Whitney Houston

as Savannah

Angela Bassett

as Bernadine

Loretta Devine

as Gloria

Lela Rochon

as Robin

Gregory Hines

as Marvin

Dennis Haysbert

as Kenneth

Mykelti Williamson

as Troy

Michael Beach

as John, Sr.

Leon

as Russell

Wendell Pierce

as Michael

Donald Faison

as Tarik

Jeffrey D. Sams

as Lionel

Jazz Raycole

as Onika

Brandon Hammond

as John, Jr.

Kenya Moore

as Denise

Lamont Johnson

as Joseph

Wren T. Brown

as Minister

Theo

as On Air D.J.

Ken Love

as DJ at the Hermosa

Graham Galloway

as Fireman

Starletta DuPois

as Savannah's Mother

Shari L. Carpenter

as Savannah's Assistant

Thomas R. Leander

as Interviewer

Cordell Conway

as Group at Hermosa Table

Lee Wells Jr.

as Group at Hermosa Table

Hope Brown

as Group at Hermosa Table

Delaina Mitchell

as Tarik's Girl Friend

Luis Sharpe

as Herbert

Joseph S. Myers

as Security Guard at John's Office

Ezra Swerdlow

as Wild Bill

Ellin La Var

as Hairdresser

Patricia Anne Fox

as Customer at Hair Salon

Wally Bujack

as Judge

Brenda Baldwin-Davis

as Shopping Mall Extra (uncredited)

William Bolander

as Open Air Market Shopper / New Year's Eve Partier (uncredited)

L. Scott Caldwell

as Bernadine's Lawyer (uncredited)

Kacee DeMasi

as Musician (uncredited)

Giancarlo Esposito

as David Matthews (uncredited)

Wanda-Lee Evans

as Jane Millhouse (uncredited)

Tom Hedrick

as Neighbor (uncredited)

Donyell Hinton

as Church Patron (uncredited)

Bob Huff

as Open Air Market Shopper (uncredited)

Angela Kenzslowe

as Salon Client (uncredited)

Kelly Preston

as Kathleen (uncredited)

Jose Rosete

as New Year's Eve Partier (uncredited)

Juliet Rose Serrato

as Hospital Visitor (uncredited)

Wesley Snipes

as James Wheeler (uncredited)