The Color Purple - Cast

Danny Glover

Albert
Actor

Whoopi Goldberg

Celie
Actor

Margaret Avery

Shug Avery
Actor

Oprah Winfrey

Sofia
Actor

Willard E. Pugh

Harpo
Actor

Akosua Busia

Nettie
Actor

Desreta Jackson

Young Celie
Actor

Adolph Caesar

Old Mr.
Actor

Rae Dawn Chong

Squeak
Actor

Dana Ivey

Miss Millie
Actor

Leonard Jackson

Pa
Actor

Bennet Guillory

Grady
Actor

Carl Anderson

Reverend Samuel
Actor

Susan Beaubian

Corrine
Actor

Laurence Fishburne

Swain
Actor

Leon Rippy

Store Clerk
Actor

Drew Bundini Brown

Jook Joint Patron
Actor

Arnold F. Turner

Jook Joint Patron
Actor

Jeris Poindexter

Jook Joint Patron
Actor

Hawthorne James

Jook Joint Patron
Actor

Sonny Terry

Jook Joint Musician
Actor

Greg Phillinganes

Jook Joint Musician
Actor

Paulinho da Costa

African Musician
Actor

Clarence Avant

African Musician
Actor

Maria Howell

Church Choir Soloist (uncredited)
Actor

Gayle King

Church-goer (uncredited)
Actor