Akeelah and the Bee
Doug Atchison2006-04-28
Changing the world... one word at a time.
7.087
112 min
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.
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 |