By Okla Jones ·Updated April 6, 2022
Today, Warner Bros. Pictures announced that Aunjanue Ellis has been added to the cast of the upcoming film adaptation of The Color Purple.
The Academy Award-nominated actress will play the role of Mama, who is Celie and Nettie’s mother. She is the embodiment of the “Great Ancestor” and the source of both of her daughter’s strength and perseverance.
Ellis joins the project following the success of
