Cast and crew
Housekeeping (1987)
20 cast and 18 crew, as credited. Cast in billing order; crew by department.
Cast20
Christine LahtiSylvie Fisher- Sara WalkerRuth
- Andrea BurchillLucille
Anne PitoniakAunt Lily- Barbara ReeseAunt Nona
Margot PinvidicHelen- Bill SmillieSheriff
Wayne RobsonPrincipal
Betty PhillipsMrs. Jardine
Karen Elizabeth AustinMrs. Paterson
Dolores DrakeMrs. Walker- Georgie CollinsGrandmother
- Tonya TannerYoung Ruth
- Leah PennyYoung Lucille
- Brian LindsDeputy Sheriff
- Clayton W. OkellBoy on Cliff
- Clay BartonBoy on Cliff
- Erik RichardsonSandy
- Bob HughesCharlie
- Sheila PatersonBernice
Crew18
Directing
- Bill ForsythDirector
- Pat RambautScript Supervisor
Writing
- Bill ForsythWriter
- Marilynne RobinsonNovel
Production
- Robert F. ColesberryProducer
- Margery SimkinCasting
- Lynne CarrowCasting
Camera
- Michael CoulterDirector of Photography
Editing
- Michael EllisEditor
Sound and music
- Michael GibbsOriginal Music Composer
Art
- Adrienne AtkinsonProduction Design
- David LewisGreensman
- John WillettArt Direction
- Jim EricksonSet Decoration
Costume and make-up
- Sandy CooperMakeup Artist
- Maurice ParkhurstMakeup Artist
- Susan BoydHairstylist
- Mary-Jane ReynerCostume Design