- Films
- 17
- Avg rating
- 5.93
- Peak run
- 1973’85
- Oscar noms
- 1
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Margaret by the numbers
Average
5.93
11 rated films
Vote weighted
6.01
bigger films count more
Median
5.6
half are better
Consistency
±1.03
rating spread
Career
51y
1972 to 2022
Total votes
232K
across every film
Best
7.7
The Color Purple
Worst
4.6
Meet the Browns
Newest first
Filmography
| 2022 | Is That Black Enough for You?!? | Self | 7.2 | 1,802 |
| 2019 | Grand-Daddy Day Care | Millie | 5.0 | 1,087 |
| 2018 |  Proud Mary | Mina | 5.1 | 11,617 |
| 2008 |  Meet the Browns | · | 4.6 | 7,693 |
| 2008 |  Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins | Mama Jenkins | 5.6 | 17,057 |
| 2002 | Second to Die | Insurance Agent | · | 459 |
| 1995 |  White Man's Burden | Megan Thomas | 5.3 | 5,402 |
| 1993 | Night Trap | Miss Sadie | · | 485 |
| 1990 | The Return of Superfly | Francine | · | 569 |
| 1985 |  The Color Purple | Shug Avery | 7.7 | 106K |
| 1979 | The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh | Toby Millman | 5.4 | 1,377 |
| 1977 | Which Way Is Up? | Annie Mae | 6.2 | 2,253 |
| 1977 | Scott Joplin | Belle Joplin | · | 483 |
| 1973 |  Magnum Force | Prostitute | 7.2 | 72,575 |
| 1973 | Hell Up in Harlem | Sister Jennifer | 5.9 | 2,107 |
| 1972 | Terror at Red Wolf Inn | Edwina | · | 801 |
| 1972 | Cool Breeze | Lark | · | 485 |
Takes
On Margaret Avery
1 nominations, 0 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Supporting Actress · Academy Awards 1986Margaret Avery
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