Grady — The Color Purple Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Bennet Guillory

Appears in

The Color Purple (1985)

Role

Minor

Relationships (3)

• Grady — Family Spouses — Shug Avery (Margaret Avery)

  Married couple traveling together who support Celie's journey to independence.

• Grady — Alliance Travel Companions — Celie (Whoopi Goldberg)

  Grady assists Celie in escaping her abusive environment by providing transportation and support.

• Grady — Social Allies — Nettie (Akosua Busia)

  Connected through Shug and Celie, they share a mutual goal of supporting Celie's liberation.

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More characters from The Color Purple

• Albert (Danny Glover)
• Celie (Whoopi Goldberg)
• Shug Avery (Margaret Avery)
• Sofia (Oprah Winfrey)
• Pa (Leonard Jackson)
• Harpo (Willard E. Pugh)
• Swain (Laurence Fishburne)
• Reverend Samuel (Carl Anderson)
• Nettie (Akosua Busia)
• Young Celie (Desreta Jackson)
• Preacher (John Patton Jr.)
• Corrine (Susan Beaubian)