shug avery
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Taraji P. Henson to Star in Time Alone Feature Adaptation
Based on the award-winning play, the Golden Globe-winning actress will star in and produce the film.
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The Color Purple: Danielle Brooks, Fantasia Taylor, Colman Domingo, Halle Bailey Round Out Cast for Upcoming Film
Previously announced cast members for the forthcoming film also include Taraji P. Henson, H.E.R. and Corey Hawkins.
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Taraji P. Henson Cast as Shug Avery in The Color Purple Movie Musical
Henson will play Shug Avery in the film based on the Broadway musical.
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Meghan McCain Is Back in the Habit of Annoying Whoopi Goldberg, and We All Need Behind-the-Scenes Tea
In The Color Purple, Shug Avery (Margaret Avery) told Celie (Whoopi Goldberg) that it pisses God off when you walk by nature’s color purple without noticing. It’s pretty safe to say that it pisses Whoopi off when Meghan McCain continues to rant without noticing that Whoopi has to give the verbal cue for a commercial…
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The Color Purple Returning to the Big Screen for Black History Month
“I think it pisses God off when you walk by the color purple in a field and don’t notice it,” Shug Avery famously says during a watershed moment in one of the best movies ever, which was adapted from one of the best books ever. Stephen Spielberg’s masterful adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel…
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We Should All Live by ‘The Gospel According to Shug Avery’
You should know the name Shug Avery. She’s only one of the biggest and boldest characters from one of Alice Walker’s most famous works, The Color Purple. There are certain movies that stand the test of time, and The Color Purple is one of those classics. There’s something so special about gathering with family for…
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Watch: Jennifer Holliday's 2nd Coming
Jennifer Holliday is a self-proclaimed Broadway baby—and once a Broadway baby, always a Broadway baby. The legendary actress started her career decades ago in Your Arms Too Short to Box With God but won the world over in Dreamgirls as Effie White—for which Holliday won a Tony Award. The iconic play ran on Broadway 35…