| Joan | Baez | Bethie's acquaintance. |
| Freddie | Barash | A lawyer. |
| Richie | Barnes | The director of the recreation department. |
| | Beasley | A police officer. |
| Carl | Berringer | Drama's lead actor. |
| Mr. | Blundell | A Math teacher. |
| Gary | Bobeck | One of Lynette's brothers. |
| Lynette | Bobeck | Jo's friend. Aka: Lynnie. |
| Mrs. | Bobeck | Lynette's mother. |
| Randy | Bobeck | One of Lynette's brothers. |
| Devon | Brady | One of Harold's friends. Aka: Dev. |
| David | Braverman | Shelley's friend. Aka: Dave. |
| Mr. | Breedlove | A store manager. |
| Mrs. | Breedlove | Mr. Breedlove's wife. |
| Ruthann | Bremmer | One of Jo's students in fitness class. |
| Doug | Brodesseur | The host of the executive meeting committee. |
| Julie | Cardens | Jo's acquaintance. |
| Bobby | Carver | A football team captain. |
| Isla | Clare | A writer. |
| Vernita | Clinkscale | Jo's basketball teammate. |
| Valerie | Cohen | Jo's neighbor. |
| Darlene | Conti | One of Bethie's friends. |
| Stan | Danovich | A meat shop owner. |
| Mrs. | Douglas | A teacher. |
| Mr. | Douglass | The vice Principal. |
| Arlene | Dubin | Jo's neighbor. |
| Louis | Ettinger | One of Jo's acquaintances. |
| Larry | Fein | Bethie's cousin. |
| Rochelle Elise | Finkelbein | Jo's friend. Aka: Shelley |
| Dough | Fitzgibbons | One of Harold's friends. Aka: Dougie. |
| Professor | Fleiss | One of Jo's teacher. |
| Winnie | Freed | Bethie's acquaintance. |
| Lynn | Friedlander | Doodie's companion. |
| Mrs. | Futterman | One of the ladies in the fitness class. |
| Mr. | Genova | A tech teacher. |
| Joe | Ginsberg | A player. |
| Donald | Gitter | The narrator. |
| Professor | Glass | Jo's teacher. |
| Cheryl | Goldfarb | A 6th grade student who played the role of Queen Esther. |
| Mr. | Goldfarb | Cheryl's father. |
| Kaye | Greenfield | Bethie's friend. |
| Sandra | Grissom | Matt's mother. Aka: Mimi. |
| Allan | Gross | One of Jo's acquaintances. |
| Harlan | Hatcher | The president of the University of Michigan. |
| Beverly | Husner | A media coach. |
| Mrs. | Jacobs | A teacher. |
| Patti | Jamison | Bethie's friend. |
| Harold | Jefferson | The star player of the football team. |
| Mrs. | Johnson | Sarah's new neighbor. |
| Chaim | Kaufman | Ken's father. |
| Elizabeth | Kaufman | Jo's sister. aka: Bethie. |
| Josette | Kaufman | Ken's daughter. Aka: Jo. |
| Kalman | Kaufman | Sarah's husband. Aka: Ken. |
| Miss | Keyes | Bethie's teacher. |
| Professor | Klaas | Jo's teacher. |
| Larry | Krantz | Laura's date. |
| Mrs. | Lambert | A music teacher. |
| Marian | Leight | Doug's friend. |
| Ellen | Leong | A therapist. |
| Dr. | Levin | A dentist. |
| Art | Lipkins | Andy's friend. |
| Suzanne | Loeb | Art's girlfriend. |
| Mrs. | Lyons | Sarah's boss. |
| Miss | McCullough | A drama teacher. |
| Connie | McSorley | One of Jo's students in fitness class. |
| Dr. | Mellors | Jo's physician. |
| Mrs. | Miller | Bethie's teacher. aka: Killer Miller. |
| LaDonna | Moore | Jo's friend. |
| LaDrea | Moore | LaDonna's twin sister. |
| Valerie | Moore | Marian's friend. |
| Laura | Ochs | One of Bethie's friends. |
| Phil | Ochs | David's acquaintance. |
| Ronald | Pearlman | Andy's freshman-year roommate. |
| Toby | Pettigrew | A former seamstress. |
| Donald | Powers | The student council treasurer. |
| Jenny | Pressman | Judy's daughter. |
| Judy | Pressman | One of Jo's friends. |
| Robert | Rhodes | A NYC lawyer. |
| Derek | Rudolph | Kim's date. |
| Dr. | Sachs | A pediatrician. |
| Eileen | Salter | Alex's mother. |
| Doodie | Sanders | In-charge of props and costumes. |
| Nonie | Scotto | One of Jo's friends. |
| Amy | Seligson | Lila's only friend. |
| Mark | Shanley | A lawn mower. |
| Lester | Shaub | One of the most famous editors in America. |
| Henry | Sheshevsky | Ken's friend. |
| Allison | Shoemaker | A theraphist. |
| Andy | Simoneaux | Barbara's brother. |
| Barbara | Simoneaux | Bethie's best friend. |
| Mr. | Simoneaux | Barbara's father. |
| Mrs. | Simoneaux | Barbara's mother. |
| Mrs. | Sloan | A teacher. |
| Don | Stein | Sarah's neighbor. |
| Mr. | Tartaglia | Bethie's acquaintance. |
| Norma | Tester | Jo's classmate. |
| George | Toddhunter | A bar manager. |
| Drew | van Leer | A band member. |
| Mary Ellen | Weems | A lawyer. |
| Leonard | Weiss | Jo's boyfriend. Aka: Len. |
| Coleman | Young | Detroit's mayor. |
| Stephanie | Zelcheck | One of Jo's friends. |
| Dennis | Ziskin | Shelley's boyfriend. Aka: Denny. |
| Alan | | One of Ellen's sons. |
| Alex | | One of the boys Lila babysat. |
| Alexa | | One of the children Lila babysat. |
| Amy | | Nonie's baby. |
| Annie | | Sharon's daughter. |
| Arnold | | Valerie's husband. |
| Audrey | | One of Shirley's daughters. |
| Bernard | | Hatti's husband. |
| Beth | | Laura's roommate. |
| Bev | | Morrie's wife. |
| Beverly | | Don's wife. |
| Bill | | Eileen's husband. |
| Bingo | | Dave's dog. |
| Bonnie | | Scout's wife. Aka: Blue. |
| Bubbe | | Zayde's wife. |
| Cal | | Jo's acquaintance. |
| Carla | | A camp counselor. |
| Carol | | One of Sarah's friends. |
| Claire | | One of Kaufman's neighbors. |
| Connie | | One of Bethie's friends. |
| Coralee | | A maid. |
| Dan | | Nonie's huband. |
| Danielle | | One of Bethie's acquaintances. |
| Danny | | Dave's older brother. |
| Davis | | A driver. |
| Denise | | One of Bethie's acquaintances. |
| Derek | | Bethie's acquaintance. |
| Dolores | | Shelley's cleaning lady. |
| Donald 1 | | One of Jo's acquaintances. |
| Donald 2 | | Shirley's son. |
| Donald Jr. | | One of Beverly's kids. |
| Donna | | Professor Klaas's research assistant. |
| Dora | | A name Dave's to call to their third child. |
| Doris | | Dave's mother. |
| Drew | | Nonie's son. |
| Elkie | | Ken's mother. |
| Ellen | | One of Sarah's sisters. |
| Ernestine | | Harold's sister. aka: Ernie. |
| Flip | | One of Bethie's friends. |
| Flora | | Kim's older daughter. |
| Francis | | Bethie's acquaintance. |
| Frieda | | Mae's daughter. |
| Gigi | | A name of the bar. |
| Gina | | One of Jo's new friends. |
| Gloria | | Shelley's mother. |
| Gus | | A bartender. |
| Hatti | | Harold's sister. |
| Indigo | | One of the children in the Blue Farm Hill. |
| Irene | | Harold's mother. |
| Iris 1 | | Kaufman's new maid. |
| Iris 2 | | One of Sarah's sisters. |
| Isobel | | A housekeeper. |
| James | | Harold's brother. |
| Jeffrey | | A hairdresser. |
| Jerry | | One of Ellen's sons. |
| Joanne | | One of Shirley's daughters. |
| Jodi | | One of Bethie's acquaintances. |
| Jonah | | Luke's brother. |
| Julie | | Denny's sister. |
| Kari | | One of Bethie's acquaintances. |
| Katherine | | One of Jo's new friends. Aka: Kat. |
| Kim | | Jo's eldest daughter. |
| Leah | | Bev's daughter. |
| Leo | | Shelley's father. |
| Leonie | | Kim's daughter. |
| Lila | | Jo's youngest daughter. |
| Linda | | Bethie's friend. |
| Liz | | One of Bethie's co-workers. |
| Lucas | | Stephanie's baby. |
| Luke | | Sharon's son. |
| Mae | | A housekeeper. |
| Marcy | | One of Bethie's co-wokers. |
| Marge | | One of Sarah's friends. |
| Margot | | A teacher in an experimental free school. |
| Marigold | | One of the children in the Blue Farm Hill. |
| Matt | | Kim's husband. |
| Max | | Ellen's husband. |
| Meghan | | Alex's sister. |
| Melinda | | Devon's sister. |
| Melinda | | One of Jo's new friends. |
| Melissa | | Kim's sister. aka: Missy. |
| Melvin | | Ken's brother. Aka: Mel. |
| Mike | | Stephanie's husband. |
| Mirasol | | Flora's nurse. |
| Morrie | | Leo's friend. |
| Pat | | One of Beverly's kids. |
| Paul | | One of Jo's acquaintances. |
| Pete | | One of Shelley's brothers. |
| Philip | | Talia's husband. |
| Rachel | | Jo's friend. |
| Randy | | Devon's friend. |
| Richard | | Leah's brother. |
| Robert | | A public defender. |
| Roger | | Dave's fraternity brother. |
| Ronnie | | A healer. |
| Sally | | Bethie's acquaintance. |
| Sarah | | Jo's mother. |
| Sasha | | One of the children in the Blue Farm Hill. |
| Scott | | Devon's friend. Aka: Scout. |
| Sharon | | One of Bethie's acquaintances. Aka: Rose of Sharon |
| Sheila | | One of Kaufman's neighbors. |
| Shirley | | Ken's wife. |
| Sidney | | A cook. |
| Sky | | Scout's little son. |
| Stan | | One of Jo's acquaintances. |
| Suzanne | | One of Bethie's acquaintances. |
| Talia | | One of Bethie's acquaintances. |
| Taylor | | One of the children Lila babysat. |
| Terrie | | One of Bethie's co-workers. |
| Tim 1 | | One of Beverly's kids. |
| Tim 2 | | Lila's son. |
| Tom | | One of Shelley's brothers. |
| Trish | | Dolores's daughter. |
| Wren | | One of Bethie's acquaintances. |
| Zack | | One of the children Lila babysat. |
| Zayde | | Sarah's father. |
