Giulietta Masina as Maria 'Cabiria' Ceccarelli

François Périer as Oscar D'Onofrio

Franca Marzi as Wanda

Amedeo Nazzari as Alberto Lazzari

Aldo Silvani as The wizard

Dorian Gray as Jessy

Ennio Girolami as Amleto, 'il magnaccia'

Mario Passante as Uncle of Amleto

Franco Balducci as Spectator on the Stage of the Cinema (uncredited)

Ciccio Barbi as Man on the Stage (uncredited)

Luciano Bonanni as Man in Black Suit at the Edge of the River (uncredited)

Leo Catozzo as Man with the Sack (uncredited)

Mimmo Poli as Man Eating in the Nightclub (uncredited)

Dominique Delouche as Priest with the Flag (uncredited)

Franco Fabrizi as Giorgio (uncredited)

Sandro Moretti as Un papponcello (uncredited)

Polidor as Friar (uncredited)

María Luisa Rolando as Marisa (uncredited)

Gianni Baghino as (uncredited)

Riccardo Fellini as (uncredited)

Nino Milano as (uncredited)

Sergio Parlato as (uncredited)

Christian Tassou as

Loretta Capitoli as

Edda Evangelista as

Ines Ferrari as

Lina Ferri as