Shirley Jo Finney
Wilma Rudolph
Acting
Cicely Tyson
Blanche Rudolph
Acting
Jason Bernard
Coach Temple
Acting
Denzel Washington
Robert Eldridge, age 18
Acting
Joe Seneca
Ed Rudolph
Acting
Charles Blackwell
Coach Gray
Acting
Norman Matlock
Dr. Gordon
Acting
Réjane Magloire
Wilma, age 12
Acting
L. Warren Young
Post Office Assistant
Acting
Larry B. Scott
Robert Eldridge, age 12
Acting
Piper Carter
Wilma - Age 4
Acting
Pauletta Washington
Mae Faggs (as Paulette Pearson)
Acting
Andrea Frierson
Martha Hudson
Acting
Stacy Green
Tootie
Acting
Dury Cox
Pappy Marshall
Acting
Roger Askew
Dr. Williams
Acting
J. Franklin Taylor
Principal
Acting