| 1 | | | Gloria |
| | Gloria | Ramírez | Protagonist. Aka: Glory. |
| | Alma | Ramirez | Gloria's mother. |
| | Dale | Strickland | An accused man on a rape case. |
| | Patti | Smith | American singer-songwriter. |
| | Victor | | Gloria's uncle. |
| 2 | | | Mary Rose |
| | Robert | | A cattleman. |
| | Aimee Jo | | Robert's daughter. |
| | Eunice | Lee | The school secretary. |
| | Mary Rose | Whitehead | Robert's wife. |
| | Rob | | A pastor. |
| 3 | | | Corrine |
| | Corrine | | A teacher. Aka: Corrie. |
| | Potter | Shepard | Corrine's husband. |
| | Alice | | Corrine's daughter. |
| | Elmer | Kelton | American journalist. |
| | Ginny | Pierce | Corrine's acquaintance. |
| | Suzanne | Ledbetter | Corrine's neighbor. Aka: Suzie. |
| | Karla | Sibley | The bartender. |
| | Jimmy | Carter | 39th U.S. President. |
| | Gerald | Ford | 38th U.S. President. |
| | Richard | Nixon | 37th U.S. President. |
| | Ritchie | Valens | American singer. |
| | Debra Ann | Pierce | Ginny Pierce's daughter. |
| | Mr. | Davis | One of Corrine's neighbors. |
| | Mr. | Jeffries | One of Corrine's neighbors. |
| | Peter | | One of Debra Ann's imaginary friends. |
| | Lily | | One of Debra Ann's imaginary friends. |
| | Jim | Pierce | Debra Ann's father. |
| | Dr. | Bauman | Potter's physician. |
| | Bob | Wills | American musician. |
| 4 | | | Debra Ann |
| | Casey | Nunally | One of Debra Ann's friends. |
| | Lauralee | Ledbetter | Suzanne's daughter. |
| | Mr. | Bonham | One of Corrine's neighbors. |
| | Jesse | Belden | PFC, U.S. Army. |
| | Boomer | | Jesse's cousin. |
| | Nadine | | Jesse's sister. |
| | Joni | Mitchell | Canadian singer-songwriter. |
| | David | Nunally | Casey's father. |
| | Rita | Nunally | David's wife. |
| | Mr. | Ledbetter | Jim Pierce's friend. |
| 6 | | | Mary Rose |
| | Keith | Taylor | A district attorney. |
| | Amelia | | Mr. Taylor's secretary. |
| | Joe | Ely | American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. |
| | Paul | Donnelly | The reverend of the First Methodist. |
| | Mrs. | Donnelly | The reverend's wife. |
| | Mrs. | Price | One of the members of the Ladies Guild. |
| | Mrs. | Perry | One of the members of the Ladies Guild. |
| | Barbie | Hendrix | One of the members of the Ladies Guild. |
| | Grace | Cowden | The treasurer of the Ladies Guild. |
| | Viola | Tillman | Corrine's grandmother. |
| | Lou | Connelly | Mrs. Cowden's acquaintance. |
| 7 | | | Glory |
| | Lucha | Domínguez | Alma Ramirez's acquaintance. |
| | Mary | Vasquez | One of Alma Ramirez's co-workers. |
| | Juanita | Gonzalez | One of Alma Ramirez's co-workers. |
| | Celia | Munoz | One of Alma Ramirez's co-workers. |
| | Ninfa | | One of Alma Ramirez's co-workers. |
| | Mr. | Navarro | The property manager. |
| | Sylvia | | Glory's friend. |
| | Carole | King | American singer. |
| | Lydia | Mendoza | A guitarist. |
| | T.J. | | One of Tina Allen's children. |
| | Tammy | | One of Tina Allen's children. |
| | Tina | Allen | Glory's acquaintance. |
| | Terry | | Tina Allen's husband. |
| 8 | | | Suzanne |
| | Jon | | Suzanne's husband. |
| | Mrs. | Ordóñez | A bank teller. |
| | Arlene | | Lauralee's grandmother. |
| | Alton | Lee | Suzanne's cousin. |
| | Mrs. | Goodrow | Arlene's acquaintance. |
| | Larry | Compton | Arlene's husband. |
| | Gordon | Lightfoot | Canadian singer-songwriter. |
| | Allen | | A basketball team coach. |
| 9 | | | Corrine |
| | Kris | Kristofferson | American singer-songwriter. |
| | Hank | Williams | American singer-songwriter. |
| | Willa | Cather | American writer. |
| | Walter | Hendrickson | Corrine's acquaintance. |
| 10 | | | Debra Ann |
| | Travis | | Jesse's cousin. |
| | Chet | Baker | American jazz trumpeter. |
| | Nina | Simone | American singer-songwriter. |
| | Karen | Carpenter | American singer. |
| | Walter | Cronkite | American broadcaster. |
| 11 | | | Mary Rose |
| | Mrs. | Henderson | The stenographer. |
| | Scooter | Clemens | The defense attorney. |
| | | Rice | The Judge. |
| | Raylene | McKnight | Mary Rose's acquaintance. |
| 14 | | | Karla |
| | Evelyn | | Karla's acquaintance. |
| | Diane | | Karla's daughter. |
| | | Wilkins | A basketball team coach. |
| | Alison | | Karla's acquaintance. |
| | Mrs. | Sibley | Karla's mother. |
| 15 | | | Glory |
| | Kirby | Lee | Victor old boss. |
| | Billie | Holiday | American singer. |
| | John | Coltrane | American saxophonist. |
