 | Emma Stone als Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan |
 | Viola Davis als Aibileen Clark |
 | Octavia Spencer als Minny Jackson |
 | Bryce Dallas Howard als Hilly Holbrook |
 | Jessica Chastain als Celia Foote |
 | Allison Janney als Charlotte Phelan |
 | Ahna O'Reilly als Elizabeth Leefolt |
 | Sissy Spacek als Missus Walters |
 | Anna Camp als Jolene French |
 | Christopher Lowell als Stuart Whitworth |
 | Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor als Yule Mae Davis |
 | Mike Vogel als Johnny Foote |
 | Cicely Tyson als Constantine Jefferson |
 | Leslie Jordan als Mr. Blackly |
 | David Oyelowo als Preacher Green |
 | Ashley Johnson als Mary Beth Caldwell |
 | Roslyn Ruff als Pascagoula |
 | Brian Kerwin als Robert Phelan |
 | Wes Chatham als Carlton Phelan |
 | Mary Steenburgen als Elain Stein |
 | Dana Ivey als Gracie Higginbotham |
 | LaChanze als Rachel |
 | Ted Welch als William Holbrook |
 | Shane McRae als Raleigh Leefolt |
 | Tarra Riggs als Gretchen |
 | Tiffany Brouwer als Rebecca |
 | Carol Sutton als Cora |
 | Ritchie Montgomery als Bus Driver |
 | Nelsan Ellis als Henry The Waiter |
 | Cleta Elaine Ellington als Donna The Receptionist |
| Amy Beckwith als Bridge Club |
 | Julie Ann Doan als Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
 | Lamar Lott als Bus Rider (uncredited) |
| Charles Orr als Bellhop (uncredited) |
| Ya'lita Thompson als Le jeune diacre |
| Tate Taylor | Director |
| Tate Taylor | Screenplay |
| Stephen Goldblatt | Director of Photography |
| Michael Barnathan | Producer |
| Chris Columbus | Producer |
| Brunson Green | Producer |
| Kathryn Stockett | Novel |
| Jim Passon | Color Timer |
| Shawn Torge | Electrician |
| Rena DeAngelo | Set Decoration |
| Mark Ricker | Production Design |
| Sharen Davis | Costume Design |
| Thomas Newman | Original Music Composer |
| Curt Beech | Art Direction |
| Kerry Barden | Casting |
| Paul Schnee | Casting |
| Hughes Winborne | Editor |
| Cate Hardman | Script Supervisor |
| Jennifer Blum | Executive Producer |
| Nate Berkus | Executive Producer |
| L. Dean Jones Jr. | Executive Producer |
| Jeff Skoll | Executive Producer |
| Mohamed Khalaf Al-Mazrouei | Executive Producer |
| Tate Taylor | Executive Producer |
| Mark Radcliffe | Executive Producer |
| John Norris | Executive Producer |
| Sonya Lunsford | Co-Producer |
| Jennifer Hawks | Music Supervisor |
| Bill Bernstein | Music Editor |
| Andrew Silver | Music Editor |
| Dale Robinette | Still Photographer |
| David Giammarco | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Scott Millan | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Scott A. Jennings | Sound Effects Editor |
| Dennis Drummond | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Willie D. Burton | Production Sound Mixer |
| Russell Allen | Production Coordinator |
| Dana Kay Hart | Costume Supervisor |
| Erik Bernstein | Rigging Gaffer |
| Rocky Capella | Stunt Coordinator |
| Will Arnot | Camera Operator |
| Will Arnot | Steadicam Operator |
| Camille Friend | Hair Department Head |
| Brad Wilder | Makeup Department Head |
| Natasha Ladek | Wigmaker |
| Robert Bella | Post Production Supervisor |
| Mark Graziano | Post-Production Manager |
| Brian McNulty | Post Production Supervisor |
| Robin Sweet | Unit Production Manager |
| Donald Sparks | Assistant Director |
| Robin Lynn Bonaccorsi | Stunts |
| Jwaundace Candece | Stunts |
| Rex Reddick | Stunt Coordinator |
| Kendrick Hudson | Location Scout |
| Curtis Lindersmith | Digital Intermediate |
| Colin J. Campbell | Lighting Technician |
| Gloria Belz | Makeup Artist |
| Mary Everett | Hairstylist |
| Robert Cole | Special Effects |
| Khris Bennett | Grip |
| Karen Davis | Second Assistant Director |
| Brian Smith | ADR Mixer |
| Adam Cole | Post Production Coordinator |
