Akeelah and the Bee (2006) featured a cast of 30 tracked actors. Of these, 21 (91%) are still alive today and 2 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Sidney Ganis, age 86. This film starred Keke Palmer and Laurence Fishburne.
91% still with us· verified cast70% of full cast · incl. 7 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 91% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 52.5 yrs
Deaths by Year
2013
2017
Cast30 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Keke Palmer Akeelah Anderson | Akeelah Anderson | Living | 26/08/1993 | 33 | — | 13 |
 Laurence Fishburne Dr. Larabee | Dr. Larabee | Living | 30/07/1961 | 65 | — | 45 |
 Angela Bassett Tanya Anderson | Tanya Anderson | Living | 16/08/1958 | 68 | — | 48 |
 Curtis Armstrong Mr. Welch | Mr. Welch | Living | 27/11/1953 | 72 | — | 53 |
 J.R. Villarreal Javier | Javier | Living | 28/09/1992 | 33 | — | 14 |
 Sean Michael Afable Dylan Chiu | Dylan Chiu | Living | 20/11/1988 | 37 | — | 18 |
 Sahara Garey Georgia | Georgia | Living | 05/06/1991 | 35 | — | 15 |
 Lee Thompson Young Devon | Devon | Deceased | 01/02/1984 | 29 | 19/08/2013 | 22 |
 Julito McCullum Terrence | Terrence | Living | 16/12/1990 | 35 | — | 16 |
 Erica Hubbard Kiana | Kiana | Living | 02/01/1979 | 47 | — | 27 |
 Eddie Steeples Derrick-T | Derrick-T | Living | 25/11/1973 | 52 | — | 33 |
 Dalia Phillips Ms. Cross | Ms. Cross | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Tzi Ma Mr. Chiu | Mr. Chiu | Living | 10/06/1962 | 64 | — | 44 |
 Jeris Poindexter Steve | Steve | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Sara Niemietz Polly | Polly | Living | 07/06/1992 | 34 | — | 14 |
George Hornedo Roman | Roman | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Craig Wasson Ted Saunders | Ted Saunders | Living | 15/03/1954 | 72 | — | 52 |
 Jeff Marlow District Judge | District Judge | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Lee Garlington Regional Judge | Regional Judge | Living | 20/07/1953 | 73 | — | 53 |
Katie Kerwin McCrimmon Herself | Herself | Living | 01/01/1965 | 61 | — | 41 |
 Sidney Ganis Regional Pronouncer | Regional Pronouncer | Living | 08/01/1940 | 86 | — | 66 |
Austin Herrera Davis Cheating Boy | Cheating Boy | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Janet Borrus Cheating Boy's Mom | Cheating Boy's Mom | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Wolfgang Bodison Akeelah's Father | Akeelah's Father | Living | 19/11/1966 | 59 | — | 40 |
 Bonita Friedericy Volunteer | Volunteer | Living | 10/10/1961 | 64 | — | 45 |
 Lauren Sánchez Bezos Reporter | Reporter | Living | 19/12/1969 | 56 | — | 37 |
 Fay Hauser Woman on TV | Woman on TV | Living | 28/12/1948 | 77 | — | 58 |
 Jack Ong Korean Grocer | Korean Grocer | Deceased | 06/11/1940 | 76 | 13/06/2017 | 66 |
Neil Soni Rajeev Subramonian | Rajeev Subramonian | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Tinashe Cissi | Cissi | Living | 06/02/1993 | 33 | — | 13 |