Swain — The Color Purple Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Laurence Fishburne

Appears in

The Color Purple (1985)

Role

Minor

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