Cast & crew
Waiting to Exhale (1995)
Directed by Forest Whitaker Written by Terry McMillan, Ronald Bass
Cast
| Whitney Houston | Savannah |
| Angela Bassett | Bernadine |
| Loretta Devine | Gloria |
| Lela Rochon | Robin |
| Gregory Hines | Marvin |
| Dennis Haysbert | Kenneth |
| Mykelti Williamson | Troy |
| Jazz Raycole | Onika |
| Jeffrey D. Sams | Lionel |
| Donald Faison | Tarik |
| Michael Beach | John, Sr. |
| Leon | Russell |
| Wendell Pierce | Michael |
| Brandon Hammond | John, Jr. |
| Kenya Moore | Denise |
| Lamont Johnson | Joseph |
| Theo | On Air D.J. |
| Wren T. Brown | Minister |
| Ken Love | DJ at the Hermosa |
| Shari L. Carpenter | Savannah's Assistant |
| Thomas R. Leander | Interviewer |
| Graham Galloway | Fireman |
| Starletta DuPois | Savannah's Mother |
| Lee Wells Jr. | Group at Hermosa Table |
| Hope Brown | Group at Hermosa Table |
| Delaina Mitchell | Tarik's Girl Friend |
| Luis Sharpe | Herbert |
| Cordell Conway | Group at Hermosa Table |
| Joseph S. Myers | Security Guard at John's Office |
| Ellin La Var | Hairdresser |
| Patricia Anne Fox | Customer at Hair Salon |
| Wally Bujack | Judge |
| Brenda Baldwin-Davis | Shopping Mall Extra (uncredited) |
| Ezra Swerdlow | Wild Bill |
| William Bolander | Open Air Market Shopper / New Year's Eve Partier (uncredited) |
| L. Scott Caldwell | Bernadine's Lawyer (uncredited) |
| Giancarlo Esposito | David Matthews (uncredited) |
| Kacee DeMasi | Musician (uncredited) |
| Wanda-Lee Evans | Jane Millhouse (uncredited) |
| Tom Hedrick | Neighbor (uncredited) |
| Donyell Hinton | Church Patron (uncredited) |
| Bob Huff | Open Air Market Shopper (uncredited) |
| Angela Kenzslowe | Salon Client (uncredited) |
| Kelly Preston | Kathleen (uncredited) |
| Jose Rosete | New Year's Eve Partier (uncredited) |
| Juliet Rose Serrato | Hospital Visitor (uncredited) |
| Wesley Snipes | James Wheeler (uncredited) |
Crew
| Terry McMillan | Executive Producer |
| Ezra Swerdlow | Producer |
| Terry McMillan | Novel |
| Terry McMillan | Screenplay |
| Forest Whitaker | Director |
| Babyface | Original Music Composer |
| Betsy Sokolow-Sherman | Unit Publicist |
| Ronald Bass | Screenplay |
| Deborah Schindler | Producer |
| Marc Fisichella | Art Direction |
| Jaki Brown | Casting |
| Joseph Ray | First Assistant Director |
| Roni Wheeler | Second Assistant Director |
| Caron K | Associate Producer |
| Ronald Bass | Executive Producer |
| Michael W. Foxworthy | Set Decoration |
| Shari L. Carpenter | Script Supervisor |
| Judy L. Ruskin | Costume Design |
| Toyomichi Kurita | Director of Photography |
| David Gropman | Production Design |
| Richard Chew | Editor |
| Ted Long | Key Hair Stylist |
| Ellie Winslow | Key Makeup Artist |
| Roxanna Floyd | Makeup Artist |
| Ellin La Var | Hairstylist |
| Latonya Hill | Hairstylist |
| Tom Ford | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Rawn Hutchinson | Stunt Coordinator |
| Kirk R. Gardner | Camera Operator |
| Robert L. Stevenson | Hairstylist |
| David Lee | Gaffer |
| Brandon Sebek | Stunt Coordinator |
| Michael Kelem | Camera Operator |