Akeelah and the Bee
Changing the world... one word at a time.
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 finals. As she gets to know her fellow competitors, Akeelah realizes that coming first isn't everything in life.
Cast
Keke PalmerAkeelah Anderson 
Laurence FishburneDr. Larabee 
Angela BassettTanya Anderson 
Curtis ArmstrongMr. Welch 
J.R. VillarrealJavier 
Sean Michael AfableDylan Chiu 
Sahara GareyGeorgia 
Lee Thompson YoungDevon 
Julito McCullumTerrence 
Erica HubbardKiana 
Eddie SteeplesDerrick-T 
Dalia PhillipsMs. Cross 
Tzi MaMr. Chiu 
Jeris PoindexterSteve - S
Sara NiemietzPolly - G
George HornedoRoman
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