Akeelah and the Bee

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

Eddie Steeples Derrick-T

Dalia Phillips Ms. Cross