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{{Main|List of One Life to Live cast members|List of One Life to Live characters}}
The show originally concentrated on the wealthy, [[White Anglo-Saxon Protestants|White Anglo-Saxon Protestant]] [[Lord family]], the less wealthy [[Eileen Riley Siegel|Siegels]] (among the first attempts to showcase either an [[interfaith marriage]] or Jewish character on daytime television),<!--This fact about the Siegels is notable and specifically mentioned in the source.--> the middle-class [[Riley family]] and [[Wolek family]], and the African American mother and daughter [[Sadie Gray]] and [[Carla Gray]].<ref name="1985 Encyc"/> Heiress [[Victoria Lord]] and her extended family remained a prime focus until the series ended. Over the years many other families were introduced, most notably the [[Buchanan family]] and the [[Cramer family]], who intermarried with the Lords and also remained a fixture on ''One Life to Live'' until its end.
Several actors performed on ''One Life to Live'' for 20 years or more, including [[Erika Slezak]], [[Michael Storm]], [[Robert S. Woods]], [[Philip Carey]], and [[Robin Strasser]]. Actors from the series who went on to greater fame with their prime time, feature film or theatre work include <!--Regular cast members in order of appearance-->[[Tommy Lee Jones]], [[Al Freeman Jr.]], [[Laurence Fishburne]], [[Judith Light]], [[Phylicia Rashad]], [[Blair Underwood]], [[Marcia Cross]], [[Roma Downey]], [[Mario Van Peebles]], [[Jessica Tuck]], [[Ryan Phillippe]], [[Hayden Panettiere]], [[Nathan Fillion]], [[Renée Elise Goldsberry]], and [[Tika Sumpter]].
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