Jane Fonda

Lillian Hellman

Vanessa Redgrave

Julia

Jason Robards

Dashiell Hammett

Maximilian Schell

Johann

Hal Holbrook

Alan

Rosemary Murphy

Dorothy Parker

Meryl Streep

Anne Marie

Dora Doll

Woman Passenger

Elisabeth Mortensen

Girl Passenger

John Glover

Sammy

Lisa Pelikan

Young Julia

Cathleen Nesbitt

Julia's Grandmother

Susan Jones

Young Lillian

Maurice Denham

Undertaker

Ted Richert

Lillian's Friend in Sardy's (uncredited)