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  1. 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).

  2. Margaret Avery is an American actress who starred in The Color Purple (1985) and other films and TV shows. She was born in 1944 in Oklahoma, graduated from San Francisco State University, and has one daughter.

    • January 1, 1
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    • Mangum, Oklahoma, USA
  3. Margaret Avery is an actress who starred in The Color Purple (1985) and other films and TV shows. She was born in Oklahoma, taught in Los Angeles, and was nominated for an Oscar for her role as Shug Avery.

    • January 20, 1944
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  5. Margaret Avery is an American actress and singer who was nominated for an Oscar for The Color Purple. See her biography, filmography, awards and photos on TMDB.

  6. Feb 7, 1986 · Margaret Avery plays Shug Avery, a bisexual woman and Celie's friend, in this drama based on Alice Walker's novel. The film, directed by Steven Spielberg, was nominated for 11 Oscars and won 14 awards.

  7. 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).

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