Steven Spielberg's film adaptation of Alice Walker's "The Color Purple" was released in 1985. The movie starred Whoopi Goldberg as Celie, Oprah Winfrey as Sofia, and Margaret Avery as Shug. Here's ...

*Jennifer Hudson is about to shake her shimmy on Broadway. The Oscar winning actress is will star as Shug Avery in a revival of The Color Purple, producers Scott Sanders, Roy Furman, and Oprah Winfrey ...

With the movie musical adaptation of the beloved film set to release Christmas Day, we look back on the original in anticipation of the new. Adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same ...

Actress Margaret Avery reflects on her role in the 1989 film Riverbend, sharing her initial skepticism about the Black ...

Celie (Fantasia Barrino) and Shug Avery (Taraji P. Henson) smiling together in The Color Purple Image via Warner Bros. Editor's note: The following contains spoilers for 2023's 'The Color Purple' ...

Taraji P. Henson brings the brightest star wattage — and longest history of major awards contention — to “The Color Purple” movie musical and could score a 2024 supporting actress Oscar nomination for ...

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 role of ...