Top Billed Cast

1. 

   Oprah Winfrey

   Sethe

2. 

   Danny Glover

   Paul D

3. 

   Thandiwe Newton

   Beloved

4. 

   Kimberly Elise

   Denver

5. 

   Beah Richards

   Baby Suggs

6. 

   LisaGay Hamilton

   Younger Sethe

7. 

   Albert Hall

   Stamp Paid

8. 

   Irma P. Hall

   Ella

9. 

   Carol Jean Lewis

   Janey Wagon

10. 

    Kessia Embry

    Amy Denver

11. 

    Jude Ciccolella

    Schoolteacher

12. 

    Anthony Chisholm

    Langhorne

13. 

    Dorothy Love Coates

    M. Lucille Williams

14. 

    Jane White

    Lady Jones

15. 

    Yada Beener

    Denver aged 9

16. 

    Emil Pinnock

    Howard aged 14

17. 

    Calen Johnson

    Buglar aged 13

18. 

    George E. Ray

    Reverend Pike

19. 

    Wes Bentley

    Schoolteacher's Nephew

20. 

    Dashiell Eaves

    Schoolteacher's Nephew

21. 

    Tyler Hinson

    Baby Beloved

22. 

    Brian Hooks

    Young Paul D

23. 

    Angie Utt

    Mrs. Garner

24. 

    Hill Harper

    Halle

25. 

    Jim Roche

    String Show Barker

26. 

    Vertamae Grosvenor

    Grace

27. 

    Ramona Castle

    Carnival Kid

28. 

    Brooklyn James

    Carnival Kid

29. 

    Nora Marlowe

    Carnival Kid

30. 

    Frederick Strother

    African Savage

31. 

    Lillian Smith

    Lemonade Server

32. 

    Aliya Robinson

    Denver's Carnival Friend

33. 

    Joe Toutebon

    Frenchie

34. 

    Brittany Hawkins

    Young Girl Sethe

35. 

    Alerte Belance

    Nan

36. 

    Ayoka Dorsey

    Sethe's Mother

37. 

    Ashleigh Watson

    Baby Denver

38. 

    Dajon Matthews

    Howard aged 5

39. 

    Norris Wiggins Jr.

    Buglar aged 4

40. 

    Harry Northup

    Sheriff

41. 

    Tracey Walter

    Slave Catcher

42. 

    Terel Gibson

    Buglar aged 21

43. 

    Damani Baker

    Howard aged 22

44. 

    Robert W. Castle

    Mr. Sawyer

45. 

    Paul Lazar

    General Store Proprietor

46. 

    Leigh Smiley

    General Store Helper

47. 

    Lewis 'Jiggs' Walker

    Good Samaritan

48. 

    Dan Olmstead

    Policeman

49. 

    Charles Glenn

    Helpful Gentleman

50. 

    Jason Robards

    Mr. Bodwin

51. 

    Anthony S. Calypso

    Denver's Boyfriend

52. 

    Karen Vicks

    The Thirty Women

53. 

    Thelma Houston

    The Thirty Women

54. 

    Willa Ward

    The Thirty Women

55. 

    Louise Johnson

    The Thirty Women

56. 

    Pauletta Washington

    The Thirty Women

57. 

    Jacqueline Celestin Fils-Aimé

    The Thirty Women

58. 

    Harold Gould

    Barber Shop Man #4 (uncredited)

59. 

    Charles Napier

    Angry Carny (uncredited)

60. 

    Joey Perillo

    Carnival Barker (uncredited)