Oprah Winfrey says starring in 'The Color Purple' was 'the best $35,000' she ever earned
Oprah Winfrey says debuting in Steven Spielberg's 1985 movie "The Color Purple" resulted in one of the most meaningful paychecks she's ever earned. Winfrey sat down with Essence for a cover story published Tuesday to discuss the upcoming movie musical (which she's executive producing) based on Alice Walker's 1982 Pulitzer-winning novel, and revisited her experience debuting on the big screen ...
by Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times
Oct 19, 2023
2 minutes
Oprah Winfrey says debuting in Steven Spielberg's 1985 movie "The Color Purple" resulted in one of the most meaningful paychecks she's ever earned.
Winfrey sat down with Essence for a cover story published Tuesday to discuss the upcoming movie musical (which she's executive producing) based on Alice Walker's 1982 Pulitzer-winning novel, and revisited her experience debuting on the
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