On screen
Cast
55 credited performers
Danny Glover
Albert
Whoopi Goldberg
Celie
Margaret Avery
Shug Avery
Oprah Winfrey
Sofia
Willard E. Pugh
Harpo
Akosua Busia
Nettie
Desreta Jackson
Young Celie
Adolph Caesar
Old Mr.
Rae Dawn Chong
Squeak
Dana Ivey
Miss Millie
Leonard Jackson
Pa
Bennet Guillory
Grady
Artwork unavailable
John Patton Jr.
Preacher
Carl Anderson
Reverend Samuel
Susan Beaubian
Corrine
Artwork unavailable
James Tillis
Buster
Artwork unavailable
Phillip Strong
Mayor
Laurence Fishburne
Swain
Artwork unavailable
Peto Kinsaka
Adam
Artwork unavailable
Lelo Masamba
Olivia
Artwork unavailable
Margaret Freeman
Odessa
Artwork unavailable
Howard Starr
Young Harpo
Artwork unavailable
Daphaine Oliver
Young Olivia
Artwork unavailable
Jadili Johnson
Young Adam
Artwork unavailable
Lillian Njoki Distefano
Young Tashi
Artwork unavailable
Donna Buie
Daisy
Leon Rippy
Store Clerk
Artwork unavailable
John R. Hart
Mailman
Artwork unavailable
David Thomas
Road Gang Leader
Artwork unavailable
Carrie Murphy
Loretta
Artwork unavailable
Juliet Poe
Church Sister
Artwork unavailable
Katie Simon
Church Sister
Artwork unavailable
Ethel Taylor
Church Sister
Artwork unavailable
Marcus Covington
Boy
Artwork unavailable
Marcus Liles
Boo
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April Myers
Emma
Artwork unavailable
Maurice Moore
Child #1
Artwork unavailable
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
Artwork unavailable
Roy Gaines
Jook Joint Musician
Paulinho da Costa
African Musician
Artwork unavailable
Nana Yaw Asiedu
African Musician
Clarence Avant
African Musician
Artwork unavailable
Bayo Martin
African Musician
Artwork unavailable
Ndugu Chandler
African Musician
Artwork unavailable
Jeffrey Kwashi
African Musician
Artwork unavailable
Pete Munzhi
African Musician
Artwork unavailable
Aniijia Rae Schockley
African Musician
Maria Howell
Church Choir Soloist (uncredited)
Gayle King
Church-goer (uncredited)