Whoopi Goldberg is looking back at her casting in The Color Purple. “I remember being elated ... “I wrote that in a letter to Alice Walker,” referring to the author, who was also the first ...

Once she was home, she was determined to land the part of Celie and decided to pen a letter to Walker herself ... “I remember that ...The Color Purple was so popular at that time, and ...

The View/YouTube Laurence Fishburne talks about "The Color Purple" on the set of "The View" Then, recalling a story about how Goldberg landed the part in the film, Fishburne said, “She wrote something ...