| Richie Abanes | Ensemble | |
| One of "Little Albert and the Tru-Tones" | ||
| One of "The Five Tuxedoes" | ||
| One of "The James Early Band" | ||
| Cheryl Alexander | Lorrell Robinson | |
| Hinton Battle | James Thunder Early | |
| Ethel Beatty | Charlene | |
| Joanne | ||
| Susan Beaubian | Deena Jones | |
| One of "Les Style" | ||
| One of "The Stepp Sisters" | ||
| Mary Denise Bentley | Ensemble | |
| One of "Les Style" | ||
| Brenda Braxton | Charlene | |
| One of "Les Style" | ||
| Linda Leilani Brown | Deena Jones | |
| Barry Bruce | Ensemble | |
| One of "Little Albert and the Tru-Tones" | ||
| One of "The Five Tuxedoes" | ||
| One of "The James Early Band" | ||
| Deborah Burrell | Deena Jones | |
| Teresa Burrell | Lorrell Robinson | |
| Terry Burrell | Michelle Morris | |
| One of "The Stepp Sisters" | ||
| Abe Clark | One of "Little Albert and the Tru-Tones" | |
| One of "The James Early Band" | ||
| The M.C. | ||
| Lawrence Clayton | C.C. White | |
| Bobby Daye | Ensemble | |
| One of "Little Albert and the Tru-Tones" | ||
| One of "The Five Tuxedoes" | ||
| One of "The James Early Band" | ||
| Tony Franklin | C.C. White | |
| Lisa Grant | Ensemble | |
| One of "The Sweethearts" | ||
| David Alan Grier | James Thunder Early | |
| Nina Hennessey | Ensemble | |
| One of "The Sweethearts" | ||
| Rhetta Hughes | One of "The Stepp Sisters" | |
| Adriane Lenox | Charlene | |
| Ensemble | ||
| One of "Les Style" | ||
| Lorrell Robinson | ||
| Julia McGirt | Effie Melody White | |
| Edna Burke | ||
| Hal Miller | Ensemble | |
| Film Executive | ||
| Tim Millett | Ensemble | |
| One of "The James Early Band" | ||
| Gordon Owens | One of "Little Albert and the Tru-Tones" | |
| One of "The Five Tuxedoes" | ||
| One of "The James Early Band" | ||
| Wellington Perkins | Wayne | |
| C.C. White | ||
| Richard Poole | Dave | (1983 - ?) |
| Film Executive | (1983 - ?) | |
| Brenda Pressley | Michelle Morris | |
| Eric Riley | Ensemble | |
| Film Executive | ||
| One of "Little Albert and the Tru-Tones" | ||
| One of "The Five Tuxedoes" | ||
| One of "The James Early Band" | ||
| Wayne | ||
| Roz Ryan | Edna Burke | |
| Effie Melody White | ||
| Graciela Simpson | Ensemble | |
| One of "The Stepp Sisters" | ||
| Ronald "Smokey" Stevens | Ensemble | |
| Mr. Morgan | ||
| One of "The Five Tuxedoes" | ||
| The M.C. | ||
| Leon Summers, Jr. | Mr. Morgan | |
| The M.C. | ||
| Gina Taylor | Ensemble | |
| One of "The Stepp Sisters" | ||
| Johnnie Teamer | Joanne | |
| Weyman Thompson | Curtis Taylor, Jr. | |
| Vanessa Townsell | Effie Melody White | |
| Bud Vest | Frank a press agent | |
| Buddy Vest | Ensemble | |
| Sean Walker | Ensemble | |
| One of "Little Albert and the Tru-Tones" | ||
| One of "The James Early Band" | ||
| David Warren-Gibson | Ensemble | |
| Film Executive | ||
| Allison Williams | Ensemble | |
| Joanne | ||
| One of "Les Style" | ||
| Edna Burke |