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The Color Purple is a 1985 American epic coming-of-age period drama film that was directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Menno Meyjes.It is based on the Pulitzer Prize–winning 1982 novel of the same name by Alice Walker and was Spielberg's eighth film as a director, marking a turning point in his career as it was a departure from the summer blockbusters for which he had become known.
Then: Willard E. Pugh. Pugh plays Sofia’s hardworking husband (and Mister’s son) in the 1985 film. During The Color Purple reunion on The Oprah Winfrey Show in 2010, he recalled the moment ...
In 1985, Whoopi Goldberg introduced fans to Celie when she portrayed the character on-screen in the first "The Color Purple" film. Now, nearly 40 years later, Fantasia Barrino is taking on the ...
The Color Purple is a 1982 epistolary novel by American author Alice Walker that won the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Award for Fiction. [1] [a]The novel has been the target of censors numerous times, and appears on the American Library Association list of the 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 2000–2010 at number seventeen because of the sometimes explicit ...
In 1985, Avery played the role of Shug Avery in the period drama film The Color Purple directed by Steven Spielberg. Her performance in this screen adaptation of Alice Walker's prize-winning novel The Color Purple was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. [9] Avery was the last character to be cast in the film.
Caroline Brew. December 4, 2023 at 12:00 PM. The Oprah Winfrey Network will give viewers an inside look into the making of “The Color Purple” in the hour-long special “OWN Celebrates The New ...
The Color Purple. Taraji P. Henson is ... the 1985 movie version especially spends plenty of time watching tragedy and abuse befall Black women. The musical, while not shying away from those ...
Relatives. Abena Busia (sister) Website. www .akosuabusia .net /oganization /. Akosua Gyamama Busia (born 30 December 1966) [ 1][ 2] is a Ghanaian actress, writer and songwriter. She is known to film audiences for playing Nettie Harris in the 1985 film The Color Purple. She is the daughter of Ghanaian Prime Minister Kofi Abrefa Busia .