Akeelah and the Bee (2006) | Full Cast

Doug Atchison

DIRECTOR

Angela Bassett

Tanya

Laurence Fishburne

Dr. Larabee

Keke Palmer

Akeelah

Curtis Armstrong

Mr. Welch

J.R. Villarreal

Javier

Sean Michael Afable

Dylan

Sahara Ware

Georgia

Lee Thompson Young

Devon

Julito McCullum

Terrence

Erica Hubbard

Kiana

Eddie Steeples

Derrick-T

Dalia Phillips

Ms. Cross

Tzi Ma

Mr. Chiu

Jeris Poindexter

Steve

Sara Niemietz

Polly

George Hornedo

Roman

Craig Wasson

Ted Saunders

Marjorie Harris

National Spelling Bee Head Judge

Jacques Bailly

National Spelling Bee Pronouncer

Jeff Marlow

District Judge

Chloé Conroy

District Pronouncer

Lee Garlington

Regional Judge

Sidney Ganis

Regional Pronouncer

Austin Herrera Davis

Cheating Boy

Janet Borrus

Cheating Boy's Mom

Wolfgang Bodison

Akeelah's Father

Marcus Hawkins Dungey

Chuckie

Bonita Friedericy

Volunteer

Neil Soni

Rajeev Subramonian

Jack Ong

Korean Grocer

Lauren Sanchez

Reporter

Todd Wagner

Regional Bee Assistant Judge

Brittany Curran

District Speller #1

Alexandra Rieger

District Speller #2

Jmeka Cherrel

Driver

Kahlil Ashanti

Postman

Andrea Calabrese

Spectatoruncredited

D.T. Carney

uncredited

Pierre D. Chambers

Parentuncredited

Rennie Cowan

Parentuncredited

Jemma Evans

Spelling Bee Audience Memberuncredited

Eric Fallecker

Studentuncredited

Justin Rodgers Hall

Parentuncredited

Dava Hulsey

Finals - Judgeuncredited

Carshénah Jefferson

National Spelling Bee Press Reporteruncredited

Lanaria Johnson

Audience Memberuncredited

Rebecca Knight

Featured Spelleruncredited

Elaine Lockhart

Teacheruncredited

Margaret Newborn

Parentuncredited

Holly Traister

Finals Judgeuncredited

Kaitlyn Williams

Featured Spelleruncredited