| | | | Rose |
| 1 | Thomas | Clinton | Rose's husband. |
| | Martha Rose | Clinton | Secretary at Simms Candy factory. |
| | | O'Donnell | Parish priest. |
| | Joe | | Rose's mother's boyfriend. |
| 2 | Mr. | Lipton | Rose's mother's friend. |
| | Mrs. | Marnez | One of Rose's acquaintances. |
| | Henry | | One of Rose's acquaintances. |
| | Dwight | | Station attendant. |
| | Billy | | Rose's new acquaintance. |
| 3 | Bernadette | | A nun. |
| | Corinne | | Mother superior. |
| | Lewis | Nelson | Horse breeder. |
| | Angela | | Rose's roommate. aka: Angie. |
| | Serena | | One of the nuns. |
| | Evangeline | | One of the nuns. |
| | Loyola | | One of the nuns. |
| | Charlotte | | One of the pregnant girls. |
| | Nora | | One of the pregnant girls. |
| | Lolly | | One of the pregnant girls. |
| | Wilson | Abbott | Rose's good friend. aka Son. |
| | Regina | | One of the pregnant girls. |
| | Beatrice | | One of the pregnant girls. |
| 4 | Duane 1 | | Angie's boyfriend. |
| | Mr. | Price | Drugstore owner. |
| | Mrs. | Price | Mr. Price's wife. |
| | Helen 1 | | One of the pregnant girls. |
| | George | Clatterbuck | June's father. |
| | June | Clatterbuck | Son's friend. |
| | Louisa | Nelson | Lewis' wife. |
| 5 | Clara | | One of the pregnant girls. |
| | | Bernard | A priest. |
| | Luanne | | One of the pregnant girls. |
| 6 | Carrie | Holcome | The girl who was found dead in an alley. |
| | Jose | Diaz | An employee of Big Jimmy's Restaurant. |
| | Martha | | Son's sister. |
| | Cecilia | | Son's ex-girlfriend. |
| | | | Son |
| 1 | Cecilia Helen | Abbott | Rose's daughter. aka: Sissy. |
| 2 | Mrs. | Stewart | Cecilia's mother. |
| | Hirohito | | Emperor of Japan from 1926 to 1989. |
| | Adolf | Hitler | The leader of the Nazi Party to become dictator of Germany. |
| | Dee | | One of Son's fellow marines. |
| | Jim | | One of Son's fellow marines. |
| | Sam | Dixon | One of Son's fellow marines. |
| | Perry | | One of Son's fellow marines. |
| | Ava | Gardner | American actress. |
| | Betty | | The salesgirl who liked Dee. |
| | Louder | | One of Son's fellow marines. |
| | Pinsky | | One of Son's fellow marines. |
| | Bill | Lovell | The corporal of the guard. |
| 3 | Penny | | Sister Evangeline's new girl. |
| | Alice | | One of the pregnant girls. Sissy's friend. |
| | Duane 2 | | Angie's son. |
| 4 | Mr. | Franklin | School principal. |
| | Joe | Logan | One of Son's friends. |
| | Gary | Allbrittan | One of Son's friends. |
| | Randy | Todd | One of Son's friends. |
| | Jim | Thompson | The stranger who helped Son. |
| | Dr. | Smith | Cecilia's physician. |
| | Mary Joseph | | A nun. |
| | | | Cecilia |
| 1 | Maria Theresa | | Sister Bernadette's penpal. |
| | Sylvia | | Sissy's friend. |
| | Lorraine | | One of the pregnant girls. |
| | Mary Claire | | One of Sissy's acquaintances. |
| | Cheryl | | One of Sissy's acquaintances. |
| 2 | Homer | | Lorraine's boyfriend. |
| | Calvin | | Rose's father. |
| 4 | Robert | De Niro | American actor, director and producer. |
| | Al | Pacino | American actor and filmmaker. |
| | Loella | | Lorraine's roommate. |
| | Andy | LeBlanc | Sissy's acquaintance. |
| 5 | Madonna | | American singer and songwriter. |
| | Mary Carol | | One of the pregnant girls. |
| | Paula | | One of the pregnant girls. |
| | Helen 2 | | Rose's mother. |
