Whitney Houston as Savannah

Angela Bassett as Bernadine

Loretta Devine as Gloria

Lela Rochon as Robin

Gregory Hines as Marvin

Dennis Haysbert as Kenneth

Mykelti Williamson as Troy

Michael Beach as John, Sr.

Leon as Russell

Wendell Pierce as Michael

Donald Faison as Tarik

Jeffrey D. Sams as Lionel

Jazz Raycole as Onika

Brandon Hammond as John, Jr.

Kenya Moore as Denise

Lamont Johnson as Joseph

Wren T. Brown as Minister

Theo as On Air D.J.

Ken Love as DJ at the Hermosa

Graham Galloway as Fireman

Starletta DuPois as Savannah's Mother

Shari L. Carpenter as Savannah's Assistant

Thomas R. Leander as Interviewer

Cordell Conway as Group at Hermosa Table

Lee Wells Jr. as Group at Hermosa Table

Hope Brown as Group at Hermosa Table

Delaina Mitchell as Tarik's Girl Friend

Luis Sharpe as Herbert

Joseph S. Myers as Security Guard at John's Office

Ezra Swerdlow as Wild Bill

Ellin La Var as Hairdresser

Patricia Anne Fox as Customer at Hair Salon

Wally Bujack as Judge

Brenda Baldwin-Davis as Shopping Mall Extra (uncredited)

William Bolander as Open Air Market Shopper / New Year's Eve Partier (uncredited)

L. Scott Caldwell as Bernadine's Lawyer (uncredited)

Kacee DeMasi as Musician (uncredited)

Giancarlo Esposito as David Matthews (uncredited)

Wanda-Lee Evans as Jane Millhouse (uncredited)

Tom Hedrick as Neighbor (uncredited)

Donyell Hinton as Church Patron (uncredited)

Bob Huff as Open Air Market Shopper (uncredited)

Angela Kenzslowe as Salon Client (uncredited)

Kelly Preston as Kathleen (uncredited)

Jose Rosete as New Year's Eve Partier (uncredited)

Juliet Rose Serrato as Hospital Visitor (uncredited)

Wesley Snipes as James Wheeler (uncredited)