Maureen McCormick

Character: Barbara Mandrell

Dwight Schultz

Character: Irby Mandrell

Greg Kean

Character: Ken Dudney

Lisa Blount

Character: Mary Mandrell

Lindsey Haun

Character: Barbara (as a Teenager)

Jaime Dudney

Character: Irlene Mandrell

Portia Dawson

Character: Louisa Mandrell

Jesse Littlejohn

Character: Matthew Dudney

Evan Rachel Wood

Character: Jaime Dudney - Age 8

John Doe

Character: Joe Maphis

Dolly Parton

Character: Dolly Parton

Kenny Rogers

Character: Kenny Rogers

Barbara Mandrell

Character: Self

Robert Clotworthy

Character: Dr. Newton Louvern

Leonard Kelly-Young

Character: Dr. David Jones

Ray Colbert

Character: Billy Sherrill

Raymond Singer

Character: Dr. Art Bond

Joe Bays

Character: Aubrey Harwell

J.D. Hinton

Character: Male Musician

Brittney Lee Harvey

Character: Jaime (at Age 4)

Jenifer Rose Olivares

Character: Louise

Tonya Watts

Character: Young Dolly Parton

Jayson Creek

Character: Producer

Michael White

Character: Network Executive

Elizabeth Guber

Character: ER Nurse

Ken Phillips

Character: Barbara's ER Doctor

David Permenter

Character: Ambulance Attendant

Valentina Castellani

Character: Foreign Lady (uncredited)

Lisa Haley

Character: Young Barbara's Fiddler (uncredited)