How Stella Got Her Groove Back

Glynn Turman as Dr. Shakespeare Philip Casnoff as Kennedy Regina King as Vanessa Michael J. Pagan as Quincy Payne Phyllis Yvonne Stickney as Mrs. Shakespeare James Pickens Jr. as Walter Payne Zaina Juliette as Stella Body Double Taye Diggs as Winston Shakespeare Lou Myers as Uncle Ollie Carl Lumbly as Judge Spencer Boyle Art Metrano as Dr. Steinberg Phina Oruche as Leslie James Richard Lawson as Jack Lee Weaver as Nate Sicily Johnson as Chantel Barry Shabaka Henley as Buddy Angela Bassett as Stella Payne Whoopi Goldberg as Delilah Abraham Leroy Edwards III as Dreadlocked Man in Commercial (uncredited) Victor Garber as Isaac (uncredited) Suzzanne Douglas as Angela

Ruth E. Carter Costume Design Deborah Schindler Producer Francine Maisler Casting Michel Colombier Original Music Composer Terry McMillan Writer, Executive Producer Kevin Rodney Sullivan Director Ronald Bass Writer, Executive Producer Jeffrey Jur Director of Photography Angela Barnes Second Second Assistant Director