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Margaret Avery Biography ((?)-)

Born in Mangum, OK; married Robert Gordon Hunt (a director; divorced); children: Aisha. Addresses: Agent: Artists Agency, 10000 Santa Monica Blvd.,Suite 305, Los Angeles, CA 90067.; Contact: P.O. Box 3493, Los Angeles, CA 90078.

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Edwina, Terror House (also known as Terror at Red Wolf Inn, Club Dead, Terror on the Menu, and The Folks at Red Wolf Inn), Scope III/Far West, 1972
• Lark, Mercer's mistress, Cool Breeze, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1972
• Call girl, Magnum Force, Warner Bros., 1973
• Nurse, The Psychopath (also known as An Eye for an Eye), Brentwood, 1973
• Sister Jennifer, Hell up in Harlem, American International, 1973
• Belle Joplin, Scott Joplin, Universal, 1977
• Annie Mae, Which Way Is Up?, Universal, 1977
• Toby Millman, The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh, United Artists, 1979
• Shug Avery, The Color Purple, Warner Bros., 1985
• Hattie Cole, Blueberry Hill, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1988
• Bell Coleman, Riverbend, Intercontinental, 1989
• Francine, The Return of Superfly, Triton/Vidmark, 1990
• Miss Sadie, Night Trap (also known as Mardi Gras for the Devil), Prism Entertainment, 1993
• Dr. Sierheed, Lightning in a Bottle, 1994
• Megan Thomas, White Man's Burden, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1995
• Olivia Dubois, The Set Up, 1995
• Doc Edford, Cyborg 3: The Recycler (also known as Cyborg 3), Warnervision Entertainment, 1995
• Second to Die, 2001
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Denise Thomas, 413 Hope St., Fox, 1997
• Miniseries
• Martha, The Jacksons: An American Dream (also known as The Jackson Five), ABC, 1992
• Movies
• Irene, Something Evil, CBS, 1972
• Alma Rae, Louis Armstrong--Chicago Style, ABC, 1976
• Heather LeLache, The Lathe of Heaven, PBS, 1980
• Rosemary, The Sky Is Gray, 1980
• For Us, the Living (also known as For Us the Living: The MedgarEvers Story), 1983
• Grace Williams, Single Women, Married Me, CBS, 1989
• Roxie Turpin, Heat Wave (also known as Burn, Baby, Burn), TNT, 1990
• Mrs. Donelly, Face of Evil, 1996
• Mary McMillian, Wie Stark mub eine Liebe sein, 1998
• Episodic
• Ginnie Adams, "Eyewitness," Harry O, ABC, 1974
• Lula B. Perry, "You Can't Tell a Hurt Man How to Holler," Kojak, 1974
• Denise, "Strange Bedfellows," Sanford and Son, NBC, 1975
• Ruby Dome, "Elegy for a Cop," Harry O, ABC, 1975
• Ruth Van Galen, "The Sentry," Kolchak: The Night Stalker, 1975
• Ruby Dome, "Anatomy of a Frame," Harry O, ABC, 1975
• Ruby Dome, "Mister Five and Dime," Harry O, ABC, 1976
• Ruby Dome, "Ruby," Harry O, ABC, 1976
• Nurse Sawyer, A.E.S. Hudson Street, ABC, 1978
• "For Us, the Living," American Playhouse, PBS, 1983
• Dixie, "Jessica Behind Bars," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1985
• CeeCee Richards, Rags to Riches, NBC, 1987
• Sally Cordova, "The Afternoon Plane," Miami Vice, NBC, 1987
• Callie Braxton, "One for My Daughter," Spenser: For Hire, 1987
• Iris Marshall, Crime Story, NBC, 1988
• Councilwoman Slane, Knightwatch, ABC, 1989
• Helen, "The Lady Killer," Roc, Fox, 1991
• Regina Jeffries, "Gunz 'n Boyz," MacGyver, 1991
• Leah, "Clair's Reunion," The Cosby Show, NBC, 1992
• Mrs. Shaw, "The Price of Honor," Time Trax, 1993
• Mabel Jarvis, "The Neighborhood," Walker, Texas Ranger, CBS, 1997
• Specials
• Mary Jones, "Malcolm Takes a Shot," CBS Schoolbreak Specials, CBS,1990
• The Set Up, Showtime, 1995
• Stage Appearances
• Revolution, Center Theatre Group, New Theatre for Now, Los Angeles, 1972
• Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?, Zodiac Theatre, Los Angeles, 1972
• Love Letters, Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, CA, 1991
• Also appeared in Sistuhs, Los Angeles Actors' Theatre, Los Angeles.