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