Akeelah is a precocious 11-year-old girl from south Los Angeles with a gift for words. Despite her mother's objections, Akeelah enters various spelling contests, for which she is tutored by the forthright Dr. Larabee, her principal Mr. Welch, and the proud residents of her neighborhood. Akeelah's aptitude earns her an opportunity to compete for a spot in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
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Cast of Akeelah and the Bee
Keke PalmerAkeelah Anderson
Laurence FishburneDr. Larabee
Angela BassettTanya Anderson
Curtis ArmstrongMr. Welch
J.R. VillarrealJavier
Sean Michael AfableDylan Chiu
Sahara GareyGeorgia
Lee Thompson YoungDevon
Julito McCullumTerrence
Erica HubbardKiana
Eddie SteeplesDerrick-T
Dalia PhillipsMs. Cross
Tzi MaMr. Chiu
Jeris PoindexterSteve
Sara NiemietzPolly
George HornedoRoman
Craig WassonTed Saunders
Jeff MarlowDistrict Judge
Lee GarlingtonRegional Judge
Katie Kerwin McCrimmonHerself
Sidney GanisRegional Pronouncer
Austin Herrera DavisCheating Boy
Janet BorrusCheating Boy's Mom
Wolfgang BodisonAkeelah's Father
Bonita FriedericyVolunteer
Lauren SánchezReporter
Fay HauserWoman on TV
Jack OngKorean Grocer
Neil SoniRajeev Subramonian
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