<Li> Sahara Garey as Georgia Carver </Li> <Dl> <Dd> Garey did "about six auditions" to take the role . She commented that about her character: "she encourages Akeelah, because she sees so many qualities in her that she doesn't think she herself has . Georgia aims lower, but she encourages Akeelah to aim higher ." </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> Garey did "about six auditions" to take the role . She commented that about her character: "she encourages Akeelah, because she sees so many qualities in her that she doesn't think she herself has . Georgia aims lower, but she encourages Akeelah to aim higher ." </Dd> <P> Erica Hubbard, Lee Thompson Young, and Julito McCullum portray Akeelah's sister and brothers Kiana, Devon, and Terrence, respectively . Dalia Phillips appears as Akeelah's teacher, Ms. Cross, and Eddie Steeples as Derrick T. Tzi Ma takes the role of Mr. Chiu, Dylan's father, while Wolfgang Bodison plays the children's father and Tanya's husband Samuel . </P>

Cast of the movie akeelah and the bee