| Arcangelo | Antica | McVicars's general. |
| Francesco | Antica | Arcangelo's brother. |
| Stephanie | Arlette | A nurse from Chicago. Domenica's roommate. |
| Marie | Bernard | A nun at St. Joseph hospital. |
| Silvio | Birtolini | Domenica's friend and first love. |
| Josephine | Brodeur | Domenica's co-nurse and roommate. |
| Aldo | Cabrelli | Pietro's son. |
| Domenica | Cabrelli | Matelda's mother. |
| Netta | Cabrelli | Matelda's grandmother. |
| Pietro | Cabrelli | Matelda's grandfather. |
| Ida | Casciacarro | Matelda's friend. |
| Dr. | Chalfant | A doctor at St. Joseph hospital. |
| Mauro | Cincotto | Domenica's co-dancer. |
| Leo | DeNunzio | Silvio's boss. A master gem cutter. |
| Olivier | Deplierre | The night watchman/janitor. |
| Umberto | Ennico | A baker. |
| Sister | Eugenia | A nun. |
| Giusto | Figliolo | Matelda's neighbor. |
| Gaetano | Francassi | The priest at Manchester. |
| George | Garity | Matelda (2)'s ex-lover. |
| Gilda | Griffo | The village chanteuse. |
| Darlene | Heck | A surgical nurse. |
| Marie | Honore | One of the nuns. |
| Eleanor | King | Michael's wife. |
| Michael | King | A priest. |
| Amelia | LeDonne | Domenica's acquaintance. |
| Zia | Leonora | Silvio's aunt. |
| Mary Gay | Mahoney | One of the nurses. |
| Margaret | Mary | Piccolo's lover. |
| Amedeo | Mattiuzzi | A jeweler. |
| Mary Rose | McMasters | George's wife. |
| Grizelle | McVicars | McVicars's mother. |
| John Lawrie | McVicars | Matelda's father. |
| Guido | Mironi | Domenica's classmate. |
| Guido | Mironi | Monica's husband. |
| Monica | Mironi | The woman that Domenica lectured about family planning. |
| Monica | Mironi | The woman that Domenica met. |
| Antonio | Montaquila | Monica's husband. |
| Armando | Pretucci | The physician. Domenica's boss. |
| Gunther | Prien | A German Captain Lieutenant. |
| Matelda | Roffo | Protagonist. |
| Matteo | Roffo | Matelda's son. |
| Nino | Roffo | Matelda's brother. |
| Olimpio | Roffo | Matelda's husband. |
| Patrizia | Roffo | Nino's wife. Matelda's sister-in-law. |
| Nicolina | Roffo-Tizzi | Matelda's daughter. Anina's mother. |
| Ettore | Savatinni | The dapper maitre d'. |
| Stella | Spadoni | Domenica's co-dancer. |
| Agnese | Speranza | Domenica's family friend. |
| Romeo | Speranza | A stone cutter. Agnese's husband. |
| Rocco | Tiburzi | Matelda's first kiss. |
| Anina | Tizzi | Matelda's granddaughter. |
| Giorgio | Tizzi | Anina's father. |
| Vera | Vietro | Silvio's mother. |
| Don | Vincenzo | The parish priest at Lucca. |
| Angela | | Arcangelo's wife. |
| Aniballi | | The librarian. |
| Argento | | Matelda's cat. |
| Beppe | | Matelda's dog. |
| Carolina | | Amedeo's wife. |
| Chapman | | One of the regulars. |
| Ciliberti | | Matelda's acquaintance. |
| Donnelly | | One of McVicars's men. |
| Emos | | The shoeblack. |
| Gloriana | | Amedeo's daughter. |
| Juliette | | One of the nuns. |
| Marnie | | Matelda's childhood friend. |
| Massimo | | The shoemaker. |
| Matelda (2) | | One of the nuns. Domenica's close friend. |
| Moulton | | The captain. |
| Orsola | | Anina's workmate. |
| Paolo | | Anina's fiancé. |
| Piccolo | | Amedeo's son. |
| Rosa | | Matteo's wife. |
| Serena | | Domenica's granddaughter. |
| Vanucci | | Netta's friend. |
| Walker | | One of the regulars. |
| Zanella | | One of Domenica's neighbors. |
