Halle Berry
as Queen
Jasmine Guy
as Easter
Danny Glover
as Alec Haley
Ann-Margret
as Sally Jackson
Madge Sinclair
as Dora
Martin Sheen
as Col. James Jackson Senior
Ossie Davis
as Parson Dick
Patricia Clarkson
as Lizzie
Paul Winfield
as Cptn. Jack
Sada Thompson
as Miss Mandy
Tim Daly
as Col. James Jackson Jr.
Christopher Allport
as Union Officer
Erik King
as Davy
Jane Krakowski
as Jane
Leo Burmester
as Henderson
Linda Hart
as Mrs. Henderson
Peter Maloney
as Perkins
Samuel E. Wright
as Alfred
Charlotte Moore
as Mrs. Perkins
Raven-Symoné
as Queen (age 5)