Halle Berry
— Shelby Coles
Eric Thal
— Meade Howell
Lynn Whitfield
— Corinne Coles
Carl Lumbly
— Lute McNeil
Marianne Jean-Baptiste
— Ellen Coles
Cynda Williams
— Liz Odis
Peter Francis James
— Isaac Coles
Michael Warren
— Clark Coles
Shirley Knight
— Gram (Miss Caroline)
Ronn Carroll
— Dr. Havermeyer
Richard Brooks
— Lincoln Odis
Gabriel Casseus
— Hannibal
Ethel Ayler
— Eunice
Margo Moorer
— Emmaline
Margaret Welsh
— Josephine
Paul Butler
— Preacher
Carl Gordon
— Mr. Hawkins
Shilla Benning
— Gigi
Deborah Duke
— Nita
Mikaelle Comrie
— Barbie McNeil
Keenan Corrigan
— Mattie McNeil
Monica Ford
— Sabina
Ashley Gibson
— Young Corinne
Patrina Hemingway
— Sorority Girl
John Lawhorn
— Dean Wright
Bob Moore
— Ovalite Man
Claire Eye
— Dockhaven Hostess
Joseph Bias
— Young Isaac
White Nelson
— Female Patient
Deji LaRay
— Young Clark