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How much do you know about movie people?Whoopi Goldberg played Celie Johnson in Steven Spielberg's 'The Color Purple' (1985), her film debut that earned her an Oscar nomination. To land the role, Goldberg, then a little-known comedian, sent an audition tape to Spielberg after learning that Alice Walker, author of the original novel, wanted her for the role.