Stefania Sandrelli as Adriana Astarelli

Mario Adorf as Emilio Ricci, aka Bietolone

Jean-Claude Brialy as Dario Marchionni

Joachim Fuchsberger as The Writer

Nino Manfredi as Cianfanna

Enrico Maria Salerno as Roberto

Ugo Tognazzi as Gigi Baggini

Karin Dor as Barbara

Franco Fabrizi as Paganelli

Turi Ferro as Il commissario

Robert Hoffmann as Antonio Marais

Franco Nero as Italo - The garage attendant

Véronique Vendell as Alice Stendhal

Franca Polesello as Maria - The usherette

Renato Terra as Man in the Caravan

Claudio Camaso as Adriana's First Boyfriend

Barbara Nelli as Usherette

Cesarino Miceli Picardi as The Owner of Hairdresser's

Solvi Stübing as Susan - the foreign girl

Rod Dana as TV Interviewer (uncredited)

Sandro Dori as Man at the Acting Lesson (uncredited)

Vittorio Duse as Guest at Paganelli's (uncredited)

Vittorio Gassman as Vittorio Gassman - in Film Clip (archive footage) (uncredited)

Loretta Goggi as The Girl Receptionist at 'Calypso' (uncredited)

Gabriella Lepori as The Mother - Adriana's Neighbour (uncredited)

Tatyana Pavlova as The Acting Teacher (uncredited)

Paolo Pietrangeli as Guest at Paganelli's (uncredited)