Akeelah and the Bee

About Akeelah and the Bee

Akeelah, a young gifted girl, comes from a dysfunctional family and is on the verge of quitting school. She discovers that she has a high aptitude for spellings and enters a spelling bee contest.

Characters

Angela BassettTanya

Laurence FishburneDr. Larabee

Keke PalmerAkeelah

Curtis ArmstrongMr. Welch

J.R. VillarrealJavier

Sean Michael AfableDylan

Sahara WareGeorgia

Lee Thompson YoungDevon

Julito McCullumTerrence

Erica HubbardKiana

Eddie SteeplesDerrick-T

Dalia PhillipsMs. Cross

Tzi MaMr. Chiu

Jeris PoindexterSteve

Sara NiemietzPolly

George HornedoRoman

Craig WassonTed Saunders

Katie Kerwin McCrimmonSelf