The Colour Purple (1985)

Danny GloverAlbert Whoopi GoldbergCelie Margaret AveryShug Avery Oprah WinfreySofia Willard E. PughHarpo Akosua BusiaNettie Desreta JacksonYoung Celie Adolph CaesarOld Mr. Rae Dawn ChongSqueak Dana IveyMiss Millie Leonard JacksonPa Bennet GuilloryGrady John Patton Jr.Preacher Carl AndersonReverend Samuel Susan BeaubianCorrine James TillisBuster Phillip StrongMayor Laurence FishburneSwain Peto KinsakaAdam Lelo MasambaOlivia Margaret FreemanOdessa Howard StarrYoung Harpo Daphaine OliverYoung Olivia Jadili JohnsonYoung Adam Lillian Njoki DistefanoYoung Tashi Donna BuieDaisy Leon RippyStore Clerk John R. HartMailman David ThomasRoad Gang Leader Carrie MurphyLoretta Juliet PoeChurch Sister Katie SimonChurch Sister Ethel TaylorChurch Sister Marcus CovingtonBoy Marcus LilesBoo April MyersEmma Maurice MooreChild #1 Lechanda LatharpChild #2 Drew Bundini BrownJook Joint Patron Arnold F. TurnerJook Joint Patron Jeris PoindexterJook Joint Patron Hawthorne JamesJook Joint Patron Sonny TerryJook Joint Musician Greg PhillinganesJook Joint Musician Roy GainesJook Joint Musician Paulinho da CostaAfrican Musician Nana Yaw AsieduAfrican Musician Clarence AvantAfrican Musician Bayo MartinAfrican Musician Ndugu ChandlerAfrican Musician Jeffrey KwashiAfrican Musician Pete MunzhiAfrican Musician Aniijia Rae SchockleyAfrican Musician Maria HowellChurch Choir Soloist (uncredited) Gayle KingChurch-goer (uncredited)

Aggie Guerard RodgersCostume Design · Costume & Make-Up Alan L. NinebergADR Editor · Sound Alice WalkerNovel · Writing Andraé CrouchMusic Arranger · Sound Andraé CrouchSongs · Sound Bill MaxwellSongs · Sound Bo WelchArt Direction · Art Carole IsenbergProducer · Production Dana Dru EvensonStunt Double · Crew David Del SestoSongs · Sound Frank MarshallProducer · Production Fred SteinerOrchestrator · Sound J. Michael RivaProduction Design · Art Jack HayesOrchestrator · Sound Jerry HeyOrchestrator · Sound Joel RosenbaumOrchestrator · Sound Jon PetersExecutive Producer · Production Jorge CalandrelliOrchestrator · Sound Kathleen KennedyProducer · Production Linda DeScennaSet Decoration · Art Lionel RichieLyricist · Writing Michael KahnEditor · Editing Peter GuberExecutive Producer · Production Quincy JonesLyricist · Writing Quincy JonesSongs · Sound Quincy JonesProducer · Production Randy KerberOrchestrator · Sound Richard AlonzoMakeup Artist · Costume & Make-Up Robert SamuelsSecond Assistant Camera · Camera Rod TempertonLyricist · Writing Rod TempertonSongs · Sound Steven SpielbergProducer · Production Tony BrubakerStunts · Crew