Sadness — Inside Out Character Profile

About Sadness

Melancholic emotion who learns her vital role in processing grief.

Sadness — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Other

Abilities

Empathy induction, Memory alteration, Crying, Comfort provision

• Strength: 2/10
• Intelligence: 7/10
• Charisma: 6/10
• Morality: 9/10
• Influence: 7.5/10

Sadness appears in 2 titles

• Inside Out (2015)
• Inside Out 2 (2024) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Phyllis Smith

Appears in

Inside Out (2015)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (5)

• Sadness — Power Leader — Joy (Amy Poehler)

  Joy initially dominates control and restricts Sadness.

• Sadness — Narrative Influencer — Riley (Kaitlyn Dias)

  Sadness triggers Riley's emotional responses.

• Sadness — Alliance Companion — Bing Bong (Richard Kind)

  Sadness travels alongside Bing Bong during the journey.

• Sadness — Social Comfort Seeker — Mom (Diane Lane)

  Sadness enables Riley to connect with Mom for comfort.

• Sadness — Conflict Corrector — Anger (Lewis Black)

  Sadness reverses Anger's destructive console manipulation.

Explore the full interactive character relationship map of Inside Out

More characters from Inside Out

• Joy (Amy Poehler)
• Bing Bong (Richard Kind)
• Fear (Bill Hader)
• Anger (Lewis Black)
• Forgetter Bobby (Bobby Moynihan)
• Mom (Diane Lane)
• Dad (Kyle MacLachlan)
• Disgust (Mindy Kaling)
• Forgetter Paula (Paula Poundstone)
• Riley (Kaitlyn Dias)
• Additional Voices (voice) (Lori Alan)
• Subconscious Guard Dave (Frank Oz)