| 1 | Cora K. | Carlisle | Louise's Brooks's chaperone. |
| | Louise | Brooks | Myra Brooks's older daughter. |
| | Viola | Hammond | Cora's friend. |
| | Della | | A housekeeper. |
| | Alan | Carlisle | Cora's husband. |
| | Myra | Brooks | A spokeswoman. |
| | Edward | Vincent | An instructor. |
| | Leonard | Brooks | Myra's husband. |
| | Ethel | | Viola's daughter. |
| | Earle | | Cora's son. |
| | Howard | | Earle's twin brother. |
| 2 | June | | Myra's daughter. |
| | Theo | | June's brother. |
| | Alice | Campbell | A teacher. |
| | Ted | Shawn | Miss Ruth's husband. |
| | Ruth | St. Denis | Co-founder American Denishawn School of Dancing. Aka: Miss Ruth. |
| | Martha | Graham | Best dancer. |
| | Isadora | Duncan | A choreographer. |
| | Martin | | Louise's brother. |
| 4 | Imogene | | An orphan. |
| | Sister | Josephine | The nicest nun. |
| | Sister Mary | | One of the nuns in the orphanage. |
| | Sister Delores | | One of the nuns in the orphanage. |
| | Mary Jane | Donovan | Cora's friend. |
| | Little Rose | | One of the girls in the orphanage. |
| | Patricia | Stone | One of the girls in the orphanage. |
| | Betsy | | One of the girls in the orphanage. |
| | Big Bess | | Oldest girl in the orphanage. |
| 5 | Joe | Ross | A fireman. |
| | Norman | | Joe's nephew. |
| 6 | Naomi | Kaufmann | Cora's adoptive mother. |
| | Mr. | Kaufmann | Naomi's husband. |
| | Mrs. | Lindquist | Kaufmann's good neighbor. |
| | Mr. | Lindquist | Mrs. Lindquist's husband. |
| 7 | Eugenia | Malley | A nun. |
| 8 | Floyd | Smithers | A waiter. |
| | Joseph | Schmidt | A handyman. |
| 10 | Effie | Vincent | Edward Vincent's wife. |
| 11 | John | Harsen | A Pastor. |
| | Harriet | Carlisle | Cora's sister-in-law. |
| | Raymond | Walker | A defense lawyer. |
| | Helgi | | A housekeeper. |
| | Milt | | Harriet's husband. |
| 12 | Jinny | Gordon | One of the girls in the orphanage. |
| | Mary | O'Dell | Cora's mother. |
| | Andrea 1 | | Joseph's wife. |
| 13 | Greta | | Joseph's daughter. |
| 14 | Jack | Murphy | Cora's father. |
| 15 | Mr. | Flowers | Brooks's acquaintance. |
| 18 | Mr. | De Mirjian | A cameraman. |
| | Zana | Henderson | Myra's great friend. |
| 19 | Winnifred | Fitch | A newcomer in the community. |
| | Virginia | | Cora's acquaintance. |
| | Betty Ann | Wills | Greta's friend. |
| | Vern | | Greta's boyfriend. |
| | Walter | | Howard's son. Aka: Walt. |
| 20 | Beth | | Earle's wife. |
| | Danny | Aikman | Cora's acquaintance. |
| 21 | Donna | | Greta's daughter. |
| | Andrea 2 | | Donna's sister. |
| | Frank | Hodge | A senator. |
| | Alan | | Greta's son. |
