Judy Berlin is an aspiring actress whose idealism is at odds with her small suburban community, where a solar eclipse induces town inhabitants (a lonely housewife, a frustrated schoolteacher, and a struggling filmmaker) to search for solace and understanding in themselves and one another.

Barbara Barrie
as Sue Berlin

Bob Dishy
as Arthur Gold

Edie Falco
as Judy Berlin

Carlin Glynn
as Maddie

Aaron Harnick
as David Gold

Bette Henritze
as Dolores Engler

Madeline Kahn
as Alice Gold

Julie Kavner
as Marie

Anne Meara
as Bea

Novella Nelson
as Carol