When Brenda (Angela Bassett), a recently unemployed single mother living in inner city Chicago, receives a letter announcing that her father, whom she never met, has passed away, she gathers her three children and sets off for the funeral in Georgia. After struggling for years to make ends meet and keep her kids off the streets, Brenda has begun to lose hope and is desperate for help of any kind. What she gets is a whirlwind introduction to the fun-loving, crass Brown clan, a small-town Southern family who make her feel like she's known them her entire life. Directed by Tyler Perry. With Tyler Perry, Tamela J. Mann, Jenifer Lewis and Chloe Bailey. Categories: Comedy, Drama. Year: 2008.
Margaret Avery in Meet the Browns
Successful talk show host RJ Stevens (Martin Lawrence) left behind his modest Southern roots, and his family name, to pursue his Hollywood dream. When his parents (James Earl Jones and Margaret Avery) request that he attend their 50th wedding anniversary, RJ heads home to Georgia with his high maintenance fiancee (Joy Bryant) and his 10-year-old son (Damani Roberts). While RJ plans to show his family that he is no longer the awkward kid they used to pick on, they have other plans. Calling him out on his new superstar attitude, RJ's family help him remember where he came from and ho he really is. Directed by Malcolm D. Lee. With Cedric the Entertainer, Nicole Ari Parker, Michael Clarke Duncan, Mike Epps and Mo'Nique. Categories: Comedy. Year: 2008.
Margaret Avery in Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins