Beah Richards

as Mama Caleba

as Mae Benton

as Mrs. Prentice

as Drug Counselor

as Ola Mae

as Helen

as Viney (uncredited)

as Narcissa

as Mama Grant

as Martha Jordan

as Gertrude Turner

as Baby Suggs

as Ella Mae Fuller

as Regina

as Eleanor Williams

as Hannah

as Linda Cervi

as Rose Scott

as Zazu (voice)

as Mama Tiny

as Cynthia Palmer

as Serita

as Florence

as Sister Martha Gowen

as Charity Tomlin

as Rose Kincaid

as Alice

as Emma

as Miss Hanks

as Mrs. Thatcher

as Wendell's Grandma

as Grecco Maid

as May Scott

as Elvira Backus

as Thelma

as Sally Framm

as Verna

as Mrs. Cooper

as Miss Lula

as Idella Landy

as Katherine

as Edna

as Grandma Bessie

as Miss Annie

as Jessie Blake

as Lilly Brooks

as Grandma

as Mae Porter

as Etta Mays

as Cora Simms

as Self (archive footage)