"Based on the sensational 1980s media event, famed cardiologist Herman Tarnower meets a particularly brutal end at the hands of his jilted lover, Jean Harris."
Annette Bening
as Jean Harris
Ben Kingsley
as Herman Tarnower
Cloris Leachman
as Pearl "Billie" Schwartz
Lawrence O'Donnell
as Judge Leggett
Frank Whaley
as George Bolen
Bill Smitrovich
as Joel Arnou
Frances Fisher
as Marge Richey Jacobson
Michael Gross
as Leslie Jacobson
Ronald Guttman
as Henri
John Patrick Amedori
as Young David Harris
Brad McCoy
as Young Jimmy Harris
John Rubinstein
as Tarnower's Best Friend
Brett Butler
as Tarnower's Ex #1
Lee Garlington
as Tarnower's Ex #2
Ellen Burstyn
as Former Tarnower Steady
Cristine Rose
as Suzanne
Jessica Tuck
as Wife #1
Robert Cicchini
as Det. Siciliano
Michael Paul Chan
as Dr. Louis Roh
Nan Martin
as Mama Tarnower
Mary McDonnell
as Vivian Schulte
Philip Baker Hall
as Arthur Schulte
Chloë Sevigny
as Lynne Tryforos
Jessica Kate Meyer
as Debbie
Larry Drake
as Harris Defense Team Psychiatrist
Lisa Edelstein
as Forensic Psychologist
Dean Norris
as Sporting Goods Clerk
Lauren Storm
as Favorite Madeira Student
Kirsten Nelson
as TV Interviewer
Caroline Lagerfelt
as Madeira School Administrator
Jlynn Johnson
as Madeira Alumna
Vicki Davis
as Madeira Senior
Margaret Easley
as Carol Potts
Timothy Rettele
as David Harris
Michael Moore
as Jimmy Harris
Douglas Caldwell
as Dancer
J.C. Crimp
Michael Grier
Michael Higgins
Birl Jonns
Jack Mattis
Stan Mazin
Douglas Barry Meyers
Regan Patno
George Ratliff
Roger Ritenour
Dom Salinaro
Darin Poulson Sanone
Blane Savage
Wiley Hicks Simpson
Ted Sprague
Larry Strauss
Mic Thompson
Jerry Trent
Carey Ysais
Troy Christian
as Dancer (uncredited)
Heidemarie Fuentes
as Crying Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Michael Gier
Courtney Hope
as Madeira Student (uncredited)
Summer LeAnn
as Catholic School Girl (uncredited)
Andy Milder
as Journalist (uncredited)
Phaedra Neitzel
as Student (uncredited)
Rachel Paquin
as Tarnower's Date (uncredited)
John H. Tobin
as Man (uncredited)
Melissa Zanit
Scot Zeller
as Reporter (uncredited)
Phyllis Nagy
Director
Christine Vachon
Executive Producer
Marlene McCarty
Title Designer
Shana Alexander
Book
Screenplay
John Wells
Chrisann Verges
Producer
Pamela Koffler
Elizabeth Karlsen
Juanita Diane Feeney
Associate Producer
Timothy Bird
Alex Wurman
Original Music Composer
Curtiss Clayton
Editor
Lee Percy
Libby Goldstein
Casting
Junie Lowry-Johnson
Alison Dominitz
Production Design
Troy Sizemore
Art Direction
Barbara Munch
Set Decoration
Julie Weiss
Costume Design