The Color Purple (1985) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Steven Spielberg.

Cast

• Danny Glover as Albert
• Whoopi Goldberg as Celie
• Margaret Avery as Shug Avery
• Oprah Winfrey as Sofia
• Willard E. Pugh as Harpo
• Akosua Busia as Nettie
• Desreta Jackson as Young Celie
• Adolph Caesar as Old Mr.
• Rae Dawn Chong as Squeak
• Dana Ivey as Miss Millie
• Leonard Jackson as Pa
• Bennet Guillory as Grady
• John Patton Jr. as Preacher
• Carl Anderson as Reverend Samuel
• Susan Beaubian as Corrine
• James Tillis as Buster
• Phillip Strong as Mayor
• Laurence Fishburne as Swain
• Peto Kinsaka as Adam
• Lelo Masamba as Olivia
• Margaret Freeman as Odessa
• Howard Starr as Young Harpo
• Daphaine Oliver as Young Olivia
• Jadili Johnson as Young Adam
• Lillian Njoki Distefano as Young Tashi
• Donna Buie as Daisy
• Leon Rippy as Store Clerk
• John R. Hart as Mailman
• David Thomas as Road Gang Leader
• Carrie Murphy as Loretta
• Juliet Poe as Church Sister
• Katie Simon as Church Sister
• Ethel Taylor as Church Sister
• Marcus Covington as Boy
• Marcus Liles as Boo
• April Myers as Emma
• Maurice Moore as Child #1
• Lechanda Latharp as Child #2
• Drew Bundini Brown as Jook Joint Patron
• Arnold F. Turner as Jook Joint Patron

Crew

• Steven Spielberg — Director
• Alice Walker — Novel
• Menno Meyjes — Screenplay
• Steven Spielberg — Producer
• Frank Marshall — Producer
• Kathleen Kennedy — Producer
• Quincy Jones — Producer
• Carole Isenberg — Producer
• Allen Daviau — Director of Photography
• Quincy Jones — Original Music Composer

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