The Help

The story

Aibileen 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.

Cast

E Emma StoneSkeeter Phelan V Viola DavisAibileen Clark B Bryce Dallas HowardHilly Holbrook O Octavia SpencerMinny Jackson J Jessica ChastainCelia Foote A Ahna O'ReillyElizabeth Leefolt A Allison JanneyCharlotte Phelan A Anna CampJolene French E Eleanor HenryMae Mobley E Emma HenryMae Mobley C Chris LowellStuart Whitworth C Cicely TysonConstantine Jefferson

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M Mike VogelJohnny Foote S Sissy SpacekMissus Walters B Brian KerwinRobert Phelan W Wes ChathamCarlton Phelan A Aunjanue Ellis-TaylorYule Mae Davis T Ted WelchWilliam Holbrook S Shane McRaeRaleigh Leefolt R Roslyn RuffPascagoula T Tarra RiggsGretchen L Leslie JordanMr. Blackly M Mary SteenburgenElaine Stein T Tiffany BrouwerRebecca C Carol LeePearly C Carol SuttonCora M Millicent BoltonCallie A Ashley JohnsonMary Beth Caldwell R Ritchie MontgomeryBus Driver D Don BrockWhite Bus Passenger F Florence "Flo" RoachMaid #1 N Nelsan EllisHenry The Waiter D David OyelowoPreacher Green L LaChanzeRachel D Dana IveyGracie Higginbotham B Becky FlyWoman in Grocery Store S Sheerene WhitfieldMaid #2 C Cleta Elaine EllingtonDonna The Receptionist H Henry CarpenterJameso J John TaylorMissus Walters' Date C Charles CooperTire Winner @ Ballroom #1 D Diana CooperTire Winner @ Ballroom #2 C Coyt BaileyParty Guest #3 W Wade CottonfieldLead Singer of Band K Kelsey ScotSugar Jackson A Amy BeckwithBridge Club S Sloane FairBridge Club A Anna JenningsBridge Club L Lauren MillerBridge Club E Elizabeth SmithBridge Club M Mary Taylor KillebrewBridge Club K Kathryn UrsyBridge Club S Stephanie WardBridge Club L Lamar LottBus Rider (uncredited) C Charles OrrBellhop (uncredited)