Sissy Spacek
Miriam Thompson
Cast (58)
Whoopi Goldberg
Odessa Cotter
Dwight Schultz
Norman Thompson
Ving Rhames
Herbert Cotter
Dylan Baker
Tunker Thompson
Erika Alexander
Selma Cotter
Lexi Randall
Mary Catherine
Richard Habersham
Theodore Cotter
Jason Weaver
Franklin Cotter
Crystal Robbins
Sara Thompson
Cherene Snow
Claudia
Chelcie Ross
Martin
Dan Butler
Charlie
Philip Sterling
Winston
Schuyler Fisk
Judy (Girl at Oak Park)
Nancy Moore Atchison
Anne (Girl at Oak Park)
Haynes Brooke
Policeman at Oak Park
Jim Aycock
Roger
Rebecca Wackler
Lucille
Charles Hubbard
Mr. Cooper
Harriet Sumner
Mrs. Cooper
Gleaves Azar
Grandma Thompson
Jim Haffey
Bus Driver
Stacy Fleming
Tall Boy
Jefferson Taffet
Boy #2
Jay Reed
Boy #3
Afemo Omilami
Taxi Driver
Debbie Hackett
Betsy
Lynne Pickering
Laura Ann
Fairley McDonald
Jeff Sewell
Graham Timbes
Clyde Sellers
Norman Matlock
Preacher
Dorrell Dorsey
Woman in Church
Bobby Howard
Clipboard Man
Cynthia B. Wilson
Black Maid
Dan Jenkins
Auburn Fan #1
Katherine Conely
Mrs. Midgley
Sherwood 'Ric' Pearson
George Millo
Kevin Thigpen
Worker #1
Everett McCorvey
Church Speaker
T. Clifford Bibb
Choir Leader
A. Bernard Sneed
Organist
David E. McCorvey
Older Black Man
Carl Stephens
Newscaster
Perry Carter
Sammy Chancelor
Henry Marcus Jr.
Cliff
Troy La Don Pate
Party Guest
Michael Sansom
Angry Man (Eugene)
Dorothy Love Coates
Lead Singer at Car Lot
Christine Windham
Singer #1 at Car Lot
Gladys Bozwell
Singer at Car Lot
Betty Jean Washington
Singer at Car Lot
Minnie Stringer
Singer at Car Lot
Callie Graham
Singer at Car Lot
Lillian Luddington
Singer at Car Lot
Fidella Earls
Singer at Car Lot
Cynthia King
Singer at Car Lot
Mary Steenburgen
Narrator (voice)
Crew (23)
Richard Pearce
Director
John Cork
Writer
Edwin 'Itsi' Atkins
Associate Producer
Blake Russell
Production Design
Margery Z. Gabrielson
Art Direction
Dave Bell
Producer
Jo Doster
Casting
Taylor Hackford
Executive Producer
Stuart Benjamin
Executive Producer
Gretchen Rau
Set Decoration
Shari Rhodes
Casting
Bill Yahraus
Editor
Hawk Koch
Producer
George Fenton
Original Music Composer
Shay Cunliffe
Costume Design
Julia L. Walker
Key Hair Stylist
Susan 'Star' Orr
Hairstylist
Marietta Carter-Narcisse
Makeup Artist
Coree Lear
Makeup Artist
Roger Deakins
Director of Photography
Al Wyatt Jr.
Stunt Coordinator
Henry De Bardeleben
Grip
Hamilton Sterling
Sound Effects Editor