Margaret Avery
Acting
Biography
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.
Born: January 20, 1944
Place of Birth: Mangum, Oklahoma, USA
Known For
The Rookie
Starting over isn't easy, especially for small-town guy John Nolan who, after a life-altering incident, is pursuing his dream of being an LAPD officer. As the force's oldest rookie, he’s met with skepticism from some higher-ups who see him as just a walking midlife crisis.
Grey's Anatomy
Follows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle's Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.
Bones
Dr. Temperance Brennan and her colleagues at the Jeffersonian's Medico-Legal Lab assist Special Agent Seeley Booth with murder investigations when the remains are so badly decomposed, burned or destroyed that the standard identification methods are useless.
10-8: Officers on Duty
The Color Purple
An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After Celie's abusive father marries her off to the equally debasing 'Mister' Albert Johnson, things go from bad to worse, leaving Celie to find companionship anywhere she can. She perseveres, holding on to her dream of one day being reunited with her sister in Africa.
MacGyver
He's everyone's favorite action hero... but he's a hero with a difference. Angus MacGyver is a secret agent whose wits are his deadliest weapon. Armed with only a knapsack filled with everyday items he picks up along the way, he improvises his way out of every peril the bad guys throw at him. Making a bomb out of chewing gum? Fixing a speeding car's breaks... while he's riding in it? Using soda pop to cook up tear gas? That's all in a day's adventures for MacGyver. He's part Boy Scout, part genius. And all hero.
The Neighborhood
The nicest guy in the Midwest moves his family into a tough neighborhood in Los Angeles where not everyone appreciates his extreme neighborliness. That includes their new next-door neighbor Calvin.
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Kolchak: The Night Stalker is an American television series that aired on ABC during the 1974–1975 season. It featured a fictional Chicago newspaper reporter who investigated mysterious crimes with unlikely causes, particularly those that law enforcement authorities would not follow up. These often involved the supernatural or even science fiction, including fantastic creatures.
Murder, She Wrote
An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.
A Man on the Inside
A retired professor with a knack for snooping gets a new lease on life when a private investigator recruits him to go undercover and crack a case.
Filmography
as Florence Joanne Whistbrook
as Gladys
as Estelle Wyatt
as Janice Sommers
as Lizette Jean-Marie
as Ruth Harper
as Aunt Desiray
as Mina
as Delia Linsey King
as Janet
as Eleanor Darnell
as Helen Patterson
as Sarah Brown
as Mamma Jenkins
as Robbed Tourist
as Dorinda Thomas
as Pearline Loggins
as Ivy Gillespie
as Lucille Reed
as Rita Armstrong
as Insurance Agent
as Moon
as Megan Thomas
as Miss Sadie
as Dr. Sierheed
as Martha Scruse
as Francine
as Roxie Turpin
as Grace Williams
as Matilda
as Bell Coleman
as Hattie Cale
as Shug Avery
as Regina Jeffries
as Dixie
as Leah
as Sally Cordoba
as Mrs. Daniels
as Heather LeLache
as Rosemary
as Toby Millman
as Annie Mae
as Belle Joplin
as Ruth Van Galen
as Ruby Dome
as Ginnie Adams
as Prostitute
as Sister Jennifer
as Lula
as Nurse
as Edwina
as Lark
as Irene
as Bartender