Diahann Carroll
— Carolyne Lovejoy
Rosalind Cash
— Freida Lovejoy Burton
Irene Cara
— Sissy Lovejoy
Paul Winfield
— Eddie Craven
Dick Anthony Williams
— Rev. Richard Henderson
Robert Hooks
— Harry Burton
Diana Douglas
— Rhoda
E. Lamont Johnson
— Tommy (as Lamont Johnson)
Kristoff St. John
— Danny Burton
Albert Popwell
— The Drunk
Frances E. Williams
— Mother Bishop
Alvin Childress
— Mr. Jacobs
Gloria Edwards
— Mrs. Henderson