Akeelah and the Bee
Movie
2006
PG
1 HOUR 52 MINS
Children
Drama
An 11-year-old girl in South Los Angeles discovers she has a talent for spelling.
Cast & Crew
Laurence Fishburne Dr. Larabee
Angela Bassett Tanya
Keke Palmer Akeelah Anderson
Curtis Armstrong Mr. Welch
Tzi Ma Mr. Chiu
Lee Thompson Young Devon
Dalia Phillips Ms. Cross
Craig Wasson Ted Saunders
J.R. Villarreal Javier
Sean Michael Dylan
Sara Niemietz Polly
Eddie Steeples Derrick-T
Julito McCullum Terrence
Erica Hubbard Kiana Anderson
Sahara Garey Georgia
Doug Atchison Director
Doug Atchison Writer
Laurence Fishburne Producer
Sidney Ganis Producer
Nancy Hult Producer
Daniel Llewelyn Producer
Michael Romersa Producer
Marc Butan Executive Producer
Mark Cuban Executive Producer
Michael Paseornek Executive Producer
Helen Sugland Executive Producer
Todd Wagner Executive Producer
Michael Burns Executive Producer
Tom Ortenberg Executive Producer
M. David Mullen Cinematography
Glenn Farr Film Editing
Aaron Zigman Original Music
Warren Alan Young Production Design
Shelley Wallace Art Director
Julieann Getman Set Decoration
Sharen Davis Costume Design
Jaki Brown Casting
Kim Coleman Casting
Aisha Coley Casting
Michael Johnson Associate Producer
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Sunday, February 23
An 11-year-old girl in South Los Angeles discovers she has a talent for spelling.
Sunday, February 23
An 11-year-old girl in South Los Angeles discovers she has a talent for spelling.
Friday, February 28
An 11-year-old girl in South Los Angeles discovers she has a talent for spelling.
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