<P> Robin ends up pregnant by her married lover, but dumps him and decides to raise the baby on her own . </P> <P> Gloria learns to not be so overprotective of her son, and lets him go on an "Up With People" trip to Spain . She apologizes to her neighbor for snapping at him when he suggested that she should let her son grow up and experience the world, and she finds love while learning to take care of herself rather than being overly self - sacrificing in her devotion to her son and her business . </P> <Ul> <Li> Whitney Houston as Savannah "Vannah" Jackson, a successful television producer who holds on to the belief that one day her married lover will leave his wife for her . </Li> <Li> Angela Bassett as Bernadine "Bernie" Harris; having abandoned her career and dreams of a catering business to raise a family and help her husband with his business, she finds her husband is leaving her for a white woman . Savannah and Bernadine have been best friends since college . She vents her anger on John by burning his clothes and car and selling the remainder of his personal items for $1 apiece . </Li> <Li> Lela Rochon as Robin Stokes, a high - powered executive and the long - time mistress of Russell . After dumping him, she has problems finding a decent man of her own . </Li> <Li> Loretta Devine as Gloria "Glo" Matthews, a beauty salon owner and single mother . After years alone and finding out that her ex-husband who is also the father of her son has come out of the closet as gay, she falls in love with a new neighbor, Marvin King . </Li> <Li> Gregory Hines as Marvin King </Li> <Li> Dennis Haysbert as Kenneth Dawkins, Savannah's married lover </Li> <Li> Mykelti Williamson as Troy </Li> <Li> Michael Beach as John Harris Sr., Bernie's husband who leaves her for a white woman </Li> <Li> Giancarlo Esposito (uncredited) as David Matthews, Gloria's ex-husband and father of Tarik; he comes out as gay </Li> <Li> Donald Adeosun Faison as Tarik Matthews, Gloria's teenage son who is preparing to leave home and travel the world with Up with People </Li> <Li> Leon as Russell </Li> <Li> Wendell Pierce as Michael Davenport </Li> <Li> Jeffrey D. Sams as Lionel </Li> <Li> Jazz Raycole as Onika Harris </Li> <Li> Brandon Hammond as John Harris Jr . </Li> <Li> Kenya Moore as Denise </Li> <Li> Kelly Preston (uncredited) as Kathleen </Li> <Li> Wesley Snipes (uncredited) as James Wheeler </Li> </Ul> <Li> Whitney Houston as Savannah "Vannah" Jackson, a successful television producer who holds on to the belief that one day her married lover will leave his wife for her . </Li>

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