Main Cast:
* Calista Flockhart as Ally McBeal
* Courtney Thorne-Smith as Georgia Thomas
* Greg Germann as Richard Fish
* Peter MacNicol as John Cage
* Jane Krakowski as Elaine Vassal
* Gil Bellows as Billy Thomas
* Portia de Rossi as Nelle Porter
Recurring Cast:
* Lisa Nicole Carson as Renée Raddick
* Robert Downey Jr. as Larry Paul
* Vonda Shepard as Herself (the singer in the bar)
Guest Stars:
* Barry Bostwick as Himself (in a cameo appearance)
* Jon Bon Jovi as Himself (in a cameo appearance)
* James Cromwell as Judge Nathaniel "Nate" Fremont
* Julie Bowen as Carol Anne
* Lucy Liu as Ling Woo
* Sharon Stone as Helen (in a cameo appearance)
This list includes some of the key actors and actresses from the first season. There were many other guest stars and characters throughout the season, but these represent some of the most prominent and memorable ones.