"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)
Richard LaGravenese
Screenplay
Michael Shamberg
Producer
Erin Gruwell
Novel
Danny DeVito
Director
Stacey Sher
Don Cheadle
Thanks
In Memory Of
Freedom Writers
Book
Brenda Lopez
Script Supervisor
Jim Denault
Director of Photography
David Moritz
Editor
Margery Simkin
Casting
Yvonne Depatis-Kupka
Hairstylist
Executive Producer
Linda Lee Sutton
Set Decoration
Thomas Betts
Set Designer
Geoffrey Haley
Camera Operator
Bonnie Clevering
Peter Borck
Art Direction
Charlie Bolwell
Production Coordinator
Per Hallberg
Supervising Sound Editor
David Parker
Sound Mixer
Macie Vener
Assistant Art Director
Laurence Bennett
Production Design
Deborah Zimmerman
Set Costumer
Beverly Jo Pryor
Makeup Department Head
Tina Anderson
Post Production Supervisor
Dan Hegeman
Sound Effects Editor
Jason Ruder
Music Editor
Mary Ramos
Music Supervisor
Thomas Mertz
Special Effects Coordinator
Michael Caplan
Visual Effects Producer
Michael Keller
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Cindy Evans
Costume Design
Leigh Shanta
Unit Production Manager
Julianne Weiss
Casting Associate
Linda Griffis
Art Department Coordinator
Jordana Glick-Franzheim
Associate Producer
Marisa Aboitiz
Costume Supervisor
Debra Denson
Makeup Artist
Scott Millan
Carlton Kaller
Dan Levine
Katherine Wright
Jason Green
Key Hair Stylist
Christopher Assells
Tracey Durning
Steadicam Operator
Don Coufal
Boom Operator
Heidi Falconer
Unit Publicist
Jaimie Trueblood
Still Photographer
Nan Morales
Gregory Alpert
Location Manager
Candy L. Walken
Hair Department Head
Lucas Borghi
Assistant Editor
Dan Schmit
Visual Effects Supervisor
William Morts
Stunt Coordinator
Patrick Rousseau
Karen Baker Landers
Dino DiMuro
Mark Isham
Original Music Composer
will.i.am
Frederick H. Stahly
Dialogue Editor
Susan Kurtz
Paul Timothy Carden
Kerry Dean Williams
ADR Supervisor
Thomas O'Neil Younkman
J.P. Jones
Property Master
Mike Malone
Set Dresser
Janet Brady
Stunts
Sharon Schaffer
Eugene Collier
Sean A. Rosales
Dieter Busch
Second Assistant Director
Donald Sparks
First Assistant Director
Marly Coronel
Greg Anthony
Jane Oshita
John Koyama
Boni Yanagisawa
Marcus Salgado
Hayley C. Rosales
Vanessa Motta
Chrissy Weathersby Ball
Roel Failma
Stan Tinay
Larnell Stovall
Sam Situmorang
Lin Oeding
Delma Miranda
Stunt Double
Jwaundace Candece
Darryl Reeves
Steven Ho
Eddie J. Fernandez
Austin Priester
Natascha Hopkins
"B" Camera Operator
Jose Vasquez