Harris / Nurse Wilkinson
- What Your Best Friend Doesn't Know
(1973)
... Pam Harris / Nurse Wilkinson
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Thanks (3 credits)
Thanks (3 credits)
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Self (18 credits)
Self (18 credits)
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Stage: Appeared in "Revolution", Los Angeles, CA. See more »Alternate Names:
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While still a teenager, she joined the civil-rights campaign known as the Freedom Riders. See more »Star Sign:
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