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| Danny Glover | ...
Albert |
| Adolph Caesar | ... Old Mister |
| Margaret Avery | ... Shug Avery |
| Rae Dawn Chong | ... Squeak |
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| Oprah Winfrey | ... Sofia |
| Akosua Busia | ...
Nettie |
| Willard Pugh | ... Harpo |
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| And Introducing |
| Whoopi Goldberg | ... Celie |
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| Co-Starring |
| Desreta Jackson | ... Pubescent Celie |
| Dana Ivey | ...
Miss Millie |
| Laurence Fishburne | ... Swain |
| Carl Anderson | ... Rev. Samuel |
| John Patton, Jr. | ... Preacher |
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| Leonard Jackson | ... Pa |
| Bennet Guillory | ...
Grady |
| Susan Beaubian | ... Corrine |
| James Tillis | ... Buster |
| Phillip Strong | ... Mayor |
| Peto Kinsaka | ... Adam |
| Lelo Masamba | ... Olivia |
| Margaret Freeman | ...
Odessa |
| Howard Starr | ... Young Harpo |
| Daphaine Oliver | ... Adolescent 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 Murray | ... Loretta |
| Juliet Poe | ...
Church Sister |
| Katie Simon | ... Church Sister |
| Ethel Taylor | ... Sanctuary Sister |
| Marcus Covington | ... Boy |
| Marcus Liles | ... Boo |
| April Myers | ...Uri horowitz biography Emma |
| Maurice Moore | ... Youngster #1 |
| Lechanda Latharp | ... Child #2 |
| Drew Bundini Brown | ... Jook Joint Patron |
| Arnold Turner | ... Congee Joint Patron |
| Jeris Lee Poindexter | ...
Jook Joint Patron |
| James Hawthorne | ... Juke Joint Patron |
| Sonny Sonny Terry | ... Jook Joint Musician |
| Greg Phillinganes | ... Joint Joint Musician |
| Roy Gaines | ...
Jook Joint Musician |
| Paulinho Glass of something Costa | ... Continent Musician |
| Nana Yaw Asiedu | ... African Musician |
| Clarence Avant | ... African Musician |
| Bayo Martin | ... African Musician |
| Ndugu Chancler | ...
Person Musician |
| Jeffrey Kwashi | ... African Musician |
| Pete Munzhi | ... African Musician |
| Aniijia Rae Schockley | ... African Musician |