Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
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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Keke Palmer
as Akeelah Anderson
as Akeelah Anderson
Laurence Fishburne
as Dr. Larabee
as Dr. Larabee
Angela Bassett
as Tanya Anderson
as Tanya Anderson
Curtis Armstrong
as Mr. Welch
as Mr. Welch
J.R. Villarreal
as Javier
as Javier
Sean Michael Afable
as Dylan Chiu
as Dylan Chiu
Sahara Garey
as Georgia
as Georgia
Lee Thompson Young
as Devon
as Devon
Julito McCullum
as Terrence
as Terrence
Erica Hubbard
as Kiana
as Kiana
Eddie Steeples
as Derrick-T
as Derrick-T
Dalia Phillips
as Ms. Cross
as Ms. Cross
Tzi Ma
as Mr. Chiu
as Mr. Chiu
Jeris Poindexter
as Steve
as Steve
Sara Niemietz
as Polly
as Polly
George Hornedo
as Roman
as Roman
Craig Wasson
as Ted Saunders
as Ted Saunders
Jeff Marlow
as District Judge
as District Judge
Lee Garlington
as Regional Judge
as Regional Judge
Katie Kerwin McCrimmon
as Herself
as Herself
Sidney Ganis
as Regional Pronouncer
as Regional Pronouncer
Austin Herrera Davis
as Cheating Boy
as Cheating Boy
Janet Borrus
as Cheating Boy's Mom
as Cheating Boy's Mom
Wolfgang Bodison
as Akeelah's Father
as Akeelah's Father
Bonita Friedericy
as Volunteer
as Volunteer
Lauren Sánchez
as Reporter
as Reporter
Fay Hauser
as Woman on TV
as Woman on TV
Jack Ong
as Korean Grocer
as Korean Grocer
Neil Soni
as Rajeev Subramonian
as Rajeev Subramonian
Tinashe
as Cissi
as Cissi
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Doug Atchison
Director
Director
Doug Atchison
Writer
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Nancy Hult Ganis
Producer
Producer
Cheryl Cravedi
Set Costumer
Set Costumer
Joel C. High
Music Supervisor
Music Supervisor
Johnny Radzik
Camera Operator
Camera Operator
Warren Alan Young
Production Design
Production Design
Glenn Farr
Editor
Editor
Aaron Zigman
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Julieann Getman
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Chris Mosio
Camera Operator
Camera Operator
Aisha Coley
Casting
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Saeed Adyani
Still Photographer
Still Photographer
Jaki Brown
Casting
Casting
Johnny Caruso
Music Editor
Music Editor
Matthew Nicolay
Sound mixer
Sound mixer
Kenneth Walker
Hair Department Head
Hair Department Head
Jennifer Booth
Production Supervisor
Production Supervisor
Eduardo Ponsdomenech
Music Editor
Music Editor
Riki Lin Sabusawa
Costume Supervisor
Costume Supervisor
M. David Mullen
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Kim Taylor-Coleman
Casting
Casting
Shelley A. Wallace
Art Direction
Art Direction
Edna Sheen
Makeup Department Head
Makeup Department Head
Roland N. Thai
Supervising Sound Editor
Supervising Sound Editor
Angel DeSanti
Transportation Captain
Transportation Captain
Stacey A. Washer
Boom Operator
Boom Operator
Roland N. Thai
Sound Designer
Sound Designer
Kirk Huston
Transportation Captain
Transportation Captain
Ken S. Polk
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
James Morioka
Dialogue Editor
Dialogue Editor
Kent Kubena
Co-Producer
Co-Producer
Laurence Fishburne
Producer
Producer
Alicia Maccarone
Set Designer
Set Designer
Robert 'Cass' McEntee
Construction Coordinator
Construction Coordinator
James 'Keeper' Auld
Dolly Grip
Dolly Grip
Mike Upton
Co-Producer
Co-Producer
Carl Pedregal
Post Production Supervisor
Post Production Supervisor
Danny Llewelyn
Producer
Producer
Chris Navarro
ADR Recordist
ADR Recordist
Rodney Allen Hooks
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Gigi Williams
Key Makeup Artist
Key Makeup Artist
Barbara McCart
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Jo Ann Smith
Studio Teacher
Studio Teacher
Chris Mosio
Second Unit Director of Photography
Second Unit Director of Photography
Jan McWilliams
Script Supervisor
Script Supervisor
Shawn Kennelly
Foley Mixer
Foley Mixer
Fred Stafford
Supervising ADR Editor
Supervising ADR Editor
Melissa Kennelly
Foley Editor
Foley Editor
Vince Nicastro
Foley Artist
Foley Artist
Laura Macias
Foley Artist
Foley Artist
Eric Thompson
ADR Mixer
ADR Mixer
Kathleen Kasinger
Property Master
Property Master
Matt Furginson
Assistant Property Master
Assistant Property Master
David Mun
Second Assistant Camera
Second Assistant Camera
William Rick Young
Best Boy Grip
Best Boy Grip
Linda Cowan
Key Makeup Artist
Key Makeup Artist
Markus Czyzewski
First Assistant Editor
First Assistant Editor
Jason Dock Harrell
Propmaker
Propmaker
James Morioka
Supervising Dialogue Editor
Supervising Dialogue Editor
Sharen Davis
Costume Design
Costume Design
Oswaldo Rojas
Propmaker
Propmaker
Jules Carideo
Production Coordinator
Production Coordinator
Heather Fielding
Studio Teacher
Studio Teacher
Greg Sanger
Leadman
Leadman
Brad Heiner
Key Grip
Key Grip
Marcos O. Lopez
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Rich Paisley
Gaffer
Gaffer
Kevin Moll
Studio Teacher
Studio Teacher
Mark Cuban
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
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