
Akeelah and the Bee
- Drama
11-year-old Akeelah Anderson has a way with words. After winning her schoolwide spelling bee, she decides to enter the competition, despite her classmates' derision and the antipathy of her mother Tanya. Thanks to the efforts of her teacher Dr. Larabee, she reaches the finals. As she gets to know her fellow competitors, Akeelah realizes that coming first isn't everything in life.
Cast

Keke Palmer
Akeelah Anderson

Laurence Fishburne
Dr. Larabee

Angela Bassett
Tanya Anderson

Curtis Armstrong
Mr. Welch

J.R. Villarreal
Javier

Sean Michael Afable
Dylan Chiu

Sahara Garey
Georgia

Lee Thompson Young
Devon

Julito McCullum
Terrence

Erica Hubbard
Kiana

Eddie Steeples
Derrick-T

Dalia Phillips
Ms. Cross

Tzi Ma
Mr. Chiu

Jeris Poindexter
Steve
- Sara Niemietz
Sara Niemietz
Polly
- George Hornedo
George Hornedo
Roman

Craig Wasson
Ted Saunders

Jeff Marlow
District Judge

Lee Garlington
Regional Judge
- Katie Kerwin McCrimmon
Katie Kerwin McCrimmon
Herself

Sidney Ganis
Regional Pronouncer
- Austin Herrera Davis
Austin Herrera Davis
Cheating Boy
- Janet Borrus
Janet Borrus
Cheating Boy's Mom

Wolfgang Bodison
Akeelah's Father

Bonita Friedericy
Volunteer

Lauren Sánchez Bezos
Reporter

Fay Hauser
Woman on TV

Jack Ong
Korean Grocer
- Neil Soni
Neil Soni
Rajeev Subramonian

Tinashe
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