Dustin Hoffman (Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels), Jessica Lange (Julie Nichols), Teri Garr (Sandy), Dabney Coleman (Ron Carlyse), Charles Durning (Les Nichols), Bill Murray (Jeff Slater), Sydney Pollack (George Fields), George Gaynes (John Van Horn), Geena Davis (April Page), Michael Ryan (Mann mittleren Alters), Estelle Getty (Frau mittleren Alters), Tony Craig (Joel Spector), Debra Mooney (Mrs. Mallory), Ellen Foley (Jacqui), Lynne Thigpen (Jo), Christine Ebersole (Linda), Amy Lawrence (Amy), Barbara Spiegel (Billie), Anne Shropshire (Mrs. Crawley, Amys Kindermädchen), Ronald L. Schwary (Phil Weintraub), Susan Merson (Page), Peter Gatto (Rick), Doris Belack (Rita), Bernie Passeltiner (Mac), Marjorie Lovett (Verkäuferin)