Cast for: The Color Purple
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
Jeris Poindexter as Jook Joint Patron
Hawthorne James as Jook Joint Patron
Sonny Terry as Jook Joint Musician
Greg Phillinganes as Jook Joint Musician
Roy Gaines as Jook Joint Musician
Paulinho da Costa as African Musician
Nana Yaw Asiedu as African Musician
Clarence Avant as African Musician
Bayo Martin as African Musician
Ndugu Chandler as African Musician
Jeffrey Kwashi as African Musician
Pete Munzhi as African Musician
Aniijia Rae Schockley as African Musician
Maria Howell as Church Choir Soloist (uncredited)
Gayle King as Church-goer (uncredited)