Leslie Uggams
— Netta
Claudia McNeil
— Mu' Dear
Brock Peters
— Earl
Rhetta Greene
— Ruth Ann (as Loretta Greene)
Louise Stubbs
— Mama Rose
Peggy Pettit
— Billie Jean
Gloria Edwards
— Norma
Kent Martin
— Herbert
Ruby Dee
— Netta's mother
Gertrude Jeannette
— Sister Jenkins
Carl Byrd
Damu King
Erik Kilpatrick
Morris Buchanan
Bob Harris
— Ernie