<Ul> <Li> Johnny Depp as Victor Van Dort, a shy and gawky young man who is engaged to Victoria Everglot for social and financial reasons . </Li> <Li> Helena Bonham Carter as Emily, the Corpse Bride, a beautiful and charismatic young zombie woman with a passion for music and dance . </Li> <Li> Emily Watson as Victoria Everglot, Victor's pretty, sweet - natured, yet timid fiancée . </Li> <Li> Tracey Ullman as Nell Van Dort, Victor's socially ambitious mother who holds sarcasm for her son; and Hildegarde, the elderly, hunchbacked maid of the Everglot household . </Li> <Li> Paul Whitehouse as William Van Dort, Victor's absent - minded and tactless father; Mayhew, the Van Dorts' coachman; and Paul the Head Waiter, literally a severed head . </Li> <Li> Joanna Lumley as Maudeline Everglot, Victoria's snide, unloving mother . </Li> <Li> Albert Finney as Finis Everglot, Victoria's grim, toad - like, and avaricious father . </Li> <Li> Richard E. Grant as Barkis Bittern, a charming yet murderous con - artist, later revealed to be Emily's former fiancé and killer . </Li> <Li> Christopher Lee as Pastor Galswells, a haughty and bad - tempered priest who is hired to conduct Victor and Victoria's marriage . </Li> <Li> Michael Gough as Elder Gutknecht, an ancient and rickety skeleton who rules benevolently over the underworld . </Li> <Li> Jane Horrocks as the Black Widow, an affable black widow spider seamstress; and Mrs. Plum, the deceased proprietress of the Ball and Socket Pub . </Li> <Li> Enn Reitel as Maggot, a sarcastic, green maggot who lives inside Emily's head and acts as her conscience; and the town crier . Reitel's performance as Maggot is a parody of Austrian - born actor Peter Lorre . </Li> <Li> Deep Roy as General Bonesapart, a diminutive skeleton in a military uniform with a sword stuck in his chest . He is a parody of Napoleon Bonaparte . </Li> <Li> Danny Elfman as Bonejangles, a vivacious, one - eyed, singing skeleton . </Li> <Li> Stephen Ballantyne as Emil, the Everglots' long - suffering butler . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Johnny Depp as Victor Van Dort, a shy and gawky young man who is engaged to Victoria Everglot for social and financial reasons . </Li> <Li> Helena Bonham Carter as Emily, the Corpse Bride, a beautiful and charismatic young zombie woman with a passion for music and dance . </Li> <Li> Emily Watson as Victoria Everglot, Victor's pretty, sweet - natured, yet timid fiancée . </Li>

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