Blanche DuBois She is a "proper" Southern Belle who enjoys the finer things in life. She has left her family's plantation in Laurel, Mississippi. Her difficult past brings her to New Orleans where she will live with her younger sister, Stella.
Stella Kowalski She is Blanche's younger sister and wife to Stanley, who she is deeply in love with. She is about twenty-five years old and left Mississippi to create a new life for herself in New Orleans.
Stanley Kowalski He is Stella's husband and served in World War II. He is in his late twenties and now a blue-collar worker living in New Orleans. Although he is passionate to his wife, he is known to have a temper.
Harold "Mitch" Mitchell He is one of Stanley's poker buddies. Unlike his other poker friends, he is more sensitive and cares for his sickly mother.
Eunice She and her husband, Steve, own the apartment building where Stella and Stanley live. She helps out Stella when she needs to.
Steve He is Eunice's husband and another one of Stanley's poker buddies.