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Margaret Avery

1944 - Today

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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). She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Shug Avery in the period drama film The Color Purple (1985). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2024). Margaret Avery is the 4,832nd most popular actor (down from 4,090th in 2024), the 7,618th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,061st in 2019) and the 2,205th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Margaret Avery ranks 4,832 out of 13,578. Before her are Courtney Thorne-Smith, May Robson, Antonia San Juan, Janis Paige, Julie Depardieu, and Natalya Gundareva. After her are Cecil Kellaway, Maurizio Arena, Kader Khan, Leighton Meester, Carol Ann Susi, and Roxanne Hart.

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Among people born in 1944, Margaret Avery ranks 510. Before her are Massimiliano Fuksas, Orlando Martínez, Gianni Bonichon, Uwe Barschel, Amnon Lipkin-Shahak, and Kansai Yamamoto. After her are Emilio Zapico, Terry Jacks, Botho Strauß, Rita Mae Brown, Fatos Kongoli, and Paul Keating.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Margaret Avery ranks 7,619 out of 20,380. Before her are Regis Philbin (1931), Edmund Wilson (1895), Margaret Harwood (1885), George Kennan (1845), and Gary Hall Jr. (1974). After her are Leighton Meester (1986), Carol Ann Susi (1952), Roxanne Hart (1952), Clarence Williams III (1939), Peter Hermann (1967), Agnes Ayres (1898), and Louella Parsons (1881).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Margaret Avery ranks 2,206. Before her are Polly Bergen (1930), Penn Badgley (1986), Lola Falana (1942), Lawrence Gilliard Jr. (1971), Courtney Thorne-Smith (1967), and Janis Paige (1922). After her are Leighton Meester (1986), Carol Ann Susi (1952), Roxanne Hart (1952), Clarence Williams III (1939), Peter Hermann (1967), and Agnes Ayres (1898).

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