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Kyanna Simone

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Kyanna Simone
In 1951, an African American woman by the name of Henrietta Lacks was diagnosed with cervical cancer. She was treated at Johns Hopkins where her cancerous cells were taken without her knowledge, bringing about several medical breakthroughs. Her daughter, Deborah Lacks, along with author, Rebecca Skloot, search for answers about Henrietta and her family. Kyanna (KeeKee) Simone Simpson plays Teenage Deborah Lacks, the younger version of Oprah Winfrey's character.
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Kyanna Simone was born on 28 March 1997 in Decatur, Georgia, USA. She is an actress, known for Chambers (2019), Project Power (2020) and Undercover: une histoire vraie (2018).
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    Known for

    Chambers (2019)
    Chambers
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Yvonne(as Kyanna Simone Simpson)
    Jamie Foxx, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Dominique Fishback in Project Power (2020)
    Project Power
    6.0
    • Tracy(as Kyanna Simpson)
    • 2020
    Undercover: une histoire vraie (2018)
    Undercover: une histoire vraie
    6.5
    • Brenda Moore
    • 2018
    Oprah Winfrey in The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2017)
    The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Teenage Deborah(as Kyanna Simone Simpson)
    • 2017

    Credits

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    Actress

    • Eenie Meanie
      • Babygirl
      • Completed
      • 2025
    • Mekhi Phifer, Sanaa Lathan, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Russell Hornsby, Julian McMahon, and Uzo Aduba in Les Suprêmes (2024)
      Les Suprêmes
      6.5
      • Young Odette
      • 2024
    • Star Wars: Les Aventures des Petits Jedi (2023)
      Star Wars: Les Aventures des Petits Jedi
      5.6
      TV Series
      • Somna (voice)
      • 2024
    • The Rebel Girls (2024)
      The Rebel Girls
      9.1
      Short
      • Bertha
      • 2024
    • John C. Reilly, Adrien Brody, Jason Clarke, Solomon Hughes, Sean Patrick Small, Hadley Robinson, and Quincy Isaiah in Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (2022)
      Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Melissa Mitchell
      • 2023
    • Grown-ish (2018)
      Grown-ish
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Symone
      • 2023
    • American Horror Stories (2021)
      American Horror Stories
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Lena Lawrence
      • 2022
    • Steve Buscemi, J. Smith-Cameron, Emily Robinson, Wyatt Oleff, and Alex Heller in The Year Between (2022)
      The Year Between
      6.2
      • Beth
      • 2022
    • Taye Diggs, Chelsea Tavares, Greta Onieogou, Cody Christian, Samantha Logan, Hunter Clowdus, Daniel Ezra, Bre-Z, and Michael Evans Behling in My Mind's Playing Tricks on Me (2021)
      All American
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Nhani Patterson
      • 2021
    • Vegas High
      4.6
      TV Movie
      • 2020
    • Jamie Foxx, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Dominique Fishback in Project Power (2020)
      Project Power
      6.0
      • Tracy (as Kyanna Simpson)
      • 2020
    • Ambition (2019)
      Ambition
      4.1
      • Veronica
      • 2019
    • Octavia Spencer in Ma (2019)
      Ma
      5.6
      • Young Sue Ann (as Kyanna Simone Simpson)
      • 2019
    • Chambers (2019)
      Chambers
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Yvonne (as Kyanna Simone Simpson)
      • 2019
    • Shanola Hampton, Tyler Lepley, and Kyanna Simone in Three's Complicated (2019)
      Three's Complicated
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • Eleni (as Kyanna Simone Simpson)
      • 2019
    • Black Lightning (2018)
      Black Lightning
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Kiesha (as Kyanna Simone Simpson)
      • 2018

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    SAG-AFTRA

    Videos6

    THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS - TEENAGE DEBORAH LACKS
    Demo Reel 2:08
    THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS - TEENAGE DEBORAH LACKS
    Being Mary Jane - 'If the Shoe Fits...' (Renee)
    Demo Reel 2:19
    Being Mary Jane - 'If the Shoe Fits...' (Renee)
    Being Mary Jane - 'If the Shoe Fits...' (Renee)
    Demo Reel 2:19
    Being Mary Jane - 'If the Shoe Fits...' (Renee)
    HBO Show Me A Hero Paul Haggis - Director, David Simon - Writer
    Demo Reel 1:57
    HBO Show Me A Hero Paul Haggis - Director, David Simon - Writer
    Girls Inc Commercial - Excerpt
    Demo Reel 1:46
    Girls Inc Commercial - Excerpt
    A Christmas Blessing - Raynesha
    Demo Reel 1:55
    A Christmas Blessing - Raynesha
    AMBITION theatrical trailer
    Trailer 1:27
    AMBITION theatrical trailer

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Kyanna Simone Simpson
    • Height
      • 1.61 m
    • Born
      • March 28, 1997
      • Decatur, Georgia, USA
    • Publicity listings
      • 4 Articles
      • 1 Pictorial

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    • Gender / Gender identity
      • Female

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    • Nicknames
      • Kee Kee
      • KeKe
      • Kee
      • KiKi
      • Kiana
      • Keona
      • KyKy

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