Oprah Winfrey

Character: Sethe

Danny Glover

Character: Paul D

Kimberly Elise

Character: Denver

Thandiwe Newton

Character: Beloved

LisaGay Hamilton

Character: Younger Sethe

Beah Richards

Character: Baby Suggs

Albert Hall

Character: Stamp Paid

Irma P. Hall

Character: Ella

Carol Jean Lewis

Character: Janey Wagon

Kessia Embry

Character: Amy Denver

Jude Ciccolella

Character: Schoolteacher

Anthony Chisholm

Character: Langhorne

Dorothy Love Coates

Character: M. Lucille Williams

Jane White

Character: Lady Jones

Yada Beener

Character: Denver aged 9

Emil Pinnock

Character: Howard aged 14

Calen Johnson

Character: Buglar aged 13

George E. Ray

Character: Reverend Pike

Wes Bentley

Character: Schoolteacher's Nephew

Dashiell Eaves

Character: Schoolteacher's Nephew

Tyler Hinson

Character: Baby Beloved

Brian Hooks

Character: Young Paul D

Angie Utt

Character: Mrs. Garner

Hill Harper

Character: Halle

Jim Roche

Character: String Show Barker

Vertamae Grosvenor

Character: Grace

Ramona Castle

Character: Carnival Kid

Brooklyn James

Character: Carnival Kid

Nora Marlowe

Character: Carnival Kid

Frederick Strother

Character: African Savage

Lillian Smith

Character: Lemonade Server

Aliya Robinson

Character: Denver's Carnival Friend

Joe Toutebon

Character: Frenchie

Brittany Hawkins

Character: Young Girl Sethe

Alerte Belance

Character: Nan

Ayoka Dorsey

Character: Sethe's Mother

Ashleigh Watson

Character: Baby Denver

Dajon Matthews

Character: Howard aged 5

Norris Wiggins Jr.

Character: Buglar aged 4

Harry Northup

Character: Sheriff

Tracey Walter

Character: Slave Catcher

Terel Gibson

Character: Buglar aged 21

Damani Baker

Character: Howard aged 22

Robert W. Castle

Character: Mr. Sawyer

Paul Lazar

Character: General Store Proprietor

Leigh Smiley

Character: General Store Helper

Lewis 'Jiggs' Walker

Character: Good Samaritan

Dan Olmstead

Character: Policeman

Charles Glenn

Character: Helpful Gentleman

Jason Robards

Character: Mr. Bodwin

Anthony S. Calypso

Character: Denver's Boyfriend

Karen Vicks

Character: The Thirty Women

Thelma Houston

Character: The Thirty Women

Willa Ward

Character: The Thirty Women

Louise Johnson

Character: The Thirty Women

Pauletta Washington

Character: The Thirty Women

Jacqueline Celestin Fils-Aimé

Character: The Thirty Women

Harold Gould

Character: Barber Shop Man #4 (uncredited)

Charles Napier

Character: Angry Carny (uncredited)

Joey Perillo

Character: Carnival Barker (uncredited)