Akeelah and the Bee
Drama
Release Date
April 28, 2006
Duration
112 min
Status
Released
Language
en
Overview
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.
Casts
Akeelah Anderson
Keke Palmer
Dr. Larabee
Laurence Fishburne
Tanya Anderson
Angela Bassett
Mr. Welch
Curtis Armstrong
Javier
J.R. Villarreal
Dylan Chiu
Sean Michael Afable
Georgia
Sahara Garey
Devon
Lee Thompson Young
Terrence
Julito McCullum
Kiana
Erica Hubbard
Derrick-T
Eddie Steeples
Ms. Cross
Dalia Phillips
Mr. Chiu
Tzi Ma
Steve
Jeris Poindexter
Polly
Sara Niemietz
Roman
George Hornedo
Ted Saunders
Craig Wasson
District Judge
Jeff Marlow
Regional Judge
Lee Garlington
Herself
Katie Kerwin McCrimmon
Regional Pronouncer
Sidney Ganis
Cheating Boy
Austin Herrera Davis
Cheating Boy's Mom
Janet Borrus
Akeelah's Father
Wolfgang Bodison
Volunteer
Bonita Friedericy
Reporter
Lauren Sánchez
Woman on TV
Fay Hauser
Korean Grocer
Jack Ong
Rajeev Subramonian
Neil Soni
Cissi
Tinashe
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