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Margaret Avery

Acting Born Jan 20, 1944 Mangum, Oklahoma, USA 24 credits

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).

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Known for

The Rookie

as Ruth Harper

Grey's Anatomy

as Lucille Reed

Bones

as Ivy Gillespie

Murder, She Wrote

as Dixie

Miami Vice

as Sally Cordoba

MacGyver

as Regina Jeffries

Ironside

as Bartender

The Cosby Show

as Leah

The Neighborhood

as Aunt Desiray
Film

The Hidden Fortress

as Mrs. Daniels

Genius

as Delia Linsey King

The Librarians

as Eleanor Darnell

Full filmography

  • The Rookie (2018) as Ruth Harper
  • Grey's Anatomy (2005) as Lucille Reed
  • Bones (2005) as Ivy Gillespie
  • Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Dixie
  • Miami Vice (1984) as Sally Cordoba
  • MacGyver (1985) as Regina Jeffries
  • Ironside (1967) as Bartender
  • The Cosby Show (1984) as Leah
  • The Neighborhood (2018) as Aunt Desiray
  • T. J. Hooker (1982) as Mrs. Daniels
  • Genius (2017) as Delia Linsey King
  • The Librarians (2014) as Eleanor Darnell
  • Kojak (1973) as Lula
  • Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974) as Ruth Van Galen
  • Harry O (1974) as Ruby Dome
  • Harry O (1974) as Ginnie Adams
  • A Man on the Inside (2024) as Florence Joanne Whistbrook
  • The Jacksons: An American Dream (1992) as Martha Scruse
  • Being Mary Jane (2013) as Helen Patterson
  • Magnum Force (1973) as Prostitute
  • Snoops (1989) as Matilda
  • 10-8: Officers on Duty (2003) as Rita Armstrong
  • The Color Purple (1985) as Shug Avery
  • The New Dick Van Dyke Show (1971) as Pam Harris / Nurse Wilkinson