Akeelah and the Bee (2006)

04/28/2006 1h 52m

Changing the world... one word at a time.

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Overview

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 finala. As she gets to know her fellow competitors, Akeelah realizes that coming first isn't everything in life.

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Cast Ages at Release

Keke Palmer

as Akeelah Anderson

Born 08/26/1993, age

Laurence Fishburne

as Dr. Larabee

Born 07/30/1961, age

Angela Bassett

as Tanya Anderson

Born 08/16/1958, age

Curtis Armstrong

as Mr. Welch

Born 11/27/1953, age

J.R. Villarreal

as Javier

Born 09/28/1992, age

Tzi Ma

as Mr. Chiu

Born 06/10/1962, age

Craig Wasson

as Ted Saunders

Born 03/15/1954, age

Lee Garlington

as Regional Judge

Born 07/20/1953, age