Nearly 40 years ago, "The Color Purple" made its debut on the big screen, and Whoopi Goldberg made her film debut as Celie. Now, the Alice Walker novel is getting the big screen treatment again.

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Goldberg’s first major movie role was ... because of what Whoopi represents in the canon of ‘The Color Purple,’ but what Whoopi represents, period — the juggernaut that she is, and the ...

Fishburne chimed in that playing the part skyrocketed Goldberg to stardom, adding, “I remember that ...The Color Purple was so popular at that time, and Whoopi had just come off of her one-man ...

Oprah Winfrey and Whoopi Goldberg commanded the stage at the 2025 Academy Awards in a breathtaking The Color Purple reunion.

The cast of the upcoming film "The Color Purple" (out Dec. 25) is showing its appreciation for Whoopi Goldberg 40 years after she portrayed Celie in Steven Spielberg's 11-time Oscar-nominated film.

Whoopi Goldberg is looking back at her casting in The Color Purple. “I remember being elated that Whoopi got the lead,” Fishburn, 63, who played Swain, said of costar Goldberg, 69, who played ...

The reunited stars of The Color Purple are sharing a golden-hearted tribute to a man who helped make it happen. Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey returned to the Oscars stage Sunday night to ...

From left: Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey speak onstage during the 97th Annual Oscars at Dolby Theatre on March 2, 2025 in Hollywood, California.

Whoopi Goldberg is looking back at her casting in The Color Purple. On a recent episode of The View, where Laurence Fishburne appeared as a guest, the duo looked back on what it was like to work ...