The Color Purple
Shug Avery
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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.
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37 acting credits · Includes cameos and other appearances where listed.
Magnum Force
Prostitute
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
Mamma Jenkins
Proud Mary
Mina
White Man's Burden
Megan Thomas
Meet the Browns
Sarah Brown
Something Evil
Irene
Hell Up In Harlem
Sister Jennifer
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
Toby Millman
Which Way Is Up?
Annie Mae
Night Trap
Miss Sadie
The Return of Superfly
Francine
The Lathe of Heaven
Heather LeLache
Terror at Red Wolf Inn
Edwina
The Nana Project
Gladys
The Set Up
Cast
Second to Die
Insurance Agent
The Sky Is Gray
Rosemary
Scott Joplin
Belle Joplin
Cool Breeze
Lark
Roots of Roe
Roots of Roe
Letters of Margaret Sanger (voice)
We Are Gathered Here Today
Estelle Wyatt
Single Women, Married Men
Grace Williams
Block Party
Janice Sommers
Lightning in a Bottle
Dr. Sierheed
Heat Wave
Roxie Turpin
Lord Help Us
Dorinda Thomas
An Eye for an Eye
Nurse
Exodus
Robbed Tourist
Riverbend
Bell Coleman
Love Kills
Moon
Orpheus Star
Lizette Jean-Marie
Waitin' to Live
Pearline Loggins
Blueberry Hill
Hattie Cale