Frank Perry Director, Writer Faye Dunaway Joan Crawford Actor Diana Scarwid Christina Crawford (adult) Actor Howard Da Silva Louis B. Mayer Actor Mara Hobel Christina Crawford (child) Actor Rutanya Alda Carol Ann Actor Harry Goz Alfred Steele Actor Michael Edwards Ted Gelber Actor Jocelyn Brando Barbara Bennett Actor Priscilla Pointer Mrs. Chadwick Actor Joe Abdullah Captain Actor Gary Allen Jimmy Actor Selma Archerd Connie Actor Xander Berkeley Christopher Crawford (adult) Actor Matthew Campion Actor in Soap Actor Carolyn Coates Mother Superior Actor Norman Palmer Male Guest Actor Christina Crawford Writer Robert Getchell Writer Tracy Hotchner Writer Frank Yablans Writer, Producer David Koontz Executive Producer Terence O'Neill Executive Producer Paul Lohmann Cinematographer Peter Berger Film Editing Henry Mancini Original Music Bill Malley Production Design Harold Michelson Art Director Richard C. Goddard Set Decoration Irene Sharaff Costume Design Nancy Klopper Casting Lynn Stalmaster Casting