 Harvey FiersteinHost | Host |
 James Earl JonesJack Jefferson (segment "The Great White Hope") / Troy Maxson (segment "Fences") | Jack Jefferson (segment "The Great White Hope") / Troy Maxson (segment "Fences") |
 Jane AlexanderEleanor Bachman (segment "The Great White Hope") / Sara Goode (segment "The Sisters Rosensweig") | Eleanor Bachman (segment "The Great White Hope") / Sara Goode (segment "The Sisters Rosensweig") |
 Gary SiniseRandle P. McMurphy (segment "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest") | Randle P. McMurphy (segment "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest") |
 Amy MortonNurse Ratched (segment "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest") | Nurse Ratched (segment "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest") |
 Tim SampsonChief Bromden (segment "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest") | Chief Bromden (segment "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest") |
 Maggie SmithLettice Douffet (segment "Lettice and Lovage") | Lettice Douffet (segment "Lettice and Lovage") |
 Margaret TyzackLotte Schoen (segment "Lettice and Lovage") | Lotte Schoen (segment "Lettice and Lovage") |
 John LithgowRené Gallimard (segment "M. Butterfly") | René Gallimard (segment "M. Butterfly") |
 BD WongSong Liling (segment "M. Butterfly") | Song Liling (segment "M. Butterfly") |
 Sam WaterstonJohn Honeyman (segment "A Walk in the Woods") | John Honeyman (segment "A Walk in the Woods") |
 Robert ProskyAndrey Botvinnik (segment "A Walk in the Woods") | Andrey Botvinnik (segment "A Walk in the Woods") |
 Annette BeningHolly Dancer (segment "Coastal Disturbances") | Holly Dancer (segment "Coastal Disturbances") |
 Tim DalyLeo Hart (segment "Coastal Disturbances") | Leo Hart (segment "Coastal Disturbances") |
 Madeline KahnGorgeous Teitelbaum (segment "The Sisters Rosensweig") | Gorgeous Teitelbaum (segment "The Sisters Rosensweig") |
 Robert KleinMervyn Kant (segment "The Sisters Rosensweig") | Mervyn Kant (segment "The Sisters Rosensweig") |
 Art CarneyAndy Tracey (segment "Lovers") | Andy Tracey (segment "Lovers") |
| AAnna ManahanHanna (segment "Lovers") | Hanna (segment "Lovers") |
 Joan AllenHeidi Holland (segment "The Heidi Chronicles") | Heidi Holland (segment "The Heidi Chronicles") |
 Peter FriedmanScoop Rosenbaum (segment "The Heidi Chronicles") | Scoop Rosenbaum (segment "The Heidi Chronicles") |
 Linda LavinMarjorie (segment "The Tale of the Allergist's Wife") | Marjorie (segment "The Tale of the Allergist's Wife") |
 Michele LeeLee (segment "The Tale of the Allergist's Wife") | Lee (segment "The Tale of the Allergist's Wife") |
 Tony RobertsIra (segment "The Tale of the Allergist's Wife") | Ira (segment "The Tale of the Allergist's Wife") |
 Joe MantegnaBobby Gould (segment "Speed-the-Plow") | Bobby Gould (segment "Speed-the-Plow") |
 Ron SilverCharlie Fox (segment "Speed-the-Plow") | Charlie Fox (segment "Speed-the-Plow") |
 Philip BoscoSaunders (segment "Lend Me a Tenor") | Saunders (segment "Lend Me a Tenor") |
 Victor GarberMax (segment "Lend Me a Tenor") | Max (segment "Lend Me a Tenor") |
 Charles S. DuttonBoy Willie (segment "The Piano Lesson") | Boy Willie (segment "The Piano Lesson") |
 Rocky CarrollLymon (segment "The Piano Lesson") | Lymon (segment "The Piano Lesson") |
| CCarl GordonDoaker (segment "The Piano Lesson") | Doaker (segment "The Piano Lesson") |
