A headstrong young teacher in a private school in 1930s Edinburgh ignores the curriculum and influences her impressionable 12-year-old charges with her over-romanticized worldview.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Maggie SmithJean Brodie | Jean Brodie |
 Robert StephensTeddy Lloyd | Teddy Lloyd |
 Pamela FranklinSandy | Sandy |
 Celia JohnsonMiss Mackay | Miss Mackay |
 Gordon JacksonGordon Lowther | Gordon Lowther |
| DDiane GraysonJenny | Jenny |
 Jane CarrMary McGregor | Mary McGregor |
| SShirley SteedmanMonica | Monica |
| AAnn WayMiss Gaunt | Miss Gaunt |
| HHeather SeymourClara | Clara |
| MMargo CunninghamMiss Campbell | Miss Campbell |
| LLavinia LangEmily Carstairs | Emily Carstairs |
| IIsla CameronMiss McKenzie | Miss McKenzie |
| AAntoinette BiggerstaffHelen McPhee | Helen McPhee |
 Molly WeirMiss Allison Kerr | Miss Allison Kerr |
 Rona AndersonMiss Lockhart | Miss Lockhart |
 Helena GloagMiss Kerr | Miss Kerr |
 Roberta ToveySchoolgirl | Schoolgirl |
 Candace GlendenningSchoolgirl (uncredited) | Schoolgirl (uncredited) |