Mattie Michael
Oprah Winfrey
Fannie Michael
Mary Alice
Cicely Tyson
Ciel
Lynn Whitfield
Sam Michael
Paul Winfield
Eugene
William Allen Young
Mrs. Browne
Crony
Bruce Beatty
Judge
William Frankfather
Butch Fuller
Clark Johnson
Betina
Homeselle Joy
Basil
Eugene Lee
Miss Sophie
Olivia Cole
Cleo
Bebe Drake
C.C. Baker
Glenn Plummer
Alfreda
Roxanne Reese
Reverend Woods
Douglas Turner Ward
Cecil Garvin
Samm-Art Williams
Brucie
Jonathan 'Fudge' Leonard
Diedre
Maya Leonard
Bottom
Phill Lewis
Hippolyta
Bee-Be Smith
Sammy
Larenz Tate
Kiswana / Melanie Browne
Robin Givens
Theseus
Geoffrey Thorne
Ben
Moses Gunn
Theresa
Paula Kelly
Lorraine
Lonette McKee
Miss Eva Turner
Barbara Montgomery
Cora Lee
Phyllis Yvonne Stickney
Abshu
Leon
Director
Donna Deitch
Executive Producer
Teleplay
Karen Hall
Line Producer
Barbara Black
Novel
Gloria Naylor
Original Music Composer
David Shire
Director of Photography
Alexander Gruszynski
Producer
Reuben Cannon
Carole Isenberg
Patricia K. Meyer