Akeelah and the Bee [13751] Released: 2006-04-28 Revenue: $18,948,425 Budget: $8,000,000 Profit: $10,948,425 Runtime: 112 mins Popularity: 2.9845 Vote Average: 7.071 Vote Count: 336 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. Cast [30] Keke PalmerAkeelah Anderson Laurence FishburneDr. Larabee Angela BassettTanya Anderson Curtis ArmstrongMr. Welch J.R. VillarrealJavier Sean Michael AfableDylan Chiu Sahara GareyGeorgia Lee Thompson YoungDevon Julito McCullumTerrence Erica HubbardKiana Eddie SteeplesDerrick-T Dalia PhillipsMs. Cross Tzi MaMr. Chiu Jeris PoindexterSteve Sara NiemietzPolly George HornedoRoman Craig WassonTed Saunders Jeff MarlowDistrict Judge Lee GarlingtonRegional Judge Katie Kerwin McCrimmonHerself Sidney GanisRegional Pronouncer Austin Herrera DavisCheating Boy Janet BorrusCheating Boy's Mom Wolfgang BodisonAkeelah's Father Bonita FriedericyVolunteer Lauren SánchezReporter Fay HauserWoman on TV Jack OngKorean Grocer Neil SoniRajeev Subramonian TinasheCissi Hompage: http://www.akeelahandthebee.com/splash.html Trailers Akeelah and the Bee (2006) Official Trailer #1 - Laurence Fishburne Movie HD Akeelah and the Bee (1/9) Movie CLIP - Natural Talent (2006) HD