Atchison, Doug, Armstrong, Curtis, Bassett, Angela, Fishburne, Laurence, Palmer, Keke, Villarreal, J.R.	...	(Director)
Doug Atchison	...	(Writer)
Keke Palmer	...	Akeelah
Laurence Fishburne	...	Dr. Larabee
Angela Bassett	...	Tanya
Curtis Armstrong	...	Mr. Welch
J.R. Villarreal	...	Javier
Sean Michael Afable	...	Dylan
Sahara Garey	...	Georgia
Lee Thompson Young	...	Devon
Julito McCullum	...	Terrence
Erica Hubbard	...	Kiana
Eddie Steeples	...	Derrick-T
Dalia Phillips	...	Ms. Cross
Tzi Ma	...	Mr. Chiu
Jeris Poindexter	...	Steve
Sara Niemietz	...	Polly
Sean Michael	...	Dylan (as Sean Michael Afable)
Sean Michael (IV)	...
Jumper Lark	...
M. David Mullen	...	Cinematographer
George Hornedo	...
Glenn Farr	...	Editor
Craig Wasson	...
Katie Kerwin McCrimmon	...
Marjorie Harris	...

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Summary: An inspirational drama, Akeelah and the Bee is the story of Akeelah Anderson (Keke Palmer), a precocious eleven-year-old girl from south Los Angeles with a gift for words. Despite the objections of her mother Tanya (Angela Bassett), Akeelah enters various spelling contests, for which she is tutored by the forthright Dr. Larabee (Laurence Fishburne); her principal Mr. Welch (Curtis Armstrong) 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 and in turn unites her neighborhood who witness the courage and inspiration of one amazing little girl.