Michelle Williams (singer) starred in the musical productions "The Color Purple (2007)."
Michelle Williams (singer) . Making her acting debut on Broadway in Aida ( 2003 ) , she has since starred in the sitcom series Half & Half ( 2006 ) and the musical productions ; The Color Purple ( 2007 ) , Chicago ( 2009 -- 10 ) , What My Husband Does n't Know ( 2011 ) and Fela ! The Color Purple is a 1985 American period drama film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Menno Meyjes , based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name by Alice Walker . The Color Purple is a musical with a book by Marsha Norman and music and lyrics by Stephen Bray , Brenda Russell , and Allee Willis .