Keke Palmer
Acting
- Born:
- 1993-08-26
- Place of birth:
- Harvey, Illinois, USA
Biography
Lauren Keyana "Keke" Palmer (/ˈkiːki/ KEE-kee; born August 26, 1993) is an American actress, singer, and television personality. She has received numerous accolades, including two Primetime Emmy Awards and nominations for a Daytime Emmy Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Time magazine included her on its list of most influential people in the world in 2019. Palmer debuted as a child with roles in the films Barbershop 2: Back in Business and The Wool Cap (both 2004) before achieving her breakthrough role as Akeelah Anderson in the drama film Akeelah and the Bee (2006). Her career progressed with roles in films such as Madea's Family Reunion (2006), Jump In! (2007), The Longshots (2008), and Shrink (2009), and the release of her debut studio album So Uncool (2007). She rose to prominence on Nickelodeon, playing the title character in the sitcom True Jackson, VP (2008–2011), providing the voice of Aisha in the Nickelodeon revival of Winx Club (2011–2014), and headlining the television film Rags (2012). Palmer transitioned to mainstream roles with the VH1 biographical film CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story (2013) and afterwards made her Broadway debut as Ella in Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella (2014–2015). She has since starred in the Fox satirical horror series Scream Queens (2015–2016), the Epix drama series Berlin Station (2017–2019), and the slasher series Scream (2019). Her film roles include Animal (2014), Pimp (2018), Hustlers (2019), Nope (2022), and One of Them Days (2025), with the last two earning her critical attention. As a singer, Palmer has released five extended plays. In addition to acting, she has hosted the talk shows Just Keke (2014) and Strahan, Sara, and Keke (2019–2020) and the game show Password since 2022. In 2024, she released her second book, Master of Me, a hybrid memoir and self-help manual. Description above from the Wikipedia article Keke Palmer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Spaceballs: The New One
Ice Age: Boiling Point
The Angry Birds Movie 3
A Proud Family Wizmas
Dolly Parton: An American Original – Special Edition of 20/20
On Purpose with Jay Shetty
I Love Boosters
The 'Burbs
The Rise & Fall of DivaGurl
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
Good Fortune
The Pickup
Just Keke
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
One of Them Days
The Greatest Love Story Never Told
The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy
This Is Me…Now
Hot Ones Versus
Under the Boardwalk
Big Boss
Sportsfan
The Great Nickmas Tree Sliming
Sherri
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Password
Nope
Lightyear
Halftime
Not So Pretty
Alice
Human Resources
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
The Afterparty
Foodtastic
That's My Jam
Come Home
Cardi Tries
Turnt Up with the Taylors
2 Minutes of Fame
Legendary
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
Singled Out
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Hustlers
The Tamron Hall Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
Pimp
Busy Tonight
The A-Z of Aaliyah
Explained
What the Fit
American Idol
Big Mouth
Star
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
Berlin Station
Insecure
VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
Ice Age: Collision Course
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
Grease Live
Scream Queens
Scream: The TV Series
Celebrity Family Feud
Brotherly Love
Hot Ones
Chicken Shop Date
Animal
The Trip to Bountiful
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Imperial Dreams
Crazy Sexy Cool: The TLC Story
Masters of Sex
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
Abducted: The Carlina White Story
Ice Age: Continental Drift
Rags
Key & Peele
Joyful Noise
Good Mythical Morning
Winx Club - The Shadow Phoenix
Bubble Guppies
Conan
BrainSurge
The Cleveland Show
Shrink
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
True Jackson, VP
Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare
90210
The Longshots
Cleaner
Jump In!
Keke and Jamal
Rachael Ray
Akeelah and the Bee
Madea's Family Reunion
Knights of the South Bronx
Grey's Anatomy
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Wool Cap
Second Time Around
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
Cold Case
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Degrassi
BET Awards
Strong Medicine
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Teen Choice Awards
Family Guy
The View
The Daily Show
ER
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
MTV Video Music Awards
Entertainment Tonight
Saturday Night Live
The Emmy Awards
Super Toys
The Backup
Being Mortal
Moxie
Gods Unknown
One of Them Days 2
Ride or Die
Lottery