Anna Magnani as Maddalena Cecconi

Walter Chiari as Alberto Annovazzi

Tina Apicella as Maria Cecconi

Gastone Renzelli as Spartaco Cecconi

Tecla Scarano as Tilde Spernanzoni

Lola Braccini as Photographer's Wife

Arturo Bragaglia as Photographer

Nora Ricci as Laundry Worker

Vittorina Benvenuti as

Linda Sini as Mimmetta

Teresa Battaggi as Snob Mother

Gisella Monaldi as Door-keeper

Amalia Pellegrini as

Luciana Ricci as

Giuseppina Arena as

Liliana Mancini as Iris

Alessandro Blasetti as Self

Vittorio Musy Glori as Self

Mario Chiari as Self

Luigi Filippo D'Amico as Self

George Tapparelli as Self

Luciano Caruso as (uncredited)

Michele Di Giulio as (uncredited)

Mario Donatone as (uncredited)

Franco Ferrara as Il Direttore d'Orchestra della R.A.I. (uncredited)

Iolanda Fortini as Mother at Cinecittà (uncredited)

Pietro Fumelli as (uncredited)

Corrado as Announcer (uncredited)

Lilly Marchi as (uncredited)

Guido Martufi as Young Boy at Hair-Dresser's Shop (uncredited)

Anna Nighel as (uncredited)

Lina Rossoni as (uncredited)

Sonia Scotti as Young Girl (uncredited)