Margaret Avery
Film
Table:
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[10]

Mina

Looking at the table titled Margaret Avery — section "Film", write a short sentence answer to the question: What role did Margaret Avery play in 1985? Return your answer as JSON: {"answer": "YOUR ANSWER"}.

answer: 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.