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The Color Purple

1985 Drama film LGBTQ-related film Epic film

The Color Purple is a 1985 film directed by Steven Spielberg. It stars Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, Margaret Avery and others.

Top cast

19 people

Danny Glover

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Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg

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Margaret Avery

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Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey

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Adolph Caesar

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Rae Dawn Chong

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Akosua Busia

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Laurence Fishburne

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Carl Anderson

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Leon Rippy

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Susan Beaubian

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Willard E. Pugh

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More cast

  • Dana Ivey
  • Maria Howell
  • Hawthorne James
  • Leonard Jackson
  • Ben Guillory
  • Sonny Terry
  • James Tillis

Sources

  • Wikidata (Q223299), accessed October 2026
  • Cast photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each profile

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