Acting
Margaret Avery
- Titles
- 35movies24TV shows
- Career
Active from 1972 to 2022, with a break from 1996 to 2005, with up to 2 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 11top three billing
- Average score
49/100
- Highest rated
The Color Purple78/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 39 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Nostalgia5.3average 3.7
- Crime4.9average 3.7
- Class & Capitalism4.5average 3.3
- Family Dynamics5.9average 4.8
- Historical3.6average 2.6
- Contemporary Realism6.3average 5.4
- Situational Comedy3.4average 2.7
- Politics3.3average 2.6
Rarely in their work
- Fantasy0.7, average 1.7
- Uncanny1.6, average 2.5
- Wonder2.7, average 3.4
- Absurdist Humor1.4, average 2.0
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 3
- Social Satire 2
- Crime Thriller 2
- Redemption 2
- Blaxploitation 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Movies and TV shows
582020s
5 titles · average score 76
TV show · as Florence Joanne Whistbrook
as Gladys
as Janice Sommers
as Estelle Wyatt
as Lizette Jean-Marie
2010s
7 titles · average score 66
as Mina
TV show · as Ruth Harper
TV show · as Aunt Desiray
TV show · as Delia Linsey King
TV show · as Janet
TV show · as Eleanor Darnell
TV show · as Helen Patterson
2000s
9 titles · average score 53
as Mamma Jenkins
as Sarah Brown
as Dorinda Thomas
as Robbed Tourist
as Pearline Loggins
TV show · as Lucille Reed
TV show · as Ivy Gillespie
TV show · as Rita Armstrong
as Insurance Agent
1990s
9 titles · average score 47
as Moon
TV show · as Glenda Otero
as Megan Thomas
as Miss Sadie
as Dr. Sierheed
as Letters of Margaret Sanger (voice)
TV show · as Martha Scruse
as Francine
as Roxie Turpin
1980s
14 titles · average score 67
as Bell Coleman
TV show · as Matilda
as Hattie Cale
as Shug Avery
TV show · as Regina Jeffries
TV show · as Dixie
TV show · as Sally Cordoba
TV show · as Leah
TV show · as Mrs. Daniels
TV show · as Dottie
as Rosemary
1970s
13 titles · average score 56
as Toby Millman
as Annie Mae
as Belle Joplin
TV show · as Ruth Van Galen
TV show · as Ginnie Adams / Ruby Dome
as Sister Jennifer
TV show · as Lula
as Prostitute
as Lark
as Edwina
as Irene
TV show · as Pam Harris / Nurse Wilkinson
1960s
1 title · average score 45
TV show · as Bartender