Akeelah and the Bee

J.R. Villarreal as Javier Erica Hubbard as Kiana Wolfgang Bodison as Akeelah's Father Bonita Friedericy as Volunteer Curtis Armstrong as Mr. Welch Lee Thompson Young as Devon Eddie Steeples as Derrick-T Lauren Sánchez Bezos as Reporter แองเจลา บาสเซตต์ as Tanya Anderson Sean Michael Afable as Dylan Chiu Jeff Marlow as District Judge Fay Hauser as Woman on TV Julito McCullum as Terrence Jeris Poindexter as Steve Tzi Ma as Mr. Chiu Jack Ong as Korean Grocer Laurence Fishburne as Dr. Larabee Craig Wasson as Ted Saunders Lee Garlington as Regional Judge Tinashe as Cissi Keke Palmer as Akeelah Anderson Dalia Phillips as Ms. Cross Sidney Ganis as Regional Pronouncer

M. David Mullen Director of Photography Aaron Zigman Original Music Composer Sharen Davis Costume Design Mark Cuban Executive Producer Doug Atchison Writer, Director Kim Taylor-Coleman Casting Chris Navarro ADR Recordist Jaki Brown Casting Laurence Fishburne Producer Joel C. High Music Supervisor Johnny Caruso Music Editor