Akeelah and the Bee
Doug Atchison2006-04-28
Changing the world... one word at a time.
7.069
112 min
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.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Keke Palmer | Akeelah Anderson | The Free Refills |
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Laurence Fishburne | Dr. Larabee | Hangin with Mr. Cooper |
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Angela Bassett | Tanya Anderson | Calvin and Nobbs |
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Curtis Armstrong | Mr. Welch | Unowned |
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J.R. Villarreal | Javier | Unowned |
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Sean Michael Afable | Dylan Chiu | Unowned |
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Sahara Garey | Georgia | Unowned |
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Lee Thompson Young | Devon | Unowned |
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Julito McCullum | Terrence | Unowned |
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Erica Hubbard | Kiana | Unowned |
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Eddie Steeples | Derrick-T | Unowned |
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Dalia Phillips | Ms. Cross | Unowned |
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Tzi Ma | Mr. Chiu | Unowned |
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Jeris Poindexter | Steve | Unowned |
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Sara Niemietz | Polly | Unowned |
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George Hornedo | Roman | Unowned |
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Craig Wasson | Ted Saunders | Unowned |
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Jeff Marlow | District Judge | Unowned |
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Lee Garlington | Regional Judge | Unowned |
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Katie Kerwin McCrimmon | Herself | Unowned |
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Sidney Ganis | Regional Pronouncer | Unowned |
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Austin Herrera Davis | Cheating Boy | Unowned |
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Janet Borrus | Cheating Boy's Mom | Unowned |
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Wolfgang Bodison | Akeelah's Father | Unowned |
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Bonita Friedericy | Volunteer | Unowned |
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Lauren Sánchez | Reporter | Unowned |
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Fay Hauser | Woman on TV | Unowned |
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Jack Ong | Korean Grocer | Unowned |
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Neil Soni | Rajeev Subramonian | Unowned |
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Tinashe | Cissi | Unowned |