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Release Date: December 18, 1985

Starring: Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, Margaret Avery, Willard E.

Pugh, Akosua Busia, Rae Dawn Chong, Leonard Jackson, and Dana Ivey

Oprah's Role: Sofia, a strong-willed woman who refuses to tolerate abuse from the men in her family and her husband, Harpo (Pugh). Though she is beaten and jailed in the film, her spirit remains unbroken in Steven Spielberg's adaption.

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Release Date: December 12, 1986

Starring: Victor Love, Matt Dillon, Elizabeth McGovern, Geraldine Page, Carroll Baker, and Akosua Busia

Oprah's Role: Mrs.

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Thomas, the overbearing and devout mother of Bigger Thomas (Love). Based on the 1940 novel of the same name, one drunken night leads to a tragic chain of events for Mrs. Thomas's son, Bigger. You'll be hard pressed to find this flick anywhere but eBay.