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Margaret Avery

Birthday: 1944-01-20 | Place of Birth: Mangum, Oklahoma, USA

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.

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Known For

Block Party

Block Party 2022

Release Date:

2022

Rating: 5.1

genres:

Comedy

Stars:

Antoinette Robertson / Margaret Avery / Golden Brooks

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Proud Mary

Proud Mary 2018

Release Date:

2018

Rating: 5

genres:

Action / Thriller / Crime

Stars:

Taraji P. Henson / Jahi Di'Allo Winston / Danny Glover

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Being Mary Jane

Being Mary Jane 2013

Release Date:

2013

Rating: 7.6

genres:

Drama

Stars: Gabrielle Union / Aaron D. Spears / Lisa Vidal /

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Meet the Browns

Meet the Browns 2008

Release Date:

2008

Rating: 4.5

genres:

Drama / Comedy / Romance

Stars:

Angela Bassett / Rick Fox / Lance Gross

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Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins

Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins 2008

Release Date:

2008

Rating: 5.5

genres:

Drama / Comedy / Family

Stars:

Martin Lawrence / James Earl Jones / Margaret Avery

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Second to Die

Second to Die 2002

Release Date:

2002

Rating: 4.8

genres:

Thriller

Stars:

Erika Eleniak / John Wesley Shipp / Colleen Camp

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Acting

2022

Block Party

as Janice Sommers

2018

Proud Mary

as Mina

2013

Being Mary Jane

as Helen Patterson

2008

Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins

as Mamma Jenkins

2002

Second to Die

as Insurance Agent

1995

White Man's Burden

as Megan Thomas

1993

Night Trap

as Miss Sadie

1990

The Return of Superfly

as Francine

1990

Heat Wave

as Roxie Turpin

1985

The Color Purple

as Shug Avery

1980

The Lathe of Heaven

as Heather LeLache

1973

An Eye for an Eye

as Nurse

1973

Hell Up In Harlem

as Sister Jennifer

1972

Terror at Red Wolf Inn

as Edwina

1972

Something Evil

as Irene

1972

Cool Breeze

as Lark