Tender Mercies: cast and crew

• Bruce Beresford 42 at release Also in Driving Miss Daisy (1989)

Actors

5

Crew

2

Youngest at release

28 yearsEllen Barkin

Eldest at release

52 yearsRobert Duvall

• Robert Duvall † 2026 Mac Sledge 52 at release Also in The Godfather (1972)
• Tess Harper Rosa Lee 32 at release Also in No Country for Old Men (2007)
• Betty Buckley Dixie 35 at release Also in Split (2016)
• Wilford Brimley † 2020 Harry 48 at release Also in Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009)
• Ellen Barkin Sue Anne 28 at release Also in Ocean's Thirteen (2007)

The whole cast 5

1. Robert Duvall Mac Sledge
2. Tess Harper Rosa Lee
3. Betty Buckley Dixie
4. Wilford Brimley Harry
5. Ellen Barkin Sue Anne

Production companies

Universal Pictures

Who plays Mac Sledge in Tender Mercies?

Robert Duvall plays Mac Sledge.

Who plays Rosa Lee in Tender Mercies?

Tess Harper plays Rosa Lee.

Who plays Dixie in Tender Mercies?

Betty Buckley plays Dixie.

Who plays Harry in Tender Mercies?

Wilford Brimley plays Harry.

Who plays Sue Anne in Tender Mercies?

Ellen Barkin plays Sue Anne.

Who directed Tender Mercies?

Bruce Beresford.

How many actors are in Tender Mercies?

5 actors are credited, and 2 people in the crew.

• Robert Duvall and Wilford Brimley have worked together on one other film: The Natural (1984).

• With the most films on MovieNCo: Robert Duvall (45), Ellen Barkin (16) and Tess Harper (9).

• The cast’s average age at release is 39 (of the 5 actors whose birth date we know).