Oprah Winfrey

Sethe

Danny Glover

Paul D

Kimberly Elise

Denver

Thandiwe Newton

Beloved

LisaGay Hamilton

Younger Sethe

Beah Richards

Baby Suggs

Albert Hall

Stamp Paid

Irma P. Hall

Ella

Carol Jean Lewis

Janey Wagon

Kessia Embry

Amy Denver

Jude Ciccolella

Schoolteacher

Anthony Chisholm

Langhorne

Dorothy Love Coates

M. Lucille Williams

Jane White

Lady Jones

Yada Beener

Denver aged 9

Emil Pinnock

Howard aged 14

Calen Johnson

Buglar aged 13

George E. Ray

Reverend Pike

Wes Bentley

Schoolteacher's Nephew

Dashiell Eaves

Schoolteacher's Nephew

Tyler Hinson

Baby Beloved

Brian Hooks

Young Paul D

Angie Utt

Mrs. Garner

Hill Harper

Halle

Jim Roche

String Show Barker

Vertamae Grosvenor

Grace

Ramona Castle

Carnival Kid

Brooklyn James

Carnival Kid

Nora Marlowe

Carnival Kid

Frederick Strother

African Savage

Lillian Smith

Lemonade Server

Aliya Robinson

Denver's Carnival Friend

Joe Toutebon

Frenchie

Brittany Hawkins

Young Girl Sethe

Alerte Belance

Nan

Ayoka Dorsey

Sethe's Mother

Ashleigh Watson

Baby Denver

Dajon Matthews

Howard aged 5

Norris Wiggins Jr.

Buglar aged 4

Harry Northup

Sheriff

Tracey Walter

Slave Catcher

Terel Gibson

Buglar aged 21

Damani Baker

Howard aged 22

Robert W. Castle

Mr. Sawyer

Paul Lazar

General Store Proprietor

Leigh Smiley

General Store Helper

Lewis 'Jiggs' Walker

Good Samaritan

Dan Olmstead

Policeman

Charles Glenn

Helpful Gentleman

Jason Robards

Mr. Bodwin

Anthony S. Calypso

Denver's Boyfriend

Karen Vicks

The Thirty Women

Thelma Houston

The Thirty Women

Willa Ward

The Thirty Women

Louise Johnson

The Thirty Women

Pauletta Washington

The Thirty Women

Jacqueline Celestin Fils-Aimé

The Thirty Women

Harold Gould

Barber Shop Man #4 (uncredited)

Charles Napier

Angry Carny (uncredited)

Joey Perillo

Carnival Barker (uncredited)

Oprah Winfrey

Producer

Steven Shareshian

Associate Producer

Edward Saxon

Producer

Gary Goetzman

Producer

Kate Forte

Producer

Jonathan Demme

Producer

Ron Bozman

Executive Producer

Toni Morrison

Novel

Adam Brooks

Screenplay

Richard LaGravenese

Screenplay

Akosua Busia

Screenplay

Howard Feuer

Casting

Kristi Zea

Production Design

Tim Galvin

Art Direction

Karen O'Hara

Set Decoration

Ron Bozman

Unit Production Manager

Jonathan Demme

Director

Colleen Atwood

Costume Design

R. Vincent Smith

Assistant Property Master

Andy Keir

Editor

Carol Littleton

Editor

Rachel Portman

Original Music Composer

Rachel Portman

Orchestrator

Tak Fujimoto

Director of Photography

Tony Brubaker

Stunt Coordinator

Skip Lievsay

Supervising Sound Editor

Kym Washington Longino

Stunts

William Washington

Stunts

Willie D. Burton

Sound Mixer