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The Longshots (2008) - In 2008's The Longshots, Keke Palmer depicted the true story of Jasmine Plumber, the first female quarterback to take a Pop Warner youth league to the national championships.(Photo: Dimension Films)

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Akeelah and the Bee (2006) - Keke wowed audiences as a precocious little spelling champion in Akeelah and the Bee. This is when we knew that she had a major acting career ahead of her.(Photo: Lions Gate)

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True Jackson VP (2008-20011) - Keke is versatile enough to go back and forth between movies and television. She became the highest paid child star on TV in the popular series True Jackson, VP.(Photo: Nickelodeon)

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Madea's Family Reunion (2006) - Orphans need love, too! Here, Keke played a wild child who really just needed some TLC. (Photo: Lions Gate)

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Joyful Noise (2012) - In Joyful Noise, Keke got to sing, act and kiss her co-star. Our little girl showed audiences that she was growing up. (Photo: Van Redin/Alcon Film Fund, LLC)

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The Cleaner (2007) - Palmer starred along with Hollywood's finest, like Eva Mendez and Samuel L. Jackson, in The Cleaner as Rose Cutler, an outspoken and rambunctious teenager. Art imitating life, perhaps? (Photo: Hygenic Productions, Inc.)

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Abducted: The Carlina White Story  (2012) - Another starring role under her belt in the life story of Carlina White. (Photo: Lifetime)

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CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story (2013) - Keke Palmer showed her critics that she meant business by giving us her best impression of Chilli from TLC and nailing it.(Photo: VH1)

Photo By Photo: VH1