Margaret Avery: Margaret Avery. Actress: The Color Purple. Slender, attractive actress Margaret Avery, spellbinding in her role of Shug in Steven Spielberg's The Color Purple (1985), is certainly no "one-hit wonder". Although filmgoers may be able to trace her back only to that once-in-a-lifetime part, Margaret has been a talented player on the large and small screens for well over three decades. Born on January 20, 1944, in Mangum, Oklahoma, the daughter of...
Known For: The Color Purple (Shug Avery), Magnum Force (Prostitute), Being Mary Jane (Helen Patterson), Blueberry Hill (Hattie Cale)