Margaret Avery

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Margaret Avery is an American actress and singer. She began her career appearing on stage and later had starring roles in films including Cool Breeze (1972), Which Way Is Up? (1977), Scott Joplin (1977), and The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979).

Born

Thursday, 20 January 1944

Actress Filmography

Grand-Daddy Day Care	Millie	2019
The Neighborhood	Aunt Desiray	2018
Proud Mary	Mina	2018
Spielberg	Self - Segment "The Color Purple"	2017
Better Things	Esther	2016
The Carmichael Show	Janet	2015
Unsung Hollywood	Self	2014
The Librarians	Eleanor Darnell	2013
The Arsenio Hall Show	Self - Guest	2013
Apollo Night LA	Self - Celebrity Co Host	2013

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Actress Filmography

Grand-Daddy Day Care	Millie	2019
The Neighborhood	Aunt Desiray	2018
Proud Mary	Mina	2018
Spielberg	Self - Segment "The Color Purple"	2017
Better Things	Esther	2016
The Carmichael Show	Janet	2015
Unsung Hollywood	Self	2014
The Librarians	Eleanor Darnell	2013
The Arsenio Hall Show	Self - Guest	2013
Apollo Night LA	Self - Celebrity Co Host	2013
Being Mary Jane	Helen Patterson	2013
Actor's Day in LA	Self	2009
Meet the Browns	Sarah Brown / Sarah	2008
Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins	Mama Jenkins / Mamma Jenkins	2008
The Florence Henderson Show	Self - guest	2008
Exodus	Robbed Tourist	2007
Bones	Ivy Gillespie	2005
Grey's Anatomy	Lucille Reed	2005
10-8: Officers on Duty	Rita Armstrong	2003
Second to Die	Insurance Agent	2002
Love Kills	Moon	1999
413 Hope St.	Denise Thomas	1997
White Man's Burden	Megan Thomas	1995
JAG	Indira Diamond	1995
The Set Up	Olivia Dubois	1995
Cyborg 3: The Recycler	Doc Edford	1995
Walker, Texas Ranger	Mabel Jarvis	1993
Night Trap	Miss Sadie	1993
Time Trax	Mrs. Shaw	1993
Lightning in a Bottle	Dr. Sierheed	1993
The Jacksons: An American Dream	Martha Scruse	1992
Jack's Place	Kathleen	1992
Roc	Helen	1991
The Return of Superfly	Francine	1990
Heat Wave	Roxie Turpin	1990
Snoops	Matilda Hall	1989
Riverbend	Bell Coleman	1989
Knightwatch	Councilwoman Slane	1988
Blueberry Hill	Hattie Cale	1988
Rags to Riches	Celia Richards	1987
Amen	Juanita Mannings	1986
Crime Story	Iris Marshall	1986
The 58th Annual Academy Awards	Self - Nominee	1986
The Color Purple	Shug Avery	1985
MacGyver	Regina Jeffries	1985
Spenser: For Hire	Callie Braxton	1985
Murder, She Wrote	Dixie	1984
The Cosby Show	Leah	1984
Miami Vice	Sally Cordoba	1984
The Powers of Matthew Star	April	1982
T.J. Hooker	Mrs. Daniels	1982
American Playhouse	Dottie	1982
CBS Schoolbreak Special	Mary Jones	1980
The Lathe of Heaven	Heather LeLache	1980
The Sky Is Gray	Rosemary	1980
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh	Toby Millman	1979
Trapper John, M.D.	Sharon Henderson	1979
Which Way Is Up?	Annie Mae	1977
Baby... I'm Back!	Racine Parks	1977
Scott Joplin	Belle Joplin	1977
Kolchak: The Night Stalker	Ruth Van Galen	1974
Magnum Force	Prostitute	1973
Hell Up in Harlem	Sister Jennifer	1973
Kojak	Lula	1973
An Eye for an Eye	Nurse	1973
Harry O	Ruby Dome, Ginnie Adams	1973
Cool Breeze	Lark	1972
The Rookies	Marly Walker, Stacy Brooks	1972
Something Evil	Irene	1972
Sanford and Son	Denise	1972
Terror at Red Wolf Inn	Edwina	1972
The New Dick Van Dyke Show	Pam Harris / Nurse Wilkinson	1971
Marcus Welby, M.D.	Julie	1969
Ironside	Bartender	1967
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Herself - Guest	1962