Regarding the latter, the soon-to-be-famous actress starred in For Colored Girls, 2010’s big-screen adaptation of the acclaimed 1976 theater piece For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf.
In what became one of her earliest high-profile roles, Tessa Thompson played Nyla Adrose, who represents the color purple, in this intense film.
Thus, it gave Thompson a prominent movie part at the start of her best career decade to date.
While Perry’s movie adaptation wasn’t met with an overwhelmingly positive response, the performances were widely praised and it’s considered one of his best works.