The Help
2011Aibileen 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.
Acted in
Emma Stone
as Skeeter Phelan
Viola Davis
as Aibileen Clark
Bryce Dallas Howard
as Hilly Holbrook
Octavia Spencer
as Minny Jackson
Jessica Chastain
as Celia Foote
Ahna O'Reilly
as Elizabeth Leefolt
Allison Janney
as Charlotte Phelan
Anna Camp
as Jolene French
Eleanor Henry
as Mae Mobley
Emma Henry
as Mae Mobley
Christopher Lowell
as Stuart Whitworth
Cicely Tyson
as Constantine Jefferson
Mike Vogel
as Johnny Foote
Sissy Spacek
as Missus Walters
Brian Kerwin
as Robert Phelan
Wes Chatham
as Carlton Phelan
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
as Yule Mae Davis
Ted Welch
as William Holbrook
Shane McRae
as Raleigh Leefolt
Roslyn Ruff
as Pascagoula
Tarra Riggs
as Gretchen
Leslie Jordan
as Mr. Blackly
Mary Steenburgen
as Elaine Stein
Tiffany Brouwer
as Rebecca
Carol Lee
as Pearly
Carol Sutton
as Cora
Millicent Bolton
as Callie
Ashley Johnson
as Mary Beth Caldwell
Ritchie Montgomery
as Bus Driver
Don Brock
as White Bus Passenger
Florence "Flo" Roach
as Maid #1
Nelsan Ellis
as Henry The Waiter
David Oyelowo
as Preacher Green
LaChanze
as Rachel
Dana Ivey
as Gracie Higginbotham
Becky Fly
as Woman in Grocery Store
Sheerene Whitfield
as Maid #2
Cleta Elaine Ellington
as Donna The Receptionist
Henry Carpenter
as Jameso
John Taylor
as Missus Walters' Date
Charles Cooper
as Tire Winner @ Ballroom #1
Diana Cooper
as Tire Winner @ Ballroom #2
Coyt Bailey
as Party Guest #3
Wade Cottonfield
as Lead Singer of Band
Kelsey Scot
as Sugar Jackson
Amy Beckwith
as Bridge Club
Sloane Fair
as Bridge Club
Anna Jennings
as Bridge Club
Lauren Miller
as Bridge Club
Elizabeth Smith
as Bridge Club
Mary Taylor Killebrew
as Bridge Club
Kathryn Ursy
as Bridge Club
Stephanie Ward
as Bridge Club
Lamar Lott
as Bus Rider (uncredited)
Charles Orr
as Bellhop (uncredited)