Anna Magnani as Gioia 'Tortorella' Fabbricotti

Totò as Umberto 'Infortunio' Pennazzuto

Ben Gazzara as Lello

Fred Clark as L'americano

Edy Vessel as La ragazza

Gina Rovere as Mimì

Toni Ucci as L'amico di Milena

Kurt Polter as Il guidatore della metropolitana

Mac Ronay as Il guidatore della metropolitana

Alberto De Amicis as

Gianni Bonagura as

Rik Van Nutter as

Dori Dorika as Milena

Peppino De Martino as

Marcella Rovena as

Carlo Pisacane as Il nonno di Gioia

Orlando Baralla as

Anna Campori as

Mario Donatone as

Elena Fabrizi as

Fanfulla as

John Francis Lane as

Mara Maryl as

Nino Nini as