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
Terel Gibson
Other