Sarah L. `Sadie' Delany
Diahann Carroll
Annie Elizabeth `Bessie' Delany
Ruby Dee*
Amy Hill Hearth
Amy Madigan
Sadie in Her 20s
Lisa Arrindell Anderson
Bessie in Her 20s
Audra McDonald
Booker T. Washington
Richard Roundtree
Martha Logan
Della Reese
Papa Delany
Mykelti Williamson*
Mama Delany
Lonette McKee
Frazier Johnson
Clifton Powell
Frank
Bumper Robinson
Broadway Actress Playing Sadie
Micki Grant
Broadway Actress Playing Bessie
Lizan Mitchell
Sadie at 7
Kiara Harris
Bessie at 5
Haleigh Porter
Mr. Miliam
Terry Nienhuis
Lemuel
Cameron Arnett
Hap
Bobby Tyson
Manross Delaney
Carter Gaston