Mahogany
An aspiring designer from the slums of Chicago puts herself through fashion school in the hopes of becoming one of the world's top designers. Her ambition leads her to Rome spurring a choice between the man she loves or her newfound success.
Diana Ross
Mahogany
Billy Dee Williams
Brian
Anthony Perkins
Sean McAvoy
Marisa Mell
Carlotta Gavina
Jean-Pierre Aumont
Christian Rosetti
Nina Foch
Miss Evans
Beah Richards
Florence
Lenard Norris
Wil
Bruce Vilanch
Dress Manufacturer
Obelo
Campaign Worker
Achille Brugnini
Armando Tortorici
Dress Studio Worker (uncredited)
Jerome Arnold
Campaign Worker
Pemon Rami
Campaign Worker
Ira Rogers
Stalker
Ted Liss
Sweatshop Foreman
Don Howard
Dress Manufacturer
Albert Rosenberg
Dress Manufacturer
Marvin Corman
Cab Driver
E. Rodney Jones
Radio Announcer (voice)
Jacques Stany
Auctioneer - Fashion Show
Achille Brugnini
Salesman (as Achille Brunini)
Edward Van Sickle
Ad Agency Executive
Giovanni Di Benedetto
Ad Agency Executive
Roger Browne
Ad Agency Executive
Dolores Calò
Woman at Fashion Show /Seamstress (uncredited)
Angelo Lanza di Trabia
Man at Fashion Show (uncredited)
Giuliana Farnese
Woman at Fashion Show (uncredited)
Jesse Kitten
Unemployed Lathe Operator (uncredited)
Howard Nelson Rubien
Man at Fashion Show (uncredited)
Giovanna Sanfilippo
Seamstress (uncredited)
Alvaro Tei
Fashion Show Spectator (uncredited)
Robert Townsend
Extra (uncredited)
John Byrum
Screenplay
Aurelio Crugnola
Art Direction
Rob Cohen
Producer
Gino Zamprioli
Makeup Artist
Peter Zinner
Editor
Leon Ericksen
Set Decoration
Jack Ballard
Producer
Michael Masser
Original Music Composer
Joe Scully
Casting
Diana Ross
Costume Design
Berry Gordy
Director
David Watkin
Director of Photography
Cutry Zinner
Editor
Gerry Goffin
Lyricist
Toni Amber
Story
Elizabeth R. Woodman
Casting
Franco Fumagalli
Set Decoration
Franco Corridoni
Makeup Artist
Maria Teresa Corridoni
Hairstylist
Wally Schwartz
Makeup Artist
Jerry Turnage
Hairstylist
Jerry Turnage
Makeup Artist
Piero Amati
Second Assistant Director
Bob Dahlin
Second Assistant Director
Andrew Grieve
First Assistant Director
Curt Frisk
Boom Operator
Michael Galloway
Sound
Bobbe Kurtz
Loop Group Coordinator
Don H. Matthews
Production Sound Mixer
Richard Portman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Kay Rose
Sound Editor
Don MacDougall
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
John D. Crededio
Key Grip
Peter Ewens
Camera Operator
Alan McCabe
Camera Operator
Alvaro Romagnoli
Gaffer
Sergio Serantoni
Key Grip
Sergio Strizzi
Still Photographer
Vilmos Zsigmond
Additional Photography
Pemon Rami
Casting
Irène Galitzine
Costume Designer
Susan Gertsman
Wardrobe Coordinator
Jay Hurley
Costumer
Annalisa Nasalli-Rocca
Wardrobe Supervisor
Claudio M. Cutry
Assistant Editor
Gil Askey
Original Music Composer
George Brand
Music Editor
Lee Holdridge
Conductor
Lee Holdridge
Music Arranger
Malcolm McNab
Musician
Louise Di Tullio
Musician
Sioux Richards
Script Supervisor
Francesca Roberti
Script Supervisor
Jho Jhenkins
Choreographer
Marcello Medoni
Property Master
Eugene Rizzo
Unit Publicist
Shelly Berger
Creative Consultant