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The Color Purple (1985)

Full Cast & Crew

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Cast (55)

Whoopi Goldberg
Celie Harris Johnson

Danny Glover
Albert Johnson ('Mister')

Margaret Avery
Shug Avery

Oprah Winfrey
Sofia Johnson

Willard E. Pugh
Harpo Johnson

Akosua Busia
Nettie Harris

Desreta Jackson
Young Celie Harris

Adolph Caesar
Old Mister

Rae Dawn Chong
Squeak (Mary Agnes)

Dana Ivey
Miss Millie

Leonard Jackson
Alphonso "Pa" Harris

Bennet Guillory
Grady

John Patton Jr.
Preacher

Carl Anderson
Reverend Samuel

Susan Beaubian
Corrine

James Tillis
Henry "Buster" Broadnax

Phillip Strong
Mayor

Laurence Fishburne
Swain

Peto Kinsaka
Adam

Lelo Masamba
Olivia

Margaret Freeman
Odessa

Howard Starr
Young Harpo

Daphaine Oliver
Young Olivia

Jadili Johnson
Young Adam

Lillian Njoki Distefano
Young Tashi

Donna Buie
Daisy

Leon Rippy
Store Clerk

John R. Hart
Mailman

David Thomas
Road Gang Leader

Carrie Murphy
Loretta

Juliet Poe
Church Sister

Katie Simon
Church Sister

Ethel Taylor
Church Sister

Marcus Covington
Boy

Marcus Liles
Boy

April Myers
Emma

Maurice Moore
Child #1

Lechanda Latharp
Child #2

Drew Bundini Brown
Jook Joint Patron

Arnold F. Turner
Jook Joint Patron

Jeris Poindexter
Jook Joint Patron

Hawthorne James
Jook Joint Patron

Sonny Terry
Jook Joint Musician

Greg Phillinganes
Jook Joint Musician

Roy Gaines
Jook Joint Musician

Paulinho da Costa
African Musician

Nana Yaw Asiedu
African Musician

Clarence Avant
African Musician

Bayo Martin
African Musician

Ndugu Chandler
African Musician

Jeffrey Kwashi
African Musician

Pete Munzhi
African Musician

Aniijia Rae Schockley
African Musician

Maria Howell
Church Choir Soloist (uncredited)

Gayle King
Church-goer (uncredited)

Directing (3)

Steven Spielberg
Director

Steven Spielberg
Producer

Frank Marshall
Producer

Production (4)

Peter Guber
Executive Producer

Jon Peters
Executive Producer

Kathleen Kennedy
Producer

Carole Isenberg
Producer

Editing (1)

Michael Kahn
Editor

Writing (2)

Alice Walker
Novel

Menno Meyjes
Screenplay

Costume & Make-Up (2)

Aggie Guerard Rodgers
Costume Design

Richard Alonzo
Makeup Artist

Art (3)

Bo Welch
Art Direction

J. Michael Riva
Production Design

Linda DeScenna
Set Decoration

Camera (2)

Allen Daviau
Director of Photography

Robert Samuels
Second Assistant Camera

Crew (5)

Lionel Richie
Lyricist

Andraé Crouch
Music Arranger

Andraé Crouch
Songs

Dana Dru Evenson
Stunt Double

Tony Brubaker
Stunts