Aibileen Clark is a middle-aged African-American maid who has spent her life raising white children and has recently lost her only son; Minny Jackson is an African-American maid who has often offended her employers despite her family's struggles with money and her desperate need for jobs; and Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan is a young white woman who has recently moved back home after graduating college to find out her childhood maid has mysteriously disappeared. These three stories intertwine to explain how life in Jackson, Mississippi revolves around "the help"; yet they are always kept at a certain distance because of racial lines.
Cast
Emma Stone
Skeeter Phelan
Viola Davis
Aibileen Clark
Bryce Dallas Howard
Hilly Holbrook
Octavia Spencer
Minny Jackson
Jessica Chastain
Celia Foote
Ahna O'Reilly
Elizabeth Leefolt
Allison Janney
Charlotte Phelan
Anna Camp
Jolene French
Eleanor Henry
Mae Mobley
Emma Henry
Mae Mobley
Chris Lowell
Stuart Whitworth
Cicely Tyson
Constantine Jefferson
Mike Vogel
Johnny Foote
Sissy Spacek
Missus Walters
Brian Kerwin
Robert Phelan
Wes Chatham
Carlton Phelan
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Yule Mae Davis
Ted Welch
William Holbrook
Shane McRae
Raleigh Leefolt
Roslyn Ruff
Pascagoula
Tarra Riggs
Gretchen
Leslie Jordan
Mr. Blackly
Mary Steenburgen
Elaine Stein
Tiffany Brouwer
Rebecca
Carol Lee
Pearly
Carol Sutton
Cora
Millicent Bolton
Callie
Ashley Johnson
Mary Beth Caldwell
Ritchie Montgomery
Bus Driver
Don Brock
White Bus Passenger
Florence "Flo" Roach
Maid #1
Nelsan Ellis
Henry The Waiter
David Oyelowo
Preacher Green
LaChanze
Rachel
Dana Ivey
Gracie Higginbotham
Becky Fly
Woman in Grocery Store
Sheerene Whitfield
Maid #2
Cleta Elaine Ellington
Donna The Receptionist
Henry Carpenter
Jameso
John Taylor
Missus Walters' Date
Charles Cooper
Tire Winner @ Ballroom #1
Diana Cooper
Tire Winner @ Ballroom #2
Coyt Bailey
Party Guest #3
Wade Cottonfield
Lead Singer of Band
Kelsey Scot
Sugar Jackson
Amy Beckwith
Bridge Club
Sloane Fair
Bridge Club
Anna Jennings
Bridge Club
Lauren Miller
Bridge Club
Elizabeth Smith
Bridge Club
Mary Taylor Killebrew
Bridge Club
Kathryn Ursy
Bridge Club
Stephanie Ward
Bridge Club
Lamar Lott
Bus Rider (uncredited)
Charles Orr
Bellhop (uncredited)
Crew
Tate Taylor
Director, Screenplay, Executive Producer
Kathryn Stockett
Novel
Hughes Winborne
Editor
Stephen Goldblatt
Director of Photography
Jim Passon
Color Timer
Karen Davis
Second Assistant Director
Donald Sparks
Assistant Director
Russell Allen
Production Coordinator
Mark Radcliffe
Executive Producer
Jennifer Blum
Executive Producer
Jeff Skoll
Executive Producer
Mohamed Khalaf Al-Mazrouei
Executive Producer
John Norris
Executive Producer
L. Dean Jones Jr.
Executive Producer
Nate Berkus
Executive Producer
Chris Columbus
Producer
Michael Barnathan
Producer
Brunson Green
Producer
Sonya Lunsford
Co-Producer
Mark Ricker
Production Design
Will Arnot
Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator
Mark Graziano
Post-Production Manager
Adam Cole
Post Production Coordinator
Robert Bella
Post Production Supervisor
Brian McNulty
Post Production Supervisor
Kerry Barden
Casting
Paul Schnee
Casting
Dana Kay Hart
Costume Supervisor
Sharen Davis
Costume Design
Camille Friend
Hair Department Head
Mary Everett
Hairstylist
Brad Wilder
Makeup Department Head
Gloria Belz
Makeup Artist
Scott A. Jennings
Sound Effects Editor
Dennis Drummond
Supervising Sound Editor
Scott Millan
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
David Giammarco
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Willie D. Burton
Production Sound Mixer
Brian Smith
ADR Mixer
Colin J. Campbell
Lighting Technician
Robert Cole
Special Effects
Thomas Newman
Original Music Composer
Jennifer Hawks
Music Supervisor
Andrew Silver
Music Editor
Bill Bernstein
Music Editor
Erik Bernstein
Rigging Gaffer
Rena DeAngelo
Set Decoration
Dale Robinette
Still Photographer
Cate Hardman
Script Supervisor
Shawn Torge
Electrician
Kendrick Hudson
Location Scout
Robin Bonaccorsi
Stunts
Jwaundace Candece
Stunts
Rocky Capella
Stunt Coordinator
Rex Reddick
Stunt Coordinator
Khris Bennett
Grip
Robin Nelson Sweet
Unit Production Manager
Curtis Lindersmith
Digital Intermediate
Curt Beech
Art Direction
Natasha Ladek
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