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Cast

Keke Palmer
as Akeelah

Laurence Fishburne
as Dr. Larabee

Angela Bassett
as Tanya

Curtis Armstrong
as Mr. Welch

J.R. Villarreal
as Javier

Erica Hubbard
as Kiana

Sean Michael Afable
as Dylan

Julito McCullum
as Terrence

Eddie Steeples
as Derrick-T

Dalia Phillips
as Ms. Cross

Tzi Ma
as Mr. Chiu

Jeris Poindexter
as Steve

Sara Niemietz
as Polly

George Hornedo
as Roman

Craig Wasson
as Ted Saunders

Sahara Garey
as Georgia

Lee Thompson Young
as Devon

Jumper Lark
as Young Reporter

Katie Kerwin McCrimmon
as Herself

Marjorie Harris
as National Spelling Bee Head Judge

Jacques Bailly
as National Spelling Bee Pronouncer

Krysten Leigh Jones
as Tough Girl #1

Amirah Hawkins
as Tough Girl #2

Jeff Marlow
as District Judge

Chloé Conroy
as District Pronouncer

Lee Garlington
as Regional Judge

Sidney Ganis
as Regional Pronouncer

Sid Ganis
as Regional Pronouncer

Austin Herrera Davis
as Cheating Boy

Janet Borrus
as Cheating Boy's Mom

Wolfgang Bodison
as Akeelah's Father

Marcus Hawkins Dungey
as Chuckie

Caroline J. Smith
as Mary Calveretti

Bonita Friedericy
as Volunteer

Neil Soni
as Rajeev Subramonian

Jack Ong
as Korean Grocer

Lauren Sanchez
as Reporter

Fay Hauser
as Woman On Tv

Keshell Lucas
as Little Girl On TV

Corina Boettger
as Red-Haired Girl

Shyann Chatman
as Eighth-Grade Girl

Todd Wagner
as Regional Bee Assistant Judge

Brittany Elizabeth Curran
as District Speller #1

Alexandra Rieger
as District Speller #2

Eric Don
as Regional Speller #1

Julia Kelleher
as Regional Speller #2

Zachary Gardner
as Regional Speller #3

John A. Ausick
as "Sacciform" Speller

Maddy Kloss
as "Scutellate" Speller

Lynda Mason Green
as "Longicollis" Speller

Jessy J. Hwang
as "Ginglymus" Speller

Biplab Panda
as "Empennage" Speller

Alexander Christian Stephans
as "Souchong" Speller

Katie L. Brown
as "Intussusception" Speller

John Oxenreiter
as "Engastrimythic" Speller

Katie Olson
as "Escharotic" Speller

Jason Ortenberg
as "Flocculation" Speller

Lance Norling
as Boy In Wheelchair

Jmeka Cherrel
as Driver

Kahlil Ashanti
as Postman

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• Jul 14, 2011

  G-R-E-A-T, great! totally original, dramatic, and acts like a real movie. this is a smart and a real charmer of a family movie! easily one of the best films of 06. A+
  Juan C Super Reviewer
• Jul 12, 2011

  I just love this movie. It is intelligent, vibrant, inspirational, captivating, and most of all moving. I would seriously recommend this picture to anyone especially to those who is just self obsessed watching action pictures. "Akeelah And The Bee" isn't just about a famous self obesessed spelling competition, the film digs deeper into the lives of Akeelah(played brilliantly by Keke Palmer) and the people who she meets and learns lessons from. This is a great movie and one of the best films I have seen.
  Brian R Super Reviewer
• Feb 24, 2011

  Very inspiring. However, I don't really think that the storyline was great. It was just okay, as well as the acting. It was very predictable, too. My favorite for this would be Dylan Chiu (Sean Michael Afable). He gave me and my female classmates butterflies. He's good-looking. Overall, a little above average.
  Maymay A Super Reviewer
• Feb 22, 2011

  The best thing about this little flick is prolly the acting. But it's also a rousing inspirational film.
  Jonathan G Super Reviewer

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