Molly Shannon as Emily Dickinson

Susan Ziegler as Susan Dickinson

Amy Seimetz as Mabel Todd

Brett Gelman as Col Thomas Wentworth Higginson

Jackie Monahan as Lavina Dickinson

Kevin Seal as Austin Dickinson

Dana Melanie as Young Emily

Sasha Frolova as Young Susan

Lisa Haas as Maggie

Stella Chestnut as Mattie Dickinson

Guinevere Turner as Elizabeth Holland

Michael Churven as Josiah Holland

Robert McCaskill as Ralph Waldo Emerson

Lauren Modiano as Adult Mattie

Al Sutton as Judge Lord

John Peña Griswold as Young Austin

Allison Lane as The Widow Kate

Margot Kistler as Young Lavinia

Cynthia Kaplan as Helen Hunt Jackson

Charles Rogers as Samuel Bowles, Jr.

Derrick T. Tuggle as Questioning Soldier

Cole Escola as Dweeby Reader

Celeste Pechous as Emily Norcross

Joel Michaely as Edward Dickinson

Rae C. Wright as Head Shakespeare Lady

Lee Eaton as Parson Mudd

Katherine Willard as Clara Newman Turner

Nick Fisher as Gib Dickinson

Nolan Chestnut as Ned Dickinson

Christian Izziary as Adult Ned

Sally Sockwell as Abby Farley / Wedding Guest

David Albiero as David Peck Todd

Betsy Farrell as Amherst Lady 1

Barbara J. Davy as Amherst Lady 2

Casper Andreas as Joseph Lyman

Morna Ryan as Wedding Guest

Matthew R. Ossenfort as Wedding Guest

Ron Lynch as Opthomologist

David Meyers as Emerson Party Guest

Stacey Alyse Cohen as Tea Lady

Brittini Schreiber as Tea Lady

Kathleen Wilce as Tea Lady

Melissa Barton Ryan as Tea Lady

Pan Ferguson as Tea Lady

Elaine Carberry as Tea Lady

Anna LaRoche as Tea Lady

Alanna Strong as Tea Lady

Alina Cherednychenko as Tea Lady

Caitlin Rodstein as Tea Lady

Linda Vega as Tea Lady

Rowann Gilman as Tea Lady

Samantha Pascale as Tea Lady

Sofia Seneca as Tea Lady

Freia M. Titland as Tea Lady

Kathleen Tawney as Tea Lady

Carolina Parra Moreno as Tea Lady

Holly Battaglia as Tea Lady

Nathalie Baer Chan as Tea Lady

Jo-Ann Victor as Tea Lady

Camelia Cassin as Tea Lady

Kasey Roren as Tea Lady

Julia Drahos as Tea Lady

Stefanie Sparks as Tea Lady

Katie Contini as Tea Lady

Betsy Winslow as Tea Lady

Carmen Cooper as Tea Lady

Katrina Mattson as Tea Lady

Bailie de Lacy as Tea Lady

Annie Pisapia as Tea Lady

Austin Kase as Wedding Guest