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.
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.
Top Cast
Keke Palmer
Character: Akeelah Anderson
Laurence Fishburne
Character: Dr. Larabee
Angela Bassett
Character: Tanya Anderson
Curtis Armstrong
Character: Mr. Welch
J.R. Villarreal
Character: Javier
Sean Michael Afable
Character: Dylan Chiu
Sahara Garey
Character: Georgia
Lee Thompson Young
Character: Devon
Julito McCullum
Character: Terrence
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