El Hedi Ben Salem
El Hedi Ben Salem was a well-known Moroccan actor. He was considered to be part of director Fassbinder's entourage because they were in a romantic relationship and frequently appeared in his films. In due course Fassbinder cast El Hedi Ben Salem as Ali, the main role in the film Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, which became Salem's best-received part.
Brigette Mira
Brigette Mira was an actress from Germany, who worked in both live theater and film. Later in her career she was involved in Fassbinder's film Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, and her performance of Emmi was considered one of the more notable of her career; she even won a German Film Award for it.
Barbara Valentin
Barbara Valentin was an Austrian actress who often worked in films under the direction of Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Irm Hermann
Irm Hermann is a German actress who frequently starred in many of director Fassbinder's movies. In fact she played 20 major characters in 20 of Fassbinder's films.
