Nora Ephron Director, Screenwriter, Producer Meryl Streep Julia Child Actor Amy Adams Julie Powell Actor Stanley Tucci Paul Child Actor Chris Messina Eric Powell Actor Linda Emond Simone Beck Actor Mary Lynn Rajskub Sarah Actor Jane Lynch Dorothy McWilliams Actor Frances Sternhagen Irma Rombauer Actor Helen Carey Louisette Bertholle Actor Deborah Rush Avis De Voto Actor Joan Juliet Buck Madame Brassart Actor Crystal Noelle Ernestine Actor George Bartenieff Chef Max Bugnard Actor Vanessa Ferlito Cassie Actor Casey Wilson Regina Actor Jillian Bach Annabelle Actor Laurence Mark Producer Amy Robinson Producer Eric Steel Producer Scott Rudin Executive Producer Donald J. Lee Jr. Executive Producer Dana Stevens Executive Producer Stephen Goldblatt Cinematographer Richard Marks Film Editing Alexandre Desplat Original Music Mark Ricker Production Design Ann Roth Costume Design Francine Maisler Casting Kathy Driscoll Casting Benjamin John Barraud Art Director Susan Bode Set Decoration J.J. Sacha Associate Producer