Margaret Avery

ACTING

1944-01-20 (82)

Mangum, Oklahoma, USA

Biography

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Biography

Best known for:

Filmography:

Ironside(1967)

5.5

apperead as

Bartender

The New Dick Van Dyke Show(1971)

apperead as

Pam Harris / Nurse Wilkinson

Something Evil(1972)

apperead as

Irene

Cool Breeze(1972)

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Lark

Terror at Red Wolf Inn(1972)

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Edwina

Kojak(1973)

5.8

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Lula

Magnum Force(1973)

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Prostitute

Hell Up In Harlem(1973)

4.1

apperead as

Sister Jennifer

An Eye for an Eye(1973)

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Nurse

Kolchak: The Night Stalker(1974)

6.4

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Ruth Van Galen

Harry O(1974)

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Ruby Dome, Ginnie Adams

Which Way Is Up?(1977)

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Annie Mae

Scott Joplin(1977)

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Belle Joplin

The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh(1979)

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Toby Millman

The Lathe of Heaven(1980)

5.4

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Heather LeLache

The Sky Is Gray(1980)

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Rosemary

T. J. Hooker(1982)

5.2

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Mrs. Daniels

For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers poster

For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers(1983)

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Dottie

Murder, She Wrote(1984)

6.3

apperead as

Dixie

The Cosby Show(1984)

5.7

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Leah

Miami Vice(1984)

6.2

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Sally Cordoba

The Color Purple(1985)

6.7

apperead as

Shug Avery

MacGyver(1985)

6.5

apperead as

Regina Jeffries

Blueberry Hill(1988)

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Hattie Cale

Snoops

Snoops(1989)

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Matilda

Riverbend(1989)

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Bell Coleman

Single Women, Married Men(1989)

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Grace Williams

The Return of Superfly(1990)

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Francine

Heat Wave(1990)

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Roxie Turpin

The Jacksons: An American Dream(1992)

5.4

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Martha Scruse

Night Trap(1993)

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Miss Sadie

Lightning in a Bottle(1993)

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Dr. Sierheed

White Man's Burden(1995)

3.6

apperead as

Megan Thomas

Love Kills(1999)

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Moon

Second to Die(2002)

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Insurance Agent

10-8: Officers on Duty(2003)

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Rita Armstrong

Grey's Anatomy(2005)

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Lucille Reed

Bones(2005)

7.5

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Ivy Gillespie

Waitin' to Live(2006)

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Pearline Loggins

Exodus(2007)

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Robbed Tourist

Lord Help Us(2007)

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Dorinda Thomas

Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins(2008)

4.6

apperead as

Mamma Jenkins

Meet the Browns(2008)

5.4

apperead as

Sarah Brown

Being Mary Jane(2013)

5.9

apperead as

Helen Patterson

The Librarians(2014)

5.9

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Eleanor Darnell

The Carmichael Show(2015)

5.9

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Janet

Genius(2017)

6.3

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Delia Linsey King

The Rookie(2018)

7.9

apperead as

Ruth Harper

The Neighborhood(2018)

6.4

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Aunt Desiray

Proud Mary(2018)

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Mina

Orpheus Star(2020)

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Lizette Jean-Marie

Block Party(2022)

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Janice Sommers

We Are Gathered Here Today(2022)

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Estelle Wyatt

The Nana Project(2023)

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Gladys

A Man on the Inside(2024)

6.2

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Florence Joanne Whistbrook