"A young teacher inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves, and pursue education beyond high school."
Hilary Swank
as Erin Gruwell
Patrick Dempsey
as Scott Casey
Scott Glenn
as Steve Gruwell
Imelda Staunton
as Margaret Campbell
April Hernandez Castillo
as Eva Benitez
Mario
as Andre Bryant
Kristin Herrera
as Gloria Munez
Jaclyn Ngan
as Sindy
Sergio Montalvo
as Alejandro Santiago
Jason Finn
as Marcus
Deance Wyatt
as Jamal Hill
Vanetta Smith
as Brandy Ross
Gabriel Chavarria
as Tito
Hunter Parrish
as Ben
Antonio García
as Miguel
Giovonnie Samuels
as Victoria
John Benjamin Hickey
as Brian Gelford
Robert Wisdom
as Dr. Carl Cohn
Pat Carroll
as Miep Gies
Will Morales
as Paco
Armand Jones
as Grant Rice
Ricardo Molina
as Eva's Father
Angela Alvarado
as Eva’s Mother
Liisa Cohen
as Brandy's Mother
Tim Halligan
as Principal Banning
Brian Bennett
as Brandy's Father
Lisa Banes
as Karin Polachek
Giselle Bonilla
as Young Eva
Earl Williams
as Young Marcus
Blake Hightower
as Clive
Angela Sargeant
as Marcus' Mother
Robin Skye
as PTA Mom
Chil Kong
as Store Owner
Juan Garcia
as Defense Attorney
Larry Cahn
as Prosecutor
Abel Soto
as Gang Member
Dan Warner
as Cop #1
Randy Hall
as Cop #2
Carl Paoli
as Cop #3
Dominic Daniel
as Drug Dealer
Cody Chappel
as Bookstore Clerk
DJ Motiv8
as DJ
Renee Firestone
as Herself - Holocaust survivor
Eddie Ilam
as Himself - Holocaust Survivor
Elisabeth Mann
as Herself - Holocaust Survivor
Gloria Ungar
Sonny Mario Ayon
as Eva's Hispanic Gang Member / Student (uncredited)
Michael Shamberg
Producer
Danny DeVito
Erin Gruwell
Novel
Richard LaGravenese
Director
Screenplay
Stacey Sher
In Memory Of
Don Cheadle
Thanks
Freedom Writers
Book
Jim Denault
Director of Photography
David Moritz
Editor
Margery Simkin
Casting
Brenda Lopez
Script Supervisor
Katherine Wright
Set Costumer
Geoffrey Haley
Camera Operator
Executive Producer
Mary Ramos
Music Supervisor
Patrick Rousseau
Beverly Jo Pryor
Makeup Department Head
Tracey Durning
Debra Denson
Makeup Artist
Scott Millan
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Laurence Bennett
Production Design
Jordana Glick-Franzheim
Associate Producer
Linda Lee Sutton
Set Decoration
Deborah Zimmerman
Thomas Betts
Set Designer
Karen Baker Landers
Supervising Sound Editor
Christopher Assells
Sound Effects Editor
Dan Schmit
Visual Effects Supervisor
Candy L. Walken
Hair Department Head
Yvonne Depatis-Kupka
Hairstylist
Lucas Borghi
Assistant Editor
Charlie Bolwell
Production Coordinator
Jason Ruder
Music Editor
Dan Levine
Don Coufal
Boom Operator
Thomas Mertz
Special Effects Coordinator
Jason Green
Key Hair Stylist
Michael Keller
Tina Anderson
Post Production Supervisor
Leigh Shanta
Unit Production Manager
Peter Borck
Art Direction
David Parker
Sound Mixer
Julianne Weiss
Casting Associate
Steadicam Operator
Per Hallberg
Cindy Evans
Costume Design
Bonnie Clevering
Linda Griffis
Art Department Coordinator
Heidi Falconer
Unit Publicist
Nan Morales
William Morts
Stunt Coordinator
Gregory Alpert
Location Manager
Michael Caplan
Visual Effects Producer
Marisa Aboitiz
Costume Supervisor
Macie Vener
Assistant Art Director
Dan Hegeman
Carlton Kaller
Jaimie Trueblood
Still Photographer
Dino DiMuro
Mark Isham
Original Music Composer
will.i.am
Thomas O'Neil Younkman
Dialogue Editor
Susan Kurtz
J.P. Jones
Property Master
Paul Timothy Carden
Frederick H. Stahly
Kerry Dean Williams
ADR Supervisor
Mike Malone
Set Dresser
Sean A. Rosales
Stunts
Janet Brady
Sharon Schaffer
Eugene Collier
Donald Sparks
First Assistant Director
Dieter Busch
Second Assistant Director
Roel Failma
Hayley C. Rosales
Steven Ho
Jane Oshita
John Koyama
Jwaundace Candece
Greg Anthony
Boni Yanagisawa
Darryl Reeves
Stan Tinay
Larnell Stovall
Sam Situmorang
Lin Oeding
Delma Miranda
Stunt Double
Chrissy Weathersby Ball
Natascha Hopkins
Vanessa Motta
Eddie J. Fernandez
Marcus Salgado
Austin Priester
Marly Coronel
"B" Camera Operator
Jose Vasquez