
Keke Palmer
Akeelah Anderson

Changing the world... one word at a time.
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 finals. As she gets to know her fellow competitors, Akeelah realizes that coming first isn't everything in life.
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 finals. As she gets to know her fellow competitors, Akeelah realizes that coming first isn't everything in life.
Released April 28, 2006
The faces you are about to watch.

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
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