<Tr> <Td> Sally Field </Td> <Td> Mary Lynn "M'Lynn" Eatenton </Td> <Td> Social Worker; Wife to Drum Eatenton; Mother to Shelby, Jonathan and Tommy; Jackson's mother - in - law; Jack Jr.'s maternal grandmother </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dolly Parton </Td> <Td> Truvy Jones </Td> <Td> Beautician; Wife to Spud Jones; Mother to Louie; town gossip </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Shirley MacLaine </Td> <Td> Louisa "Ouiser" Boudreaux </Td> <Td> Clairee Belcher's best friend and confidant; Eatenton Family's next - door neighbor; town curmudgeon, and Drum Eatenton's nemesis </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Daryl Hannah </Td> <Td> Annelle Dupuy DeSoto </Td> <Td> Newcomer to town; Apprentice Beautician hired by Truvy Jones; first married to Bunkie Dupuy; later marries Sammy DeSoto </Td> </Tr>

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