Sethe
Oprah Winfrey
Paul D
Danny Glover
Schoolteacher
Jude Ciccolella
Langhorne
Anthony Chisholm
M. Lucille Williams
Dorothy Love Coates
Lady Jones
Jane White
Denver aged 9
Yada Beener
Howard aged 14
Emil Pinnock
Buglar aged 13
Calen Johnson
Reverend Pike
George E. Ray
Schoolteacher's Nephew
Wes Bentley
Dashiell Eaves
Beloved
Thandiwe Newton
Baby Beloved
Tyler Hinson
Young Paul D
Brian Hooks
Mrs. Garner
Angie Utt
Halle
Hill Harper
String Show Barker
Jim Roche
Grace
Vertamae Grosvenor
Carnival Kid
Ramona Castle
Brooklyn James
Nora Marlowe
African Savage
Frederick Strother
Denver
Kimberly Elise
Lemonade Server
Lillian Smith
Denver's Carnival Friend
Aliya Robinson
Frenchie
Joe Toutebon
Young Girl Sethe
Brittany Hawkins
Nan
Alerte Belance
Sethe's Mother
Ayoka Dorsey
Baby Denver
Ashleigh Watson
Howard aged 5
Dajon Matthews
Buglar aged 4
Norris Wiggins Jr.
Sheriff
Harry Northup
Baby Suggs
Beah Richards
Slave Catcher
Tracey Walter
Buglar aged 21
Terel Gibson
Howard aged 22
Damani Baker
Mr. Sawyer
Robert W. Castle
General Store Proprietor
Paul Lazar
General Store Helper
Leigh Smiley
Good Samaritan
Lewis 'Jiggs' Walker
Policeman
Dan Olmstead
Helpful Gentleman
Charles Glenn
Mr. Bodwin
Jason Robards
Younger Sethe
LisaGay Hamilton
Denver's Boyfriend
Anthony S. Calypso
The Thirty Women
Karen Vicks
Thelma Houston
Willa Ward
Louise Johnson
Pauletta Washington
Jacqueline Celestin Fils-Aimé
Barber Shop Man #4 (uncredited)
Harold Gould
Angry Carny (uncredited)
Charles Napier
Carnival Barker (uncredited)
Joey Perillo
Stamp Paid
Albert Hall
Ella
Irma P. Hall
Janey Wagon
Carol Jean Lewis
Amy Denver
Kessia Embry
Director of Photography
Tak Fujimoto
Producer
Jonathan Demme
Director
Screenplay
Richard LaGravenese
Stunt Coordinator
Tony Brubaker
Novel
Toni Morrison
Production Design
Kristi Zea
Adam Brooks
Original Music Composer
Rachel Portman
Orchestrator
Edward Saxon
Akosua Busia
Gary Goetzman
Supervising Sound Editor
Skip Lievsay
Costume Design
Colleen Atwood
Associate Producer
Steven Shareshian
Kate Forte
Executive Producer
Ron Bozman
Casting
Howard Feuer
Art Direction
Tim Galvin
Set Decoration
Karen O'Hara
Unit Production Manager
Assistant Property Master
R. Vincent Smith
Editor
Andy Keir
Carol Littleton