Maggie Smith as Lily Fox

Laura Linney as Chrissie Ahearn

Kathy Bates as Eileen Dunne

Agnes O'Casey as Dolly Hennessy

Stephen Rea as Frank Dunne

Mark O'Halloran as Father Dermot Byrne

Eric D. Smith as Daniel Hennessy

Mark McKenna as George Hennessy

Niall Buggy as Tommy Fox

Hazel Doupe as Cathy Dunne

Brenda Fricker as Maureen (voice)

Luke Jackson Smith as Patrick Dunne

Noel Gaskin as Taxi Driver

Sean O’Callaghan as Peter (Singer)

Shauna Higgins as Ruth (Peter’s Mother)

Lesley Conroy as Nun 2

Rose Henderson as Nun 1

Fionnuala Murphy as Mrs. Connolly

Amélie Kiki McCormack as Pilgrim Girl in Grotto

Alice Heneghan as Rosie Hennessy

Janet Grene as Nun at Talent Show (uncredited)

Martin McDonagh as Bus Pilgrame (uncredited)