Ways to Happiness[1] was a German telenovela. Originally it was planned with 250 chapters. Over the years it was extended to 789 chapters. The telenovela was beginning on 6 October 2005 and was ending on 24 February 2009.
| Actor | Role | Episodes | Years |
| Susanne Gärtner | Julia Margarethe Gravenberg, née Schilling | 1–303 734–737 |
2005–2007 2008 |
| Susanne Häusler | Christa Schilling | 1–120 236–250 |
2005–2006 2006 |
| Roman Rossa | Daniel Gravenberg | 1–303 734–737 |
2005–2007 2008 |
| Holger C. Gotha | Frederik Gravenberg | 1–270 705–789 |
2005–2006 2008–2009 |
| Isa Jank | Annabelle Gravenberg, née Krüger, widowed Gravenberg, divorced van Weyden † | 1–732 734 |
2005–2008 |
| Karin Ugowski | Eva Landmann | 1–789 | 2005–2009 |
| Michael Rast | Jörg Schwarz † | 1–235 | 2005–2006 |
| Friedhelm Ptok | Werner Gravenberg † | 1–130 171–178 |
2005–2006 2006 |
| Ralph Schicha | Tobias Becker | 1–738 789 |
2005–2008 2009 |
| Lucie Muhr | Patrizia Gravenberg | 1–355 735–736 |
2005–2007 2008 |
| Angela Sandritter | Silke Mertens | 1–462 | 2005–2007 |
| Kaya Marie Möller | Lilly Gerlach, née Becker | 1–412 | 2005–2007 |
| Nicolas Artajo | Kolja Hertel | 1–477 498–500 |
2005–2007 2007 |
| Anton Nouri | Andreas Krill, divorced Mertens | 1–432 | 2005–2007 |
| Christoph Kornschober | Niko Becker † | 3–263 265 |
2005–2006 |
| Stefan Mocker | Jan Schönke | 5–279 | 2005–2006 |
| Leander Modersohn | Tim Gerlach | 13–412 | 2005–2007 |
| Sonja Baum | Marie Vermont † | 46–216 | 2005–2006 |
| Lina Rabea Mohr | Charlotte „Charlie“ Vermont | 69–343 | 2006–2007 |
| Michèle Marian | Birgit Barbara Hertel | 113–500 | 2006–2007 |
| Nicola Ransom | Katy Wellinghoff, née Neubauer, aka Katja „Katy“ Krüger | 178–211 | 2006 |
| Gisa Zach | Nina Petersen, née Bergmann | 215–500 | 2006–2007 |
| Nicole Mercedes Müller | Paula Bergmann #1 | 215–500 | 2006–2007 |
| Mareile Bettina Moeller | Viktoria „Vicky“ van Weyden † | 222–493 495–500 |
2006–2007 |
| Peter Zimmermann | Richard van Weyden | 232–789 | 2006–2009 |
| Hubertus Grimm | Benjamin Ole „Ben“ Petersen | 239–500 | 2006–2007 |
| Jens Peter Nünemann | Hagen Ritter, divorced van Weyden | 245–633 | 2006–2008 |
| Sebastian Edtbauer | Erik Landmann | 282–477 | 2006–2007 |
| Bernhard Reininger | Stefan Krill | 320–462 | 2007 |
| Corinna A. Horn | Elsa Susanne Landmann, née Ritter, divorced Petersen | 334–789 | 2007–2009 |
| Silke Matthias | Helena van Weyden, née Bernstein † | 340–612 | 2007–2008 |
| Jost Pieper | Maximilian „Max“ van Weyden | 341–442 | 2007 |
| Birte Wentzek | Meike Becker, née Hansen | 354–733 | 2007–2008 |
| Lisa Spickschen | Elisabeth „Lizzy“ van Weyden | 413–690 | 2007–2008 |
| William Mang | Harald Becker † | 466–590 | 2007–2008 |
| Heike Schroetter | Marianne Becker | 466–738 789 |
2007–2008 2009 |
| Susanne Berckhemer | Luisa Becker, née Maywald | 469–703 789 |
2007–2008 2009 |
| Anja Boche | Nora Wagner, née Krüger, adopted Maywald, accepted van Weyden | 469–789 | 2007–2009 |
| Markus Frank | Konrad Landmann | 471 501–789 |
2007 2007–2009 |
| David Kramer | Simon Becker | 474–703 789 |
2007–2008 2009 |
| Günter Bubbnik | Sebastian Becker | 504–733 | 2007–2008 |
| Markus Baumeister | Henning Reichenbach | 509–713 | 2007–2008 |
| Katrin Griesser | Sophie Gravenberg, née Nowak | 517–789 | 2007–2009 |
| Hans-Jochen Röhrig | Ludwig Adam | 547–789 | 2008–2009 |
| Marvin Jaacks | Theo Landmann, adopted, née Gehrmann #1 | 637–713 | 2008 |
| Armin Schlagwein | Tom Nowak | 693–789 | 2008–2009 |
| Kaja Schmidt-Tychsen | Constanze Becker | 702–789 | 2008–2009 |
| Marijam Agischewa | Judith Wagner | 710–789 | 2008–2009 |
| Timo Hübsch | Alexander „Sascha“ Wagner | 711–789 | 2008–2009 |
| Steven Merting | Michael Adam | 712–784 | 2008–2009 |
| Bela Klentze | Theo Landmann, adopted, née Gehrmann #2 | 714–789 | 2008–2009 |
| Jennifer Breitrück | Paula Bergmann #2 | 733–789 | 2008–2009 |
| Christina Athenstädt | Jessica Fuchs | 741–788 | 2008–2009 |