Wendy Hiller
— Attracta
Kate Thompson
— The young Attracta
Joe McPartland
— Mr. Purce
John Kavanagh
— Mr. Devereux
Kate Flynn
— Aunt Emmeline
Cathleen Delany
— Sarah Crookham
Deirdre Donnelly
— Geraldine Carey
Christopher Casson
— Mr. Jameson
Emma McGrane
— Attracta at 11 years
Aiden Grennell
— Archdeacon Flower
Seamus Forde
— Mr. Ayrie
Jane Brennan
— Penelope Vade
Martina Stanley
— Maisie
Alan Stanford
— Doctor Friedman
Rachel Burrowes
— Miss Acheson
Helen Robinson
— Mrs. Bamford
Ruth Durley
— Mrs. Marsh-Hall
Eve Watkinson
— Lady Paste
Aisling Flitton
— Barbara
Isobel Mahon
— Susan