Meryl Streep

as Kate Mundy

Catherine McCormack

as Christina 'Chrissy' Mundy

Brid Brennan

as Agnes 'Aggie' Mundy

Kathy Burke

as Margaret 'Maggie' Mundy

Sophie Thompson

as Rose 'Rosie' Mundy

Michael Gambon

as Father Jack Mundy

Rhys Ifans

as Gerry Evans

Lorcan Cranitch

as Danny Bradley