Cast & crew
Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
Directed by Doug Atchison Written by Doug Atchison
Cast
| Sahara Garey | Georgia |
| Julito McCullum | Terrence |
| Eddie Steeples | Derrick-T |
| Dalia Phillips | Ms. Cross |
| Sara Niemietz | Polly |
| Lee Thompson Young | Devon |
| Erica Hubbard | Kiana |
| Tzi Ma | Mr. Chiu |
| Jeris Poindexter | Steve |
| George Hornedo | Roman |
| Jeff Marlow | District Judge |
| Katie Kerwin McCrimmon | herself |
| Austin Herrera Davis | Cheating Boy |
| Janet Borrus | Cheating Boy's Mom |
| Craig Wasson | Ted Saunders |
| Lee Garlington | Regional Judge |
| Sidney Ganis | Regional Pronouncer |
| Wolfgang Bodison | Akeelah's Father |
| Lauren Sánchez Bezos | Reporter |
| Fay Hauser | Woman on TV |
| Neil Soni | Rajeev Subramonian |
| Tinashe | Cissi |
| Bonita Friedericy | Volunteer |
| Jack Ong | Korean Grocer |
| J.R. Villarreal | Javier |
| Sean Michael Afable | Dylan Chiu |
| Keke Palmer | Akeelah Anderson |
| Laurence Fishburne | Dr. Larabee |
| Angela Bassett | Tanya Anderson |
| Curtis Armstrong | Mr. Welch |
Crew
| M. David Mullen | Director of Photography |
| Aaron Zigman | Original Music Composer |
| Saeed Adyani | Still Photographer |
| Warren Alan Young | Production Design |
| Julieann Getman | Set Decoration |
| Matthew Nicolay | Sound mixer |
| Glenn Farr | Editor |
| Aisha Coley | Casting |
| Jaki Brown | Casting |
| Kim Taylor-Coleman | Casting |
| Edna Sheen | Makeup Department Head |
| Kenneth Walker | Hair Department Head |
| Jennifer Booth | Production Supervisor |
| Riki Lin Sabusawa | Costume Supervisor |
| Johnny Radzik | Camera Operator |
| Shelley A. Wallace | Art Direction |
| Joel C. High | Music Supervisor |
| Johnny Caruso | Music Editor |
| Eduardo Ponsdomenech | Music Editor |
| Carl Pedregal | Post Production Supervisor |
| Rodney Allen Hooks | Assistant Director |
| Linda Cowan | Key Makeup Artist |
| Gigi Williams | Key Makeup Artist |
| Sharen Davis | Costume Design |
| Kathleen Kasinger | Property Master |
| Kent Kubena | Co-Producer |
| Mike Upton | Co-Producer |
| Danny Llewelyn | Producer |
| Brad Heiner | Key Grip |
| James Morioka | Supervising Dialogue Editor |
| Marcos O. Lopez | Second Assistant "B" Camera |
| Fred Stafford | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Barbara McCart | Sound Recordist |
| Chris Navarro | ADR Recordist |
| Vince Nicastro | Foley Artist |
| Eric Thompson | ADR Mixer |
| James 'Keeper' Auld | Dolly Grip |
| Mark Cuban | Executive Producer |
| Jo Ann Smith | Studio Teacher |
| Cheryl Cravedi | Set Costumer |
| Nancy Hult Ganis | Producer |
| Doug Atchison | Director |
| Doug Atchison | Writer |
| Kirk Huston | Transportation Captain |
| Ken S. Polk | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Roland N. Thai | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Angel DeSanti | Transportation Captain |
| Chris Mosio | Camera Operator |
| James Morioka | Dialogue Editor |
| Roland N. Thai | Sound Designer |
| Stacey A. Washer | Boom Operator |
| Laurence Fishburne | Producer |
| Oswaldo Rojas | Propmaker |
| Matt Furginson | Assistant Property Master |
| Robert 'Cass' McEntee | Construction Coordinator |
| Alicia Maccarone | Set Designer |
| Melissa Kennelly | Foley Editor |
| Laura Macias | Foley Artist |
| Shawn Kennelly | Foley Mixer |
| Jason Dock Harrell | Propmaker |
| Greg Sanger | Leadman |
| Chris Mosio | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| David Mun | Second Assistant Camera |
| Markus Czyzewski | First Assistant Editor |
| Jules Carideo | Production Coordinator |
| Jan McWilliams | Script Supervisor |
| William Rick Young | Best Boy Grip |
| Heather Fielding | Studio Teacher |
| Kevin Moll | Studio Teacher |
| Rich Paisley | Gaffer |