In Netflix's new dramaMaid, a single motherfights to create a life for herself and her two-year-old daughter. Based on the memoirMaid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will to Surviveby Stephanie Land, the show follows a single mother named Alex (Margaret Qualley), who gets a job cleaning houses as she leaves her abusive boyfriend. The show's empathetic depiction of poverty, domestic violence, and America's broken welfare system is made even stronger by its all-star cast.
Maid's story is told by a stacked cast, including Hollywood vets, familiar actors from other Netflix hits, and even a real-life mother-daughter duo. Here's everything we know about the cast ofMaid.
Margaret Qualley as Alex
Alex is a single mother who just left an abusive relationship with her two-year-old, Maddy. As she navigates the welfare system, she starts cleaning houses for a living. Qualley, the daughter of actress Andie MacDowell and model Paul Qualley, trained as a ballerina before she switched to acting. Her previous TV credits include the HBO dramaThe Leftoversand the FX mini-seriesFosse/Verdon, and she also had a supporting part in Quentin Tarantino'sOnce Upon a Time...In Hollywood.
Nick Robinson as Sean
Alex's ex-boyfriend and Maddy's father Nick works as a bartender, and takes Alex to court over custody of Maddy. Though he's charming, he also struggles with alcohol and has violent outbursts. Robinson made his first major film appearances inJurassic World;The Kings of Summer; andEverything, Everything. He recently played the titular teen in the filmLove, Simon, and reprised his role in the Hulu seriesLove, Victor.
Andie MacDowell as Paula
Alex's mother Paula is an artist who lives with undiagnosed bipolar disorder. Her flighty, forgetful personality means that Alex ends up taking care of her instead of the other way around. MacDowell, Qualley's real-life mother, got her start as a model in the 80s before winning roles in several films, includingSex, Lies, and Videotape;St. Elmo's Fire;Groundhog Day; andFour Weddings and a Funeral.
Billy Burke as Hank
Alex's estranged father Hank is a born-again Christian and recovering alcoholic, who reconnects with his first daughter after she leaves Sean. Burke is best known for another family role, playing Bella Swan's dad in the Twilight Saga. Along with Maid, he currently stars in FOX's9-1-1: Lone Staras fire station captain Billy Tyson.
Anika Noni Rose as Regina
Regina is Alex's first housecleaning client, a high-powered lawyer who lives in a mansion on Fisher Island. Though she's initially cold to Alex, even stiffing her for a clean, they end up bonding throughout the series. Rose is a Hollywood mainstay, Broadway veteran, and a Disney Princess, voicing Tiana inPrincess and the Frog. She has appeared on the showsThe Good Wife,Power,Bates Motel, andThe Quad,and she also starred alongside Beyoncé and Jennifer Hudson in the movie-musicalDreamgirls.
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Raymond Ablack as Nate
Nate is an old friend of Alex who lends a helping hand after she leaves Nick. The single dad and engineer also has a longstanding crush on the single mom. Canadian actor Ablack got his big break playing teen heartthrob Sav Bhandari onDegrassi: The Next Generation,and went on to appear in the showsOrphan Black,Narcos, andShadowhunters. Fans of the Netflix hitGinny and Georgiawill recognize Ablack as restauranteur and Georgia's love interest Joe.
Tracy Villar as Yolanda
Yolanda is Alex's new boss, the no-nonsense owner of the cleaning business Value Maids. Villar has over two decades of experience in TV, with previous recurring roles onThe Steve Harvey ShowandHouse, as well as appearances on2 Broke Girls,Fresh Off the Boat, andHow to Get Away With Murder.
BJ Harrison as Denise
Denise runs the domestic violence center, and helps Alex get on her feet and started with various forms of government assistance. Hollywood vet Harrison recently starred on the Netflix showsA Series of Unfortunate EventsandChilling Adventures of Sabrina.
Aimee Carrero as Danielle
Fellow single mom Danielle helps Alex out at the domestic violence center, where she is staying with her seven-year-old son. Carrero is the show's other Disney Princess; she has voiced the first Latina Disney Princess, Princess Elena, on the showElena of Avalorsince 2016. She has also appeared in the showsLincoln Heights,The Americans, andYoung & Hungry, as well as the animated seriesShe-Ra and the Princess of Power, where she voiced the titular hero.
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