Waiting to Exhale

Whitney Houston

Savannah

Angela Bassett

Bernadine

Loretta Devine

Gloria

Lela Rochon

Robin

Gregory Hines

Marvin

Dennis Haysbert

Kenneth

Mykelti Williamson

Troy

Michael Beach

John, Sr.

Leon

Russell

Wendell Pierce

Michael

Donald Faison

Tarik

Jeffrey D. Sams

Lionel

Jazz Raycole

Onika

Brandon Hammond

John, Jr.

Kenya Moore

Denise

Lamont Johnson

Joseph

Wren T. Brown

Minister

Theo

On Air D.J.

Ken Love

DJ at the Hermosa

Graham Galloway

Fireman

Starletta DuPois

Savannah's Mother

Shari L. Carpenter

Savannah's Assistant

Thomas R. Leander

Interviewer

Cordell Conway

Group at Hermosa Table

Lee Wells Jr.

Group at Hermosa Table

Hope Brown

Group at Hermosa Table

Delaina Mitchell

Tarik's Girl Friend

Luis Sharpe

Herbert

Joseph S. Myers

Security Guard at John's Office

Ezra Swerdlow

Wild Bill

Ellin La Var

Hairdresser

Patricia Anne Fox

Customer at Hair Salon

Wally Bujack

Judge

Brenda Baldwin-Davis

Shopping Mall Extra (uncredited)

William Bolander

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

L. Scott Caldwell

Bernadine's Lawyer (uncredited)

Kacee DeMasi

Musician (uncredited)

Giancarlo Esposito

David Matthews (uncredited)

Wanda-Lee Evans

Jane Millhouse (uncredited)

Tom Hedrick

Neighbor (uncredited)

Donyell Hinton

Church Patron (uncredited)

Bob Huff

Open Air Market Shopper (uncredited)

Angela Kenzslowe

Salon Client (uncredited)

Kelly Preston

Kathleen (uncredited)

Jose Rosete

New Year's Eve Partier (uncredited)

Juliet Rose Serrato

Hospital Visitor (uncredited)

Wesley Snipes

James Wheeler (uncredited)

Forest Whitaker

Director

Joseph Ray

First Assistant Director

Roni Wheeler

Second Assistant Director

Shari L. Carpenter

Script Supervisor

Terry McMillan

Novel

Terry McMillan

Screenplay

Ronald Bass

Screenplay

Terry McMillan

Executive Producer

Deborah Schindler

Producer

Ezra Swerdlow

Producer

Caron K

Associate Producer

Ronald Bass

Executive Producer