Akeelah and the Bee 2006

Synopsis

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.

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Cast

• Keke Palmer Akeelah Anderson
• Laurence Fishburne Dr. Larabee
• Angela Bassett Tanya Anderson
• Curtis Armstrong Mr. Welch
• J.R. Villarreal Javier
• Sean Michael Afable Dylan Chiu
• Sahara Garey Georgia
• Lee Thompson Young Devon
• Julito McCullum Terrence
• Erica Hubbard Kiana

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