Norma Rae Cast
The cast of Norma Rae.
Sally Field
as Norma Rae

Sally Field portrays the title character, Norma Rae, a resilient textile worker who becomes a union activist fighting for the rights of her fellow employees.

Beau Bridges
as Sonny

Beau Bridges plays Sonny, Norma Rae's love interest and a compassionate supporter of her unionizing efforts in the factory.

Ron Leibman
as Reuben

Ron Leibman takes on the role of Reuben, a union organizer who helps Norma Rae in her fight for better working conditions.

Pat Hingle
as Vernon

Pat Hingle portrays Vernon, the factory manager who opposes Norma Rae's attempts at unionizing the workers.

Barbara Baxley
as Leona

Barbara Baxley appears as Leona, a fellow worker and friend of Norma Rae who joins her in the fight for labor rights.

Gail Strickland
as Bonnie Mae

Gail Strickland plays Bonnie Mae, another factory worker who supports Norma Rae's efforts to unionize and improve working conditions.

Morgan Paull
as Wayne Billings

Morgan Paull is Wayne Billings, a colleague of Norma Rae who stands by her side as she takes on the management.

Robert Broyles
as Sam Bolen

Robert Broyles portrays Sam Bolen, a factory worker who is influenced by Norma Rae's dedication to the union cause.

John Calvin
as Ellis Harper

John Calvin appears as Ellis Harper, another worker in the textile factory who joins Norma Rae in the fight for labor rights.

Booth Colman
as Dr. Watson

Booth Colman plays Dr. Watson, a doctor who supports Norma Rae's cause and helps shed light on the health risks faced by the workers.

Lee de Broux
as Lujan

Lee de Broux is Lujan, a fellow worker who becomes involved in the union efforts led by Norma Rae.

James Luisi
as George Benson

James Luisi portrays George Benson, a figure of authority in the factory who is challenged by Norma Rae's determination to improve conditions for the workers.

Vernon Weddle
as Reverend Hubbard
Gilbert Green
as Al Landon
Bob Minor
as Lucius White
Grace Zabriskie
as Linette Odum
Stuart Culpepper
as Ray Towner
Mary Munday
as Mrs. Johnson
Jack Stryker
as J.J. Davis
Gregory Walcott
as Lamar Miller
Noble Willingham
as Leroy Mason
Lonny Chapman
as Gardner
Bert Freed
as Sam Dakin
Bob Hannah
as Jed Buffum
Edith Ivey
as Louise Pickens
Scott Lawton
as Craig
Frank McRae
as James Brown
Gerry Okuneff
as Pinkerton Man
Gina Kaye Pounders
as Millie
Henry Slate
as Policeman
Melissa Ann Wait
as Alice
Joe Dorsey
as Woodrow Thompson
Sherry Velvet Foster
as Velma Stackhouse
Weona T. Brown
as Hot Dog Vendor
Carolyn Danforth
as Mavis Pruitt
James W. Harris
as Mill Worker
Charlie Briggs
as Warren Latting
Billie Joyce Buck
as Agnes Roy
Fred Covington
as Alston Purvis
J. Don Ferguson
as Peter Gallat
Sandra Dorsey
as Jail Matron
Harold E. Finch
as Agent
Clayton Landey
as Teddy Bob Keeler
Bill Pannell
as Billy Stettin
George R. Robertson
as Farmer
Thomas D. Samford III
as Justice of the Peace
Roy Tatum
as Woodrow Bowser
Paul Ellen
as TV Reporter (uncredited)
Jerry Michael Ray
as TV Reporter (uncredited)
Martin Ritt
as Factory Worker (uncredited)
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