Keke Palmer
Akeelah Anderson
Cast (30)
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
Tzi Ma
Mr. Chiu
Jeris Poindexter
Steve
Sara Niemietz
Polly
George Hornedo
Roman
Craig Wasson
Ted Saunders
Jeff Marlow
District Judge
Lee Garlington
Regional Judge
Katie Kerwin McCrimmon
Herself
Sidney Ganis
Regional Pronouncer
Austin Herrera Davis
Cheating Boy
Janet Borrus
Cheating Boy's Mom
Wolfgang Bodison
Akeelah's Father
Bonita Friedericy
Volunteer
Lauren Sánchez
Reporter
Fay Hauser
Woman on TV
Jack Ong
Korean Grocer
Neil Soni
Rajeev Subramonian
Tinashe
Cissi
Crew (70)
Doug Atchison
Writer
Doug Atchison
Director
Nancy Hult Ganis
Producer
Cheryl Cravedi
Set Costumer
Saeed Adyani
Still Photographer
Jaki Brown
Casting
Roland N. Thai
Supervising Sound Editor
Warren Alan Young
Production Design
Johnny Radzik
Camera Operator
Johnny Caruso
Music Editor
Shelley A. Wallace
Art Direction
Edna Sheen
Makeup Department Head
Chris Mosio
Camera Operator
Matthew Nicolay
Sound mixer
Kenneth Walker
Hair Department Head
Eduardo Ponsdomenech
Music Editor
Aaron Zigman
Original Music Composer
Glenn Farr
Editor
Aisha Coley
Casting
Joel C. High
Music Supervisor
Riki Lin Sabusawa
Costume Supervisor
Stacey A. Washer
Boom Operator
Kirk Huston
Transportation Captain
Julieann Getman
Set Decoration
Jennifer Booth
Production Supervisor
Kim Taylor-Coleman
Casting
Ken S. Polk
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Angel DeSanti
Transportation Captain
Roland N. Thai
Sound Designer
M. David Mullen
Director of Photography
James Morioka
Dialogue Editor
Mike Upton
Co-Producer
Laurence Fishburne
Producer
Danny Llewelyn
Producer
Kent Kubena
Co-Producer
Linda Cowan
Key Makeup Artist
Gigi Williams
Key Makeup Artist
Oswaldo Rojas
Propmaker
Sharen Davis
Costume Design
Matt Furginson
Assistant Property Master
Rodney Allen Hooks
Assistant Director
Kathleen Kasinger
Property Master
Robert 'Cass' McEntee
Construction Coordinator
Carl Pedregal
Post Production Supervisor
Jason Dock Harrell
Propmaker
Alicia Maccarone
Set Designer
Shawn Kennelly
Foley Mixer
Eric Thompson
ADR Mixer
Jan McWilliams
Script Supervisor
Greg Sanger
Leadman
Kevin Moll
Studio Teacher
Barbara McCart
Sound Recordist
Brad Heiner
Key Grip
Markus Czyzewski
First Assistant Editor
James Morioka
Supervising Dialogue Editor
James 'Keeper' Auld
Dolly Grip
William Rick Young
Best Boy Grip
David Mun
Second Assistant Camera
Melissa Kennelly
Foley Editor
Vince Nicastro
Foley Artist
Fred Stafford
Supervising ADR Editor
Chris Mosio
Second Unit Director of Photography
Jo Ann Smith
Studio Teacher
Marcos O. Lopez
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Rich Paisley
Gaffer
Laura Macias
Foley Artist
Chris Navarro
ADR Recordist
Jules Carideo
Production Coordinator
Heather Fielding
Studio Teacher
Mark Cuban
Executive Producer