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Mangum, Oklahoma, USA
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.
Known for
- A Man on the Inside — Florence Joanne Whistbrook2024
- The Nana Project — Gladys2023
- Block Party — Janice Sommers2022
- We Are Gathered Here Today — Estelle Wyatt2022
- Is That Black Enough for You?!? — Self2022
- Orpheus Star — Lizette Jean-Marie2020
- Proud Mary — Mina2018
- The Neighborhood — Aunt Desiray2018
- The Rookie — Ruth Harper2018
- Genius — Delia Linsey King2017
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- Listeners
- 57
- Total plays
- 696
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Key facts
- Born
- Mangum, Oklahoma , U.S.
- Alma mater
- San Francisco State University American Conservatory Theater Phillips Graduate University
- Occupations
- Actress, singer
- Years active
- 1972–present
- Spouse
- Robert Gordon Hunt , ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1974 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1980 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Margaret
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Mangum
- Occupation
- singer
- Educated at
- San Francisco State University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Official website
- margaretavery.com
- Image
- Margaret Avery, 1986.jpg
- Residence
- Los Angeles
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- date of birth
- 1944-01-20
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
- start of work period
- 1972-00-00
- name in native language
- Margaret Avery
- writing language
- English language
- Commons category
- Margaret Avery
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Encyclopedic overview
Margaret Avery is an American actress. 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) which earned her an NAACP Image Award nomination, and The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979). She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Shug Avery in the period drama film The Color Purple (1985).
Avery continued appearing in films like Blueberry Hill (1988), White Man's Burden (1995), Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (2008), Meet the Browns (2008), and Proud Mary (2018). From 2013 to 2019, Avery starred as Helen Patterson, lead character's mother, in the BET drama series Being Mary Jane.
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