Margaret Avery

Margaret Avery

January 20, 1944 · 82 years old

Margaret Avery (born January 20, 1944) is an American actress and singer. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance as Shug in The Color Purple (1985). Description above from the Wikipedia article Margaret Avery, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full l…

Known For

12 titles
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The Color Purple

The Color Purple

1985 · 2h 34m · Movie

A tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry.

7.7
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Magnum Force

Magnum Force

1973 · 2h 4m · Movie

Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan pursues a conspiracy of vigilante cops, who are not above going beyond the law to kill San Francisco's undesirables.

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Proud Mary

Proud Mary

2018 · 1h 29m · Movie

Mary is a hit woman working for an organized crime family in Boston, whose life is completely turned around when she meets a young boy whose path she crosses when a professional hit goes bad.

4.9
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Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins

Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins

2008 · 1h 54m · Movie

Dr. R.J. Stevens is a talk-show host who visits his family in the Deep South. While there he reunites with his brother Otis, his sister Betty, his cousin/rival Clyde, and his childhood love interest Lucinda Allen.

5.5
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Being Mary Jane

Being Mary Jane

2013 · 1h 0m · TV Show

The life of a young Black woman, her work, her family and the popular talk show which she hosts.

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Which Way Is Up?

Which Way Is Up?

1977 · 1h 34m · Movie

Orange picker Leroy Jones inadvertently becomes a union leader and is forced out of town, leaving behind his wife Annie Mae and his sexually-obsessed father Rufus.

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Hell Up in Harlem

Hell Up in Harlem

1973 · 1h 34m · Movie

A gangster in Harlem must rescue his ex-wife, who has been kidnapped by the Mafia.

5.9
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Is That Black Enough for You?!?

Is That Black Enough for You?!?

2022 · 2h 15m · Movie

Tracks the history of Black cinema, focused mainly on the '70s, with archival and new interviews with many of the key players from the era.

7.3
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Scott Joplin

Scott Joplin

1977 · 1h 36m · Movie

Details the life story of Scott Joplin and how he became the greatest ragtime composer of all time.

6.5
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Exodus

Exodus

2007 · 1h 51m · Movie

A modern adaptation and interpretation of the story of Exodus.

4.8
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Block Party

Block Party

2022 · 1h 30m · Movie

Recent Harvard grad Keke McQueen, 23, is eager to ditch her hometown of Grand Rapids, Michigan for her dream job in Atlanta, but when Keke discovers that her once super-sharp Grandma Janice is showing early signs of dementia, Keke...

5.1
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The Nana Project

The Nana Project

2023 · 1h 24m · Movie

Follows Helen "Nana" Lewis, a feisty chess master, and her grandsons, as they embark on a road trip to support her rise to state championships.

4.5