Fried Green Tomatoes: cast and crew

• Jon Avnet 42 at release Also in Righteous Kill (2008)

Actors

14

Crew

4

Youngest at release

21 yearsChris O'Donnell

Eldest at release

82 yearsJessica Tandy

• Kathy Bates Evelyn Couch 43 at release Also in Titanic (1997)
• Mary Stuart Masterson Idgie Threadgoode 25 at release Also in He's Just Not That Into You (2009)
• Mary-Louise Parker Ruth Jamison 27 at release Also in RED (2010)
• Jessica Tandy † 1994 Ninny Threadgoode 82 at release Also in The Birds (1963)
• Cicely Tyson † 2021 Sipsey 67 at release Also in The Help (2011)
• Chris O'Donnell Buddy Threadgoode 21 at release Also in Batman Forever (1995)
• Stan Shaw Big George 39 at release Also in Rocky (1976)
• Gailard Sartain † 2025 Ed Couch 45 at release Also in Ali (2001)
• Lois Smith Mama Threadgoode 61 at release Also in Minority Report (2002)

The whole cast 14

1. Kathy Bates Evelyn Couch
2. Mary Stuart Masterson Idgie Threadgoode
3. Mary-Louise Parker Ruth Jamison
4. Jessica Tandy Ninny Threadgoode
5. Cicely Tyson Sipsey
6. Chris O'Donnell Buddy Threadgoode
7. Stan Shaw Big George
8. Gailard Sartain Ed Couch
9. Lois Smith Mama Threadgoode
10. Richard Riehle Reverend Scroggins
11. Grace Zabriskie Eva Bates
12. Nick Searcy Frank Bennett
13. LaTanya Richardson Janeen
14. Fannie Flagg Teacher

Who plays Evelyn Couch in Fried Green Tomatoes?

Kathy Bates plays Evelyn Couch.

Who plays Idgie Threadgoode in Fried Green Tomatoes?

Mary Stuart Masterson plays Idgie Threadgoode.

Who plays Ruth Jamison in Fried Green Tomatoes?

Mary-Louise Parker plays Ruth Jamison.

Who plays Ninny Threadgoode in Fried Green Tomatoes?

Jessica Tandy plays Ninny Threadgoode.

Who plays Sipsey in Fried Green Tomatoes?

Cicely Tyson plays Sipsey.

Who plays Buddy Threadgoode in Fried Green Tomatoes?

Chris O'Donnell plays Buddy Threadgoode.

Who directed Fried Green Tomatoes?

Jon Avnet.

Who wrote Fried Green Tomatoes?

Fannie Flagg.

How many actors are in Fried Green Tomatoes?

14 actors are credited, and 4 people in the crew.

• Lois Smith and Fannie Flagg have worked together on 2 other films: My life without me (2003) and Five Easy Pieces (1970).

• Richard Riehle and Stan Shaw have worked together on one other film: Body of Evidence (1993).

• Nick Searcy and Richard Riehle have worked together on one other film: The Fugitive (1993).

• With the most films on MovieNCo: Kathy Bates (45), Richard Riehle (33) and Nick Searcy (23).

• The cast’s average age at release is 45 (of the 14 actors whose birth date we know).