Special Guest Stars Oprah Winfrey as Mavis McCready Guest Stars Lovie Simone as Zora Greenleaf Chevonne Hughes as Karine Jackson Jen Harper as Deacon Connie Sykes Benjamin Patterson as Noah Kendall Jason Dirden as Basie Skanks Gregory Alan Williams as Robert 'Mac' McCready Roxzane T. Mims as Darlene Parnell Damone Marcano as Carlton Cruise Anna Diop as Isabel Bill Cobbs as Henry McCready Michael Rodrick as Ray Fisher Tonia Jackson as Janice Turner Christine Horn as Kate Carson