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Halle Berry as Shelby Coles |
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Eric Thal as Meade Howell |
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Lynn Whitfield as Corinne Coles |
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Carl Lumbly as Lute McNeil |
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Marianne Jean-Baptiste as Ellen Coles |
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Cynda Williams as Liz Odis |
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Peter Francis James as Isaac Coles |
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Michael Warren as Clark Coles |
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Shirley Knight as Gram (Miss Caroline) |
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Ronn Carroll as Dr. Havermeyer |
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Richard Brooks as Lincoln Odis |
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Gabriel Casseus as Hannibal |
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Ethel Ayler as Eunice |
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Margo Moorer as Emmaline |
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Margaret Welsh as Josephine |
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Paul Butler as Preacher |
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Carl Gordon as Mr. Hawkins |
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Shilla Benning as Gigi |
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Deborah Duke as Nita |
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Mikaelle Comrie as Barbie McNeil |
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Keenan Corrigan as Mattie McNeil |
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Monica Ford as Sabina |
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Ashley Gibson as Young Corinne |
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Patrina Hemingway as Sorority Girl |
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John Lawhorn as Dean Wright |
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Bob Moore as Ovalite Man |
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Claire Eye as Dockhaven Hostess |
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Joseph Bias as Young Isaac |
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White Nelson as Female Patient |
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Deji LaRay as Young Clark |
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Ginnie Randall as Willa |
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Cara Stoner as Florist |
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Kelsey Walke as Tina McNeil |
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Al Wiggins as Minister |
| Writing | Lisa Jones | Writer |
| Directing | Charles Burnett | Director |
| Production | Oprah Winfrey | Executive Producer |
| Production | Kate Forte | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eduardo Castro | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wynona Price | Key Makeup Artist |
| Production | Doro Bachrach | Producer |
| Editing | Dorian Harris | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kenneth Walker | Hairstylist |
| Production | Daniel Schneider | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Stephen James Taylor | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Geoffrey S. Grimsman | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mary Burton | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mona Orr | Hairstylist |
| Art | James Edward Ferrell Jr. | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Frederick Elmes | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Dorothy West | Novel |
| Lighting | Mick McNeely | Gaffer |
