Margaret Avery
Known For
Acting
Born
1944-01-20 in Mangum, Oklahoma, USA
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.
Most Known For
The Rookie
as Ruth Harper
Grey's Anatomy
as Lucille Reed
Bones
as Ivy Gillespie
Murder, She Wrote
as Dixie
MacGyver
as Regina Jeffries
Miami Vice
as Sally Cordoba
The Cosby Show
as Leah
Ironside
as Bartender
Genius
as Delia Linsey King
The Neighborhood
as Aunt Desiray
The Librarians
as Eleanor Darnell
Kojak
as Lula
T. J. Hooker
as Mrs. Daniels
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
as Ruth Van Galen
A Man on the Inside
as Florence Joanne Whistbrook
Harry O
as Ruby Dome
Harry O
as Ginnie Adams
Being Mary Jane
as Helen Patterson
Cool Breeze
as Lark
The Carmichael Show
as Janet