Cast and crew
The Color Purple (1985)
55 cast and 35 crew, as credited. Cast in billing order; crew by department.
Cast55
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
Ben 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)
Crew35
Directing
- Steven SpielbergDirector
Writing
- Alice WalkerNovel
- Menno MeyjesScreenplay
- Quincy JonesLyricist
- Rod TempertonLyricist
- Lionel RichieLyricist
Production
- Steven SpielbergProducer
- Frank MarshallProducer
- Kathleen KennedyProducer
- Quincy JonesProducer
- Peter GuberExecutive Producer
- Carole IsenbergProducer
- Jon PetersExecutive Producer
Camera
- Allen DaviauDirector of Photography
- Robert SamuelsSecond Assistant Camera
Editing
- Michael KahnEditor
Sound and music
- Quincy JonesOriginal Music Composer, Songs
- Andraé CrouchMusic Arranger, Songs
- Randy KerberOrchestrator
- Jorge CalandrelliOrchestrator
- Joel RosenbaumOrchestrator
- Fred SteinerOrchestrator
- Jerry HeyOrchestrator
- Jack HayesOrchestrator
- Rod TempertonSongs
- David Del SestoSongs
- Bill MaxwellSongs
- Alan L. NinebergADR Editor
Art
- J. Michael RivaProduction Design
- Bo WelchArt Direction
- Linda DeScennaSet Decoration
Costume and make-up
- Aggie Guerard RodgersCostume Design
- Richard AlonzoMakeup Artist
Crew
- Dana Dru EvensonStunt Double
- Tony BrubakerStunts