Bet You Didn’t Know: Secrets Behind the Making of “The Color Purple”
Whoopi’s Extraterrestrial audition
Whoopi has never been one to take the traditional route. When she auditioned for the role of Celie she did so by portraying a stoned E.T. Yes, an alien. She did so to prove to Spielberg (and Quincy and Michael Jackson, who were also in the room) that she could play this and any role. God knows she was right.