Oprah Winfrey as Sethe

Danny Glover as Paul D

Kimberly Elise as Denver

Thandiwe Newton as Beloved

LisaGay Hamilton as Younger Sethe

Beah Richards as Baby Suggs

Albert Hall as Stamp Paid

Irma P. Hall as Ella

Carol Jean Lewis as Janey Wagon

Kessia Embry as Amy Denver

Jude Ciccolella as Schoolteacher

Anthony Chisholm as Langhorne

Dorothy Love Coates as M. Lucille Williams

Jane White as Lady Jones

Yada Beener as Denver aged 9

Emil Pinnock as Howard aged 14

Calen Johnson as Buglar aged 13

George E. Ray as Reverend Pike

Wes Bentley as Schoolteacher's Nephew

Dashiell Eaves as Schoolteacher's Nephew

Tyler Hinson as Baby Beloved

Brian Hooks as Young Paul D

Angie Utt as Mrs. Garner

Hill Harper as Halle

Jim Roche as String Show Barker

Vertamae Grosvenor as Grace

Ramona Castle as Carnival Kid

Brooklyn James as Carnival Kid

Nora Marlowe as Carnival Kid

Frederick Strother as African Savage

Lillian Smith as Lemonade Server

Aliya Robinson as Denver's Carnival Friend

Joe Toutebon as Frenchie

Brittany Hawkins as Young Girl Sethe

Alerte Belance as Nan

Ayoka Dorsey as Sethe's Mother

Ashleigh Watson as Baby Denver

Dajon Matthews as Howard aged 5

Norris Wiggins Jr. as Buglar aged 4

Harry Northup as Sheriff

Tracey Walter as Slave Catcher

Terel Gibson as Buglar aged 21

Damani Baker as Howard aged 22

Robert W. Castle as Mr. Sawyer

Paul Lazar as General Store Proprietor

Leigh Smiley as General Store Helper

Lewis 'Jiggs' Walker as Good Samaritan

Dan Olmstead as Policeman

Charles Glenn as Helpful Gentleman

Jason Robards as Mr. Bodwin

Anthony S. Calypso as Denver's Boyfriend

Karen Vicks as The Thirty Women

Thelma Houston as The Thirty Women

Willa Ward as The Thirty Women

Louise Johnson as The Thirty Women

Pauletta Washington as The Thirty Women

Jacqueline Celestin Fils-Aimé as The Thirty Women

Harold Gould as Barber Shop Man #4 (uncredited)

Charles Napier as Angry Carny (uncredited)

Joey Perillo as Carnival Barker (uncredited)