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Synopsis
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.
Cast
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·Devon
Julito McCullum·Terrence
Erica Hubbard·Kiana