Steven Spielberg Director Whoopi Goldberg Celie Actor Danny Glover Albert Actor Margaret Avery Shug Avery Actor Oprah Winfrey Sofia Actor Willard E. Pugh Harpo Actor Adolph Caesar Old Mister Actor Akosua Busia Nettie Actor Desreta Jackson Young Celie Actor Rae Dawn Chong Squeak Actor Dana Ivey Miss Millie Actor Leonard Jackson Pa Actor Bennet Guillory Grady Actor John Patton Jr. Preacher Actor Carl Anderson Reverend Samuel Actor Susan Beaubian Corrine Actor Alice Walker Writer Menno Meyjes Writer Peter Guber Executive Producer Jon Peters Executive Producer Frank Marshall Producer Kathleen Kennedy Producer Quincy Jones Original Music Andraé Crouch Original Music Jeremy Lubbock Original Music Caiphus Semenya Original Music Rod Temperton Original Music Allen Daviau Cinematographer Michael Kahn Film Editing J. Michael Riva Production Design Bo Welch Art Director Linda DeScenna Set Decoration Aggie Guerard Rodgers Costume Design