The "Color Purple" star also cofounded the Busia Foundation International (BFI) with her sister, Abena Busia. Busia, who was born in Ghana, now splits her time between her home country and the US.

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 2023 adaptation of The Color Purple stars Fantasia Barrino as Celie in her feature film debut, while Danielle Brooks plays Sofia among a star-studded cast that also includes Taraji P. Henson ...

When Alice Walker published her groundbreaking novel The Color Purple in 1982, it was revolutionary in its nuanced depiction of sexuality, race, and gender. Centering on 40 years in the life of ...

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. Steven Spielberg’s 1985 adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize–winning novel, The Color Purple, was a serious-minded prestige drama.

Whoopi Goldberg recalled how she wrote a letter to 'The Color Purple' author to be cast in the 1985 film adaptation on a recent episode of 'The View,' in which her costar Laurence Fishburne appeared.

Like Jamison-Tanchuck, choreographer Fatima Robinson felt deep affection for the 1985 film. “Every year I watch ‘The Color Purple’ and every time I cry,” Robinson told IndieWire.

The Color Purple ’s songs, written by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray, are a feast of blues, gospel and ragtime, a constant highlight of this two-hour-plus film.