Akeelah and the Bee

Akeelah and the Bee by Doug Atchison

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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 finala. As she gets to know her fellow competitors, Akeelah realizes that coming first isn't everything in life.

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Cast

Keke Palmer

Keke Palmer as Akeelah Anderson

Laurence Fishburne

Laurence Fishburne as Dr. Larabee

Angela Bassett

Angela Bassett as Tanya Anderson

Curtis Armstrong

Curtis Armstrong as Mr. Welch

J.R. Villarreal

J.R. Villarreal as Javier

Sean Michael Afable

Sean Michael Afable as Dylan Chiu

Sahara Garey

Sahara Garey as Georgia

Lee Thompson Young

Lee Thompson Young as Devon

Julito McCullum

Julito McCullum as Terrence

Erica Hubbard

Erica Hubbard as Kiana

Eddie Steeples

Eddie Steeples as Derrick-T

Dalia Phillips

Dalia Phillips as Ms. Cross

Tzi Ma

Tzi Ma as Mr. Chiu

Jeris Poindexter

Jeris Poindexter as Steve

Sara Niemietz

Sara Niemietz as Polly

George Hornedo

George Hornedo as Roman

Craig Wasson

Craig Wasson as Ted Saunders

Jeff Marlow

Jeff Marlow as District Judge

Lee Garlington

Lee Garlington as Regional Judge

Katie Kerwin McCrimmon

Katie Kerwin McCrimmon as Herself

Sidney Ganis

Sidney Ganis as Regional Pronouncer

Austin Herrera Davis

Austin Herrera Davis as Cheating Boy

Janet Borrus

Janet Borrus as Cheating Boy's Mom

Wolfgang Bodison

Wolfgang Bodison as Akeelah's Father

Bonita Friedericy

Bonita Friedericy as Volunteer

Lauren Sánchez

Lauren Sánchez as Reporter

Fay Hauser

Fay Hauser as Woman on TV

Jack Ong

Jack Ong as Korean Grocer

Neil Soni

Neil Soni as Rajeev Subramonian

Tinashe

Tinashe as Cissi

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