homosexuality Recurring Katie Finneran as Naomi Harte, a wealthy friend of Simone and Tommy's widowed mother Leo Howard as Tommy Harte, Naomi's son who harbors romantic feelings for Simone Li Jun Li as Amy Lin, Simone's daughter from her first marriage Guest Charlie DePew as Brad Jenkins, Amy's fiancé Ken Garito as the police officer who mistakes Simone for a prostitute Christine Estabrook as Joyce Dubner, a hypochondriac neighbor of Simone Philip Anthony-Rodriguez as Hector, Simone's former hairdresser and Karl's lover Dale Dickey as Ruby Jenkins, Brad's mother Robert Craighead as Dwight Jenkins, Brad's father Hayley Hasselhoff as Patty Jenkins, Brad's lesbian sister 2019 Main Kirby Howell-Baptiste as Taylor Harding, a bisexual, feminist attorney in an open marriage with Eli Kendall Denise Clark as a young Taylor Harding Alexandra Daddario as Jade/Irene, the bisexual lover of Taylor, and then Eli Reid Scott as Eli Cohen, a screenwriter in an open marriage with Taylor Recurring Kevin Daniels as Lamar, Eli's agent Kevin McNamara as Duke, Jade's ex-boyfriend Guest Saidha Arrika Ekulona as Taylor's sister Christina Anthony as Velma, Taylor's sister Odelya Halevi as Willow, an Instagram model working with Mischa and a friend of Jade Kevin William Paul as Mischa, Willow's fellow Instagram model, who is friends with Jade Season 2 Main Allison Tolman as Alma Fillcot, a housewife in 1949 who is desperate to join the local exclusive garden club Rachel Redleaf as young Alma Lana Parrilla as Rita Castillo, the president of the local garden club and the gold-digging wife of Carlo B.K. Cannon as Dee Fillcot, Alma's daughter Jordane Christie as Vern Loomis, a private investigator Matthew Daddario as Scooter, a struggling actor and Rita's paramour Veronica Falcón as Catherine Castillo, Rita's stepdaughter and Carlo's spinster daughter Nick Frost as Bertram Fillcot, Alma's husband and a veterinarian Recurring Rachel Bay Jones as Maisie Daniel Zacapa as Carlo Castillo, Rita's elderly husband and Catherine's father Eileen Galindo as Isabel, Rita's maid who is secretly her accomplice and cousin Virginia Williams as Grace, a member of the garden club Rondi Reed as Mrs. Carol Yost, the Fillcot's grouchy, judgmental next door neighbor who expresses disbelief for Alma getting into the Elysian Park Garden Club Jessica Phillips as Joan, another member of the garden club Kerry O'Malley as Mavis, another member of the garden club Cynthia Quiles as Brenda, another member of the garden club Jack Davenport as The Narrator Warren