The full cast of The Color Purple

Here you will find an overview of the cast of the movie The Color Purple from the year 1985, including all the actors, actresses and the director. When you click on the name of an actor, actress or director from the movie The Color Purple-cast you can watch more movies and/or series by him or her. Click here for more infomation about the movie.

We have made an overview that includes: actors, directors, the production team, the camera team, writers and other crew members.

Directors

Steven Spielberg

Director

Writers

Alice Walker

Novel

Menno Meyjes

Screenplay

Actors & actresses

Danny Glover

Albert Johnson

Whoopi Goldberg

Celie Harris Johnson

Oprah Winfrey

Sofia Johnson

Margaret Avery

Shug Avery

Willard E. Pugh

Harpo Johnson

Akosua Busia

Nettie Harris

Desreta Jackson

Young Celie Harris

Adolph Caesar

Old Mister

Rae Dawn Chong

Squeak

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)

Artistic design

Bo Welch

Art Direction

J. Michael Riva

Production Design

Linda DeScenna

Set Decoration

Camera

Allen Daviau

Director of Photography

Robert Samuels

Second Assistant Camera

Costume & makeup

Aggie Guerard Rodgers

Costume Design

Richard Alonzo

Makeup Artist

Crew

Dana Dru Evenson

Stunt Double

Tony Brubaker

Stunts

Movie Editing

Michael Kahn

Editor

Production

Jon Peters

Executive Producer

Peter Guber

Executive Producer

Kathleen Kennedy

Producer

Quincy Jones

Producer

Frank Marshall

Producer

Steven Spielberg

Producer

Carole Isenberg

Producer

Sound

Alan L. Nineberg

ADR Editor

Fred Steiner

Music

Chris Boardman

Music

Jerry Hey

Music

Andraé Crouch

Music

Joel Rosenbaum

Music

Rod Temperton

Music

Jack Hayes

Music

Randy Kerber

Music

Jeremy Lubbock

Music

Jorge Calandrelli

Music

Caiphus Semenya

Music

Quincy Jones

Original Music Composer