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

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

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