Margaret Avery

Margaret Avery

Born: January 20, 1944
in 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).

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The Nana Project
Title: The Nana Project
Character: Gladys
Released: September 14, 2023
Type: Movie
Follows Helen "Nana" Lewis, a feisty chess master, and her grandsons, as they embark on a road trip to support her rise to state championships.
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Is That Black Enough for You?!?
Title: Is That Black Enough for You?!?
Character: Self
Released: October 9, 2022
Type: Movie
A look at the Black revolution in 1970s cinema, from genre films to social realism, from the making of new superstars to the craft of rising auteurs.
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We Are Gathered Here Today
Title: We Are Gathered Here Today
Character: Estelle Wyatt
Released: August 16, 2022
Type: Movie
The patriarch of the family enters the hospital with COVID-19 and because of hospital protocols his family members are forced to say their goodbyes via video conferencing.
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Block Party
Title: Block Party
Character: Janice Sommers
Released: June 8, 2022
Type: Movie
Recent Harvard grad Keke McQueen, 23, is eager to ditch her hometown of Grand Rapids, Michigan for her dream job in Atlanta, but when Keke discovers that her once super-sharp Grandma Janice is showing early signs of dementia, Keke puts her career at stake in order to save her Grandma's block party, and in the process, Keke falls back in love with her hometown and its people.
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Title: The Neighborhood
Character: Aunt Desiray
Released: October 1, 2018
Type: TV
The nicest guy in the Midwest moves his family into a tough neighborhood in Los Angeles where not everyone appreciates his extreme neighborliness. That includes their new next-door neighbor Calvin.
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Proud Mary
Title: Proud Mary
Character: Mina
Released: January 12, 2018
Type: Movie
Mary is a hit woman working for an organized crime family in Boston, whose life is completely turned around when she meets a young boy whose path she crosses when a professional hit goes bad.
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Title: The Carmichael Show
Character: Janet
Released: August 26, 2015
Type: TV
From the comedy of Jerrod Carmichael and Nick Stoller ("Neighbors") comes an irreverent sitcom inspired by Jerrod's relationships with his say-anything, contrarian father, his therapist-in-training girlfriend, his ever-hustling brother and his mother who is always, always, always right with Jesus. Taking the next step and moving in together, Jerrod and his girlfriend, Maxine (Amber West), are your average young couple trying to make it in the city. They’re smart, motivated and looking to build a fulfilling life together. The only thing standing in their way is family. Between Jerrod's larger-than-life brother, Bobby (Lil Rel Howery), and his smothering and passionate parents (David Alan Grier, Loretta Devine), Jerrod and Maxine are put to the test navigating the boundaries of romance, family and sanity.
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Title: The Librarians
Character: Eleanor Darnell
Released: December 7, 2014
Type: TV
A group of librarians set off on adventures in an effort to save mysterious, ancient artifacts. Based on the series of "The Librarian" movies.
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Title: Being Mary Jane
Character: Helen Patterson
Released: July 2, 2013
Type: TV
Mary Jane Paul is a one-woman-show: a successful TV news anchor, and an entirely self-sufficient powerhouse who remains devoted to a family that doesn't share her motivation. Intense drama and unforgettable moments unfold as Mary Jane juggles her life, her relationships, her work, and commitments to her family.
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Meet the Browns
Title: Meet the Browns
Character: Sarah Brown
Released: March 21, 2008
Type: Movie
A single mother living in inner city Chicago, Brenda has been struggling for years to make ends meet and keep her three kids off the street. When she's laid off with no warning, she starts losing hope for the first time - until a letter arrives announcing the death of a father she's never met. Desperate for any kind of help, Brenda takes her family to Georgia for the funeral, but nothing could have prepared her for the Browns, her father's fun-loving, crass Southern clan. In a small-town world full of long afternoons and country fairs, Brenda struggles to get to know the family she never knew existed...and finds a brand new romance that just might change her life.
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Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
Title: Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
Character: Mamma Jenkins
Released: February 8, 2008
Type: Movie
When a celebrated TV show host returns to his hometown in the South, his family is there to remind him that going home is no vacation!
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Exodus
Title: Exodus
Character: Robbed Tourist
Released: September 4, 2007
Type: Movie
The story of Exodus is relocated to the seaside town Margate. Moses lives in the Promised Lands with his adoptive parents, until he finds his mother in the shanty town, Dreamland, where she’s been ghettoised with other ‘undesirables’. He takes on his father, Pharaoh, and leads a radical campaign to liberate the people of Dreamland.
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Lord Help Us
Title: Lord Help Us
Character: Dorinda Thomas
Released: February 1, 2007
Type: Movie
Comedy about faith and family directed by Shavar Ross. When a recently widowed Baptist preacher (Bill Toliver) loses the respect of his congregation over rumors of his impending marriage to a woman 45 years younger, best friends hatch a plan to help him regain his flock.
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Waitin' to Live
Title: Waitin' to Live
Character: Pearline Loggins
Released: August 9, 2006
Type: Movie
Murdered because he refused to sell his land to a greedy opportunist, Bucko Cassidy (Lee Majors) returns as a ghost to help his grown son, Junior (Derek Hamilton), keep the homestead in the family. While contending with conflicts in his marriage to Ellie (Rachel Wilson), Junior also has to convince everyone around him that he's not crazy -- because he's the only one who can see Bucko. Barry Corbin costars in this quirky comedy.
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Title: Bones
Character: Ivy Gillespie
Released: September 13, 2005
Type: TV
Dr. Temperance Brennan and her colleagues at the Jeffersonian's Medico-Legal Lab assist Special Agent Seeley Booth with murder investigations when the remains are so badly decomposed, burned or destroyed that the standard identification methods are useless.
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Title: Grey's Anatomy
Character: Lucille Reed
Released: March 27, 2005
Type: TV
Follows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle’s Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.
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Second to Die
Title: Second to Die
Character: Insurance Agent
Released: April 23, 2002
Type: Movie
Erika Eleniak as a woman who plans the murder of her husband ...
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Love Kills
Title: Love Kills
Character: Moon
Released: October 4, 1999
Type: Movie
A masseur gets mixed up in the family plots at the mansion of a recently deceased Beverly Hills millionaire.
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Title: Die Gang
Character: Glenda Otero
Released: January 5, 1997
Type: TV
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White Man's Burden
Title: White Man's Burden
Character: Megan Thomas
Released: December 1, 1995
Type: Movie
The story takes place in alternative America where the blacks are members of social elite, and whites are inhabitants of inner city ghettos. Louis Pinnock is a white worker in a chocolate factory, loving husband and father of two children. While delivering a package for black CEO Thaddeus Thomas, he is mistaken for a voyeur and, as a result, loses his job, gets beaten by black cops and his family gets evicted from their home. Desperate Pinnock takes a gun and kidnaps Thomas, demanding justice.
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The Set Up
Title: The Set Up
Released: July 23, 1995
Type: Movie
Charlie Thorpe, a security systems expert, gets caught during a robbery. When he is released from jail he is hired by a bank owner to design a fool proof system during the refurbishing of a bank. But shortly after it's finished he is blackmailed into cracking the security.
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Night Trap
Title: Night Trap
Character: Miss Sadie
Released: May 1, 1993
Type: Movie
A New Orleans cop tries to track down and stop a vicious and demonic killer whom has sold his soul to the devil for invulnerability and immortality.
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Lightning in a Bottle
Title: Lightning in a Bottle
Character: Dr. Sierheed
Released: January 7, 1993
Type: Movie
Charlotte Furber gets into an accident in which a man loses his life. She suffers amnesia and everybody thinks the man was drunk and therefore responsible, even his own wife Jean, who befriends Charlotte. But she will be disturbed to find that Charlotte was drunk and caused the tragic accident.
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Title: The Jacksons: An American Dream
Character: Martha Scruse
Released: November 15, 1992
Type: TV
The history of the Jackson family and the early and successful years of the Motown group The Jackson 5.
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The Return of Superfly
Title: The Return of Superfly
Character: Francine
Released: November 9, 1990
Type: Movie
In this third entry in the Superfly films, Priest returns to New York from Paris to find who is responsible for his friend's murder. With a couple of new friends, he attempts to bring the killers to justice while trying not to get into criminal activity like he did years ago.
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Heat Wave
Title: Heat Wave
Character: Roxie Turpin
Released: August 13, 1990
Type: Movie
A rookie black journalist investigates the tensions of the Watts section of Los Angeles in the bloody summer of 1965.
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Riverbend
Title: Riverbend
Character: Bell Coleman
Released: May 1, 1989
Type: Movie
A black major (Steve James) and his men are on the run from a rigged court martial and hide out in a small Georgia town where a cruel white sheriff is terrorizing the black population. Together with one strong-willed woman they formulate a bold plan to fight for freedom and human rights.
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Blueberry Hill
Title: Blueberry Hill
Character: Hattie Cale
Released: December 2, 1988
Type: Movie
In a small town in the 1950s, Ellie Dane loses her musician father, and her mother suddenly turns away from her. She finds solace in wise jazz singer Hattie Cale and learns that she's inherited her dad's skill at the piano. But she also begins to uncover dark truths about her family's past and the reason for her mother's emotional distance. A rich jazz score accompanies this moving drama.
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The Color Purple
Title: The Color Purple
Character: Shug Avery
Released: December 18, 1985
Type: Movie
An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After Celie's abusive father marries her off to the equally debasing 'Mister' Albert Johnson, things go from bad to worse, leaving Celie to find companionship anywhere she can. She perseveres, holding on to her dream of one day being reunited with her sister in Africa.
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Title: MacGyver
Character: Regina Jeffries
Released: September 29, 1985
Type: TV
He's everyone's favorite action hero... but he's a hero with a difference. Angus MacGyver is a secret agent whose wits are his deadliest weapon. Armed with only a knapsack filled with everyday items he picks up along the way, he improvises his way out of every peril the bad guys throw at him. Making a bomb out of chewing gum? Fixing a speeding car's breaks... while he's riding in it? Using soda pop to cook up tear gas? That's all in a day's adventures for MacGyver. He's part Boy Scout, part genius. And all hero.
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For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
Title: For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
Character: Dottie
Released: March 22, 1983
Type: Movie
This film is the true story of Medgar Evers, a successful insurance agent who moves to Jackson, Mississippi to direct the regional headquarters of the NAACP. Fighting segregation and racist politics, Evers becomes a leader in the black community.
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The Lathe of Heaven
Title: The Lathe of Heaven
Character: Heather LeLache
Released: January 9, 1980
Type: Movie
George Orr, a man whose dreams can change waking reality, tries to suppress this unpredictable gift with drugs. Dr. Haber, an assigned psychiatrist, discovers the gift to be real and hypnotically induces Mr. Orr to change reality for the benefit of mankind --- with bizarre and frightening results.
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The Sky Is Gray
Title: The Sky Is Gray
Character: Rosemary
Released: January 1, 1980
Type: Movie
From Ernest J. Gaines, author of "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman," comes a deceptively simple, yet emotionally complex tale of a young boy's discovery of what it's like to be black in Louisiana during the 1940's. James, the boy in question, has a raging toothache that necessitates a trip to the dentist. His mother (played by Emmy-winner Olivia Cole), accompanies James to town on an eye-opening odyssey where the boy gains valuable insights into poverty, racism - and his own sense of pride. With an exciting musical score by Webster Lewis, this multi-award winning film explores a child's discovery that the world is a complicated place... where things are never truly black or white... only shades of gray.
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The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
Title: The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
Character: Toby Millman
Released: November 6, 1979
Type: Movie
The Pittsburgh basketball team is hopeless. Maybe with the aid of an astrologer, and some new astrologically compatible players, they can become winners.
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Which Way Is Up?
Title: Which Way Is Up?
Character: Annie Mae
Released: November 4, 1977
Type: Movie
Orange picker Leroy Jones inadvertently becomes a union leader and is forced out of town, leaving behind his sex-obsessed father, Rufus, and timid spouse, Annie Mae. He heads for Los Angeles, where he falls for union organizer Vanetta. Annie Mae seeks solace from local preacher Lenox Thomas, who eventually impregnates her. When Leroy catches wind, he heads home for a showdown with Lenox.
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Scott Joplin
Title: Scott Joplin
Character: Belle Joplin
Released: February 11, 1977
Type: Movie
The life story of Scott Joplin and how he became the greatest ragtime composer of all time.
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Louis Armstrong - Chicago Style
Title: Louis Armstrong - Chicago Style
Released: January 25, 1976
Type: Movie
The story of how jazz great Louis Armstrong got his start playing in Chicago clubs, how he was framed on a drug charge, and his travels throughout Europe, where he first gained worldwide fame.
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Magnum Force
Title: Magnum Force
Character: Prostitute
Released: December 13, 1973
Type: Movie
"Dirty" Harry Callahan is a San Francisco Police Inspector on the trail of a group of rogue cops who have taken justice into their own hands. When shady characters are murdered one after another in grisly fashion, only Dirty Harry can stop them.
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Hell Up In Harlem
Title: Hell Up In Harlem
Character: Sister Jennifer
Released: December 1, 1973
Type: Movie
Tougher than Shaft and smoother than Superfly, this high-voltage sequel to Black Caesar explodes with enough action to incinerate New York City. Packed with machine-gun mayhem and riveting adventure, Hell Up in Harlem is nothing less than a modern-day tribute to the classic 30s gangster film. Fred Williamson is Tommy Gibbs, a fearless, bulletproof tough guy who blasts his way from the gutter to become the ultimate soul brother boss. Tommy steals a ledger with the name of every crooked cop and man in the city. Enlisting the aid of his father and an army of Harlem hoods, Gibbs goes from defense to offense, launching a deadly attack on his enemies that sets off a violent chain reaction from Harlem all the way to the Caribbean, climaxing in one of the hottest turf-war shoot-outs in Hollywood history.
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Title: Kojak
Character: Lula
Released: October 24, 1973
Type: TV
A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New York City.
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An Eye for an Eye
Title: An Eye for an Eye
Character: Nurse
Released: September 28, 1973
Type: Movie
The host of a children's TV show is really a psychopathic killer, and when he hears stories from the kids who watch his show about the abuse they get from their parents, he starts visiting the parents and murdering them.
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Terror at Red Wolf Inn
Title: Terror at Red Wolf Inn
Character: Edwina
Released: September 27, 1972
Type: Movie
College student Regina comes back to her room from class one day to discover she's won a getaway vacation at the quiet Red Wolf Inn. Before she can even call her parents to let them know where she'll be, the lodge owners arrange her transport and she soon finds herself with two other young women as guests of a kindly old couple. The place is beautiful and the food is fantastic, but something just doesn't seem right. One of the guests has suddenly vanished, and the hosts are certainly reluctant to have anyone poking around the meat locker. Still, the barbecued ribs are delicious, so what's there to complain about?
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Cool Breeze
Title: Cool Breeze
Character: Lark
Released: March 29, 1972
Type: Movie
A paroled crook masterminds a $3 million jewelry theft to fund a bank for businessmen.
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Something Evil
Title: Something Evil
Character: Irene
Released: January 21, 1972
Type: Movie
A young couple moves into a farmhouse in rural Pennsylvania. What they don't know is that there is an unseen presence in the house, and that it wants to take possession of the wife.
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Title: A Classic Spy
Character: Florance
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: TV
Charles, a retired man, gets a new lease on life when he answers an ad from a PI and becomes a mole in a secret investigation.