Margaret Avery
Film

Margaret Avery

Section Title: Film
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Year	Title	Role	Notes

1972	Something Evil	Irene

1972	Cool Breeze	Lark

1972	Terror House	Edwina

1973	An Eye for an Eye	Nurse

1973	Magnum Force	Prostitute

1973	An Eye for an Eye	Nurse

1973	Hell Up in Harlem	Sister Jennifer

1976	Louis Armstrong - Chicago Style	Alma Rae	NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special

1977	Which Way Is Up?	Annie Mae

1977	Scott Joplin	Belle Joplin	Nominated — NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture

1979	The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh	Toby Millman

1980	The Sky Is Gray	Rosemary

1980	The Lathe of Heaven	Heather LeLache

1985	The Color Purple	Shug Avery	Nominated—Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress

1988	Blueberry Hill	Hattie Cale

1989	Riverbend	Bell Coleman

1989	Single Women Married Men	Grace Williams

1990	Heat Wave	Roxie Turpin

1990	The Return of Superfly	Francine

1993	Lightning in a Bottle	Dr. Sierheed

1993	Night Trap	Miss Sadie

1994	Cyborg 3: The Recycler	Doc Edford

1995	The Set-Up	Olivia Dubois

1995	White Man's Burden	Megan Thomas

1998	Love Kills	Moon

2002	Waitin' to Live	Pearline Loggins

2002	Second to Die	Insurance agent

2007	Lord Help Us	Dorinda Thomas

2007	Exodus	Robbed Tourist

2008	Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins	Mama Jenkins

2008	Meet the Browns	Sarah Brown

2009	Extrospection	Anna

2018	Proud Mary	Mina

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Avery performed as Shug Avery in the 1985 film "The Color Purple" for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.
Avery is known as Shug Avery in the 1985 film "The Color Purple" for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.
In 1985, Avery appeared as Shug Avery in The Color Purple for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.

final_sentence: Avery performed as Shug Avery in the 1985 film "The Color Purple" for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.
final_sentence: Avery is known as Shug Avery in the 1985 film "The Color Purple" for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.
final_sentence: In 1985, Avery appeared as Shug Avery in The Color Purple for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.