--- title: "Heartburn: cast and crew" canonical: "https://film.one/film/heartburn/cast-and-crew" title_page: "https://film.one/film/heartburn" cast: 56 crew: 27 licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Heartburn (1986): cast and crew 56 cast and 27 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order. ## Cast - [Meryl Streep](https://film.one/person/meryl-streep.md) as Rachel - [Jack Nicholson](https://film.one/person/jack-nicholson.md) as Mark - [Jeff Daniels](https://film.one/person/jeff-daniels.md) as Richard - [Maureen Stapleton](https://film.one/person/maureen-stapleton.md) as Vera - [Stockard Channing](https://film.one/person/stockard-channing.md) as Julie - [Richard Masur](https://film.one/person/richard-masur.md) as Arthur - [Catherine O'Hara](https://film.one/person/catherine-ohara.md) as Betty - [Steven Hill](https://film.one/person/steven-hill.md) as Rachel's Father - [Miloš Forman](https://film.one/person/milos-forman.md) as Dimitri - [Mamie Gummer](https://film.one/person/mamie-gummer.md) as Annie - [Karen Akers](https://film.one/person/karen-akers.md) as Thelma Rice - [Aida Linares](https://film.one/person/aida-linares.md) as Juanita - [Anna Maria Horsford](https://film.one/person/anna-maria-horsford.md) as Della - Ron McLarty as Detective O'Brien - [Kenneth Welsh](https://film.one/person/kenneth-welsh.md) as Dr. Appel - [Kevin Spacey](https://film.one/person/kevin-spacey.md) as Subway Thief - [Mercedes Ruehl](https://film.one/person/mercedes-ruehl.md) as Eve - [Joanna Gleason](https://film.one/person/joanna-gleason.md) as Diana - R.S. Thomas as Dan - [Jack Gilpin](https://film.one/person/jack-gilpin.md) as Ellis - [Christian Clemenson](https://film.one/person/christian-clemenson.md) as Sidney - [John Wood](https://film.one/person/john-wood.md) as British Moderator - Sidney Armus as Jeweler - [Yakov Smirnoff](https://film.one/person/yakov-smirnoff.md) as Contractor Laszlo - [Caroline Aaron](https://film.one/person/caroline-aaron.md) as Judith - Lela Ivey as Hairdresser - Tracey Jackson as Hairdresser's Friend - Libby Titus as Rachel's Sister - [Angela Pietropinto](https://film.one/person/angela-pietropinto.md) as Hospital Receptionist - Cynthia O'Neal as Magazine Colleague - Susan Forristal as Magazine Colleague - [Dana Ivey](https://film.one/person/dana-ivey.md) as Wedding Speaker - [John Rothman](https://film.one/person/john-rothman.md) as Jonathan Rice - Elijah Lindsay as Anesthetist - Jack Neam as Butcher - Kim Fertman as Arthur & Julie's Daughter - [Salem Ludwig](https://film.one/person/salem-ludwig.md) as Judge - [Patricia Falkenhain](https://film.one/person/patricia-falkenhain.md) as Dinner Party Hostess - Margaret Thomson as Irritated Wedding Guest - Charles Denny as Dinner Party Guest - Gregg Almquist as Dinner Party Guest - Garrison Lane as Dinner Party Guest - Ryan Hilliard as Dinner Party Guest - Dana Streep as Dinner Party Guest - Mary Streep as Dinner Party Guest - Cyrilla Dorn as Dinner Party Guest - May Pang as Dinner Party Guest - Michael Regan as Father of the Bride - Ari M. Roussimoff as Workman - Luther Rucker as Workman - [Gary Jones](https://film.one/person/gary-jones.md) as Waiter in Opening Sequence (uncredited) - [Natasha Lyonne](https://film.one/person/natasha-lyonne.md) as Rachel's Niece (uncredited) - Jorge Pupo as Subway Rider (uncredited) - Grant Harper Reid as Man in Maternity Scene (uncredited) - Carlotta Schock as Dinner Guest (uncredited) - [Tony Shalhoub](https://film.one/person/tony-shalhoub.md) as Airplane Passenger (uncredited) ## Directing - [Mike Nichols](https://film.one/person/mike-nichols.md): Director - David Dreyfuss: Second Assistant Director - [Joel Tuber](https://film.one/person/joel-tuber.md): First Assistant Director - Timothy M. Bourne: Second Second Assistant Director ## Writing - [Nora Ephron](https://film.one/person/nora-ephron.md): Screenplay, Novel ## Production - Ezra Swerdlow: Production Manager - Juliet Taylor: Casting - [Joel Tuber](https://film.one/person/joel-tuber.md): Producer - [Robert Greenhut](https://film.one/person/robert-greenhut.md): Producer - [Mike Nichols](https://film.one/person/mike-nichols.md): Producer ## Camera - [Néstor Almendros](https://film.one/person/nestor-almendros.md): Director of Photography - Bruce MacCallum: Assistant Camera - Brian Hamill: Still Photographer - Chaim Kantor: Second Assistant Camera - [Dan Lerner](https://film.one/person/dan-lerner.md): Camera Operator ## Editing - [Sam O'Steen](https://film.one/person/sam-osteen.md): Editor ## Sound and music - [Geraldine Peroni](https://film.one/person/geraldine-peroni.md): Assistant Sound Editor - [Carly Simon](https://film.one/person/carly-simon.md): Original Music Composer, Songs ## Art - Susan Bode Tyson: Set Decoration - John Kasarda: Art Direction - James Mazzola: Property Master - [Tony Walton](https://film.one/person/tony-walton.md): Production Design ## Costume and make-up - [Ann Roth](https://film.one/person/ann-roth.md): Costume Design - Lee Halls: Makeup Artist - Romaine Greene: Hairstylist - J. Roy Helland: Hairstylist, Makeup Artist ## Lighting - John W. DeBlau: Gaffer --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Our review: https://film.one/film/heartburn.md