cast
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Oprah Winfrey
Sethe
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Danny Glover
Paul D
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Kimberly Elise
Denver
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Thandiwe Newton
Beloved
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LisaGay Hamilton
Younger Sethe
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Beah Richards
Baby Suggs
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Albert Hall
Stamp Paid
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Irma P. Hall
Ella
- Carol Jean Lewis Janey Wagon
- Kessia Embry Amy Denver
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Jude Ciccolella
Schoolteacher
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Anthony Chisholm
Langhorne
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Dorothy Love Coates
M. Lucille Williams
- Jane White Lady Jones
- Yada Beener Denver aged 9
- Emil Pinnock Howard aged 14
- Calen Johnson Buglar aged 13
- George E. Ray Reverend Pike
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Wes Bentley
Schoolteacher's Nephew
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Dashiell Eaves
Schoolteacher's Nephew
- Tyler Hinson Baby Beloved
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Brian Hooks
Young Paul D
- Angie Utt Mrs. Garner
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Hill Harper
Halle
- Jim Roche String Show Barker
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Vertamae Grosvenor
Grace
- Ramona Castle Carnival Kid
- Brooklyn James Carnival Kid
- Nora Marlowe Carnival Kid
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Frederick Strother
African Savage
- Lillian Smith Lemonade Server
- Aliya Robinson Denver's Carnival Friend
- Joe Toutebon Frenchie
- Brittany Hawkins Young Girl Sethe
- Alerte Belance Nan
- Ayoka Dorsey Sethe's Mother
- Ashleigh Watson Baby Denver
- Dajon Matthews Howard aged 5
- Norris Wiggins Jr. Buglar aged 4
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Harry Northup
Sheriff
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Tracey Walter
Slave Catcher
- Terel Gibson Buglar aged 21
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Damani Baker
Howard aged 22
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Robert W. Castle
Mr. Sawyer
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Paul Lazar
General Store Proprietor
- Leigh Smiley General Store Helper
- Lewis 'Jiggs' Walker Good Samaritan
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Dan Olmstead
Policeman
- Charles Glenn Helpful Gentleman
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Jason Robards
Mr. Bodwin
- Anthony S. Calypso Denver's Boyfriend
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Karen Vicks
The Thirty Women
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Thelma Houston
The Thirty Women
- Willa Ward The Thirty Women
- Louise Johnson The Thirty Women
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Pauletta Washington
The Thirty Women
- Jacqueline Celestin Fils-Aimé The Thirty Women
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Harold Gould
Barber Shop Man #4 (uncredited)
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Charles Napier
Angry Carny (uncredited)
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Joey Perillo
Carnival Barker (uncredited)