| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Adam Brooks | Crew | Writing | Screenplay |
 Akosua Busia | Crew | Writing | Screenplay |
 Andy Keir | Crew | Editing | Editor |
Carol Littleton | Crew | Editing | Editor |
 Colleen Atwood | Crew | Costume & Make-Up | Costume Design |
 Edward Saxon | Crew | Production | Producer |
 Gary Goetzman | Crew | Production | Producer |
Howard Feuer | Crew | Production | Casting |
 Jonathan Demme | Crew | Directing | Director, Producer |
Karen O'Hara | Crew | Art | Set Decoration |
Kate Forte | Crew | Production | Producer |
 Kristi Zea | Crew | Art | Production Design |
 Oprah Winfrey | Crew | Production | Producer |
R. Vincent Smith | Crew | Art | Assistant Property Master |
 Rachel Portman | Crew | Sound | Music |
 Richard LaGravenese | Crew | Writing | Screenplay |
Ronald M. Bozman | Crew | Production | Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager |
Steven Shareshian | Crew | Production | Associate Producer |
 Tak Fujimoto | Crew | Crew | Cinematography |
Tim Galvin | Crew | Art | Art Direction |
 Toni Morrison | Crew | Writing | Novel |
 Tony Brubaker | Crew | Crew | Stunt Coordinator |
 Skip Lievsay | Crew | Sound | Supervising Sound Editor |
 Albert Hall | Cast | Actor | Stamp Paid |
 Anthony Chisholm | Cast | Actor | Langhorne |
 Beah Richards | Cast | Actress | Baby Suggs, aka Grandma Baby |
 Brian Hooks | Cast | Actor | Young Paul D |
 Charles Napier | Cast | Actor | Angry Carny |
 Danny Glover | Cast | Actor | Paul D. Garner |
 Dashiell Eaves | Cast | Actor | Schoolteacher's Nephew |
 Frederick Strother | Cast | Actor | African Savage |
 Harold Gould | Cast | Actor | Barber Shop Man #4 (uncredited) |
 Harry Northup | Cast | Actor | Sheriff |
 Hill Harper | Cast | Actor | Halle |
 Irma P. Hall | Cast | Actress | Ella |
 Jason Robards | Cast | Actor | Mr. Bodwin |
Joe Toutebon | Cast | Frenchie | |
 Joey Perillo | Cast | Actor | The Carnival Barker |
 Jude Ciccolella | Cast | Actor | Schoolteacher |
 Karen Vicks | Cast | One of 'The Thirty Women' | |
 Kimberly Elise | Cast | Actress | Denver |
 LisaGay Hamilton | Cast | Actress | Younger Sethe |
Oprah Winfrey | Cast | Actress | Sethe |
 Paul Lazar | Cast | Actor | General Store Proprietor |
 Robert W. Castle | Cast | Actor | Mr. Sawyer |
 Thandiwe Newton | Cast | Actress | Beloved |
 Tracey Walter | Cast | Actor | Slave Catcher |
 Wes Bentley | Cast | Actor | Schoolteacher's Nephew |
 Thelma Houston | Cast | Actress | |
 Pauletta Washington | Cast | Actress | The Thirty Women |
 Vertamae Grosvenor | Cast | Grace | |
 Dorothy Love Coates | Cast | Actress | M. Lucille Williams |
 Jane White | Cast | Actress | Lady Jones |
| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
