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The Help

2011 Comedy drama Female buddy film Drama film White savior film

The Help is a 2011 film directed by Tate Taylor. It stars Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer and others.

Top cast

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Viola Davis

Viola Davis

Aibileen Clark

Bryce Dallas Howard

Hillary "Hilly" Walters Holbrook

Octavia Spencer

Minerva "Minny" Jackson
Jessica Chastain

Jessica Chastain

Celia Rae Foote

Ahna O'Reilly

Elizabeth Leefolt

Chris Lowell

Stuart Whitworth

Sissy Spacek

Mrs. Walters

Mike Vogel

Jonathan "Johnny" Foote

Cicely Tyson

Constantine Jefferson

Allison Janney

Charlotte Phelan

Anna Camp

Jolene French

Brian Kerwin

Robert Phelan

More cast

  • Leslie Jordan Mr. Blackly
  • Mary Steenburgen Elaine Stein
  • Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor Yule May Davis
  • David Oyelowo Preacher Green
  • Nelsan Ellis Henry The Waiter
  • Ashley Johnson Mary Beth Caldwell
  • Emma Stone Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan
  • Dana Ivey Grace Higginbotham
  • Wes Chatham Carlton Phelan
  • Shane McRae Raleigh Leefolt
  • Carol Sutton Cora
  • LaChanze Rachel

Sources

  • Wikidata (Q204374), accessed October 2026
  • Cast photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each profile

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