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. |