 | Fantasia Barrino als Celie Harris-Johnson |
 | Taraji P. Henson als Shug Avery |
 | Danielle Brooks als Sofia |
 | Colman Domingo als Albert 'Mister' Johnson |
 | Corey Hawkins als Harpo Johnson |
 | Phylicia Pearl Mpasi als Young Celie |
 | Halle Bailey als Young Nettie |
 | Ciara als Nettie |
 | H.E.R. als Mary "Squeak" Agnes |
 | David Alan Grier als Reverend Avery |
 | Deon Cole als Alfonso |
 | Jon Batiste als Grady |
 | Louis Gossett Jr. als Ol' Mister |
 | Tamela Mann als First Lady |
 | Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor als Mama |
 | Elizabeth Marvel als Miss Millie |
 | Stephen Hill als Henry (Buster) Broadnax |
 | Adetinpo Thomas als Mary Ellen |
 | Tiffany Elle Burgess als Olivia |
 | Terrence J. Smith als Adam |
 | Aba Arthur als Abena |
 | Jeffrey Marcus als Immigration Officer |
 | Jamaal Avery Jr. als Young Harpo |
 | Ailani Flowers als Lil Cat |
 | Emana Rachelle als Corrine |
 | Charles Green als Mayor |
| Brad Raymond als Big Slim |
| P. Kofi McDonald als Domino Player |
 | L. Warren Young als Domino Player |
| Zakiya Boyd als Deaconess |
 | David Vaughn als Postman (Mr. Edmonds) |
 | Chase Steven Anderson als Ticket Booth Operator |
 | John L. Adams als Sharecropper |
| Ashton Maxwell als Harpo's Buddy |
| Marvin Laviolette als Harpo's Buddy |
 | Raphael Thomas als Harpo's Buddy |
| MaCai Arrington Griffin als Bub |
| James Carey als Debuty |
 | Whoopi Goldberg als Midwife (uncredited) |
| Oprah Winfrey | Producer |
| Quincy Jones | Producer |
| Alice Walker | Novel |
| Marsha Norman | Musical |
| Scott Sanders | Producer |
| Blitz Bazawule | Director |
| Marcus Gardley | Screenplay |
| Alice Walker | Executive Producer |
| Rebecca Walker | Executive Producer |
| Kristie Macosko Krieger | Executive Producer |
| Carla Gardini | Executive Producer |
| Mara Jacobs | Executive Producer |
| Tangela Large | Dialect Coach |
| Dan Laustsen | Director of Photography |
| Jon Poll | Editor |
| Kris Bowers | Original Music Composer |
| Tiffany Little Canfield | Casting |
| Destiny Lilly | Casting |
| Bernard Telsey | Casting |
| Paul D. Austerberry | Production Design |
| Andi Crumbley | Art Direction |
| Larry Dias | Set Decoration |
| Francine Jamison-Tanchuck | Costume Design |
| Lawrence Davis | Hair Department Head |
| Carol Rasheed | Makeup Department Head |
| Mark Anthony Little | First Assistant Director |
| Rory Bruen | Supervising Art Director |
| Rebecca Runyon | Assistant Art Director |
| Hang Dara Zhao | Assistant Art Director |
| Richard Bullock Jr. | Sound Mixer |
| Chris Campagna | Foley Editor |
| Brendan Croxon | Foley Supervisor |
| Paul Massey | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Ken McGill | Sound Designer |
| Steven Morrow | Sound Mixer |
| Paul Pirola | Foley Mixer |
| Karina Rezhevska | Foley Recordist |
| Julian Slater | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Julian Slater | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Ryan Squires | Foley Editor |
| Nataliia Syeryakova | Foley Artist |
| Renée Tondelli | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Andrea Bowman | Key Hair Stylist |
| A. Renea Dyson | Hairstylist |
| Jennifer E Ivey | Makeup Artist |
| Kelli Jones | Hairstylist |
| Para Malden | Makeup Artist |
| Milene Melendez | Makeup Artist |
| Danielle Peebles | Makeup Artist |
| Lanetra Butler | Set Costumer |
| Korii Young | Set Costumer |
| Bridgette Michelle Bentley | Stunt Double |
| Shellita Boxie | Stunt Double |
| Max Calder | Stunts |
| Mark Hicks | Stunt Coordinator |
| Floyd Anthony Johns Jr. | Stunts |
| Chantel Rawls | Stunt Double |
| Van Underwood Stokes | Stunts |
| Billy Matt Thompson | Stunts |
| Kenneth Bryant | Set Dresser |
| Pam Foco | Set Designer |
| Britain Illingworth-Cramer | Set Designer |
| Amani King | Set Dresser |
| Blade Ladish | Set Dresser |
| Maxfield Ladish | Set Dresser |
| Spencer Tortorici | Set Dresser |
| Charles Cooley | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Nicole Dillard | Special Effects Technician |
| Lee R. LaCaille | Special Effects Technician |
| Wayne Rowe | Special Effects Technician |
| Gazal Tabrizipour | Special Effects Technician |
| Marlon Victor Bondoc | VFX Artist |
| Gabriella Camirand | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Adam Endrodi | VFX Artist |
| Max Hicks | VFX Artist |
| Terry Klopfenstein | VFX Artist |
| Sofia Portantino | Visual Effects Producer |
| Cathy Shaw | VFX Artist |
| Doug Spilatro | VFX Artist |
| Ariel Velasco-Shaw | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| David Aragon | Grip |
| Brandon Blakely | Grip |
| Ben Felker | Grip |
| Mark Tomlinson | Grip |
| Fatima Robinson | Choreographer |
| Adam Fell | Executive Producer |
| Courtenay Valenti | Executive Producer |
| Sheila Walcott | Executive Producer |
| Michael Beugg | Executive Producer |
| Steven Spielberg | Producer |
| Jordan Carroll | Music Supervisor |
| Morgan Rhodes | Music Supervisor |
| Nick Baxter | Executive Music Producer |
| Stephen Bray | Executive Music Producer |
| Blitz Bazawule | Executive Music Producer |
| Pete Chiappetta | Executive Producer |
| Anthony Tittanegro | Executive Producer |
| Stephen Bray | Songs |
| Allee Willis | Songs |
| Brenda Russell | Songs |
| Anthony G. Nakonechnyj | Gaffer |
| Quincy Jones | Songs |
| Keith Kinsey | Video Assist Operator |
| Hannah Hildebrandt | Art Department Coordinator |
