Character Relationship Map: Heat Wave

Characters

• Ruthana Richardson (played by Cicely Tyson) — protagonist
• Bob Richardson (played by Blair Underwood) — supporting
• Mrs. Canfield (played by Sally Kirkland) — supporting
• Bill Thomas (played by David Strathairn) — supporting
• Roxie Turpin (played by Margaret Avery) — supporting
• Junius Johnson (played by James Earl Jones) — supporting
• Clifford Turpin (played by Vondie Curtis-Hall) — supporting
• John Riggs (played by Harold Pruett) — supporting
• J.T. Turpin (played by Glenn Plummer) — supporting
• Art Berman (played by Adam Arkin) — supporting
• Lada (played by Paris Vaughan) — supporting
• Guidance Counselor (played by Emily Yancy) — minor
• Rachel Freeman (played by Janice McElroy) — minor
• Jason (age 6) (played by Roger Grato III) — minor
• Florence Blake (played by Stephanie Covington) — minor
• Reverend Brooks (played by Robert Hooks) — minor
• Dominique Freeman (played by T.E. Russell) — minor
• Reggie Freeman (played by Christopher M. Brown) — minor
• Cora (played by Marilyn Coleman) — minor
• Mr. Canfield (played by Michael Greene) — minor