Gena Rowlands

as Betty Ford

Josef Sommer

as President Gerald Ford

Nan Woods

as Susan Ford

Concetta Tomei

as Jan

Jack Rader

as Long Beach Doctor

Joan McMurtrey

as Diane

Kenneth Tigar

as Dr. Lukash

Laura Leigh Hughes

as Gayle Ford

Daniel McDonald

as Mike Ford

Brian McNamara

as Steve Ford

Bradley Whitford

as Jack Ford

Michael Greene

as Head Usher

Stanley Grover

as General Alexander Haig

Peter Jason

as Counselor

Don Stewart

as Nelson

Richard Kuss

as Will

Sierra Pecheur

as Pat Benedict

Ellen Blake

as Sandra

Sheila Kelley

as Charlotte

Eric Menyuk

as Jake

Patricia Allison

as Woman #1

Kellie Bennett

as Reporter #4

Frank Birney

as Benji

Rod Britt

as Reporter #5

John David Conti

as Pete Abbruzzese

Michael Flanagan

as Dr. Fouty

Jeanne Hepple

as Reporter #2

John Hostetter

as News Director

Charles Howerton

as Man #1

Grant Loud

as Limo Driver

Muriel Minot

as Reporter #1

Richardson Morse

as Doctor

Annie O'Donnell

as Woman

Ben Rawnsley

as Bob Hartman

Toni Sawyer

as Reporter #3

Susan Watson

as Louise Abbruzzese

Shirley Lang

as Reporter (uncredited)