Name
Keke Palmer
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1993-08-26 (33 years old)
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.
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- 2004 Barbershop 2: Back in Business as Gina's Niece
- Soon Super Toys
- 2009 Shrink as Jemma
- 2007 Cleaner as Rose Cutler
- 2008 The Longshots as Jasmine
- 2006 Akeelah and the Bee as Akeelah Anderson
- 2007 Jump In! as Mary Thomas
- Soon The Backup as Alyssa
- 2012 Joyful Noise as Olivia Hill
- 2006 Madea's Family Reunion as Nikki
- 2018 The A-Z of Aaliyah as Self
- 2023 Big Boss as Keke Palmer
- 2021 Come Home as Angie (voice)
- 2004 The Wool Cap as Lou
- 2022 Lightyear as Izzy Hawthorne (voice)
- 2005 Knights of the South Bronx as Kenya Russell
- 2023 Under the Boardwalk as Ramona (voice)
- 2012 Rags as Kadee Worth
- Soon Being Mortal
- 2012 Abducted: The Carlina White Story as Carlina White
- 2013 Crazy Sexy Cool: The TLC Story as Rozanda 'Chilli' Thomas
- 2022 Halftime as Self
- 2014 Imperial Dreams as Samaara
- 2014 The Trip to Bountiful as Thelma
- 2014 Animal as Alissa
- 2015 Brotherly Love as Jackie Taylor
- 2008 Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare as Crystal Tortoise (voice)
- 2025 The Pickup as Zoe
- 2024 This Is Me…Now as Scorpio
- 2009 Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants as Self
- 2025 Good Fortune as Elena
- 2016 Ice Age: Collision Course as Peaches (voice)
- Soon Moxie
- 2024 The Greatest Love Story Never Told as Self
- Soon Gods Unknown as Kate Vance
- 2012 Ice Age: Continental Drift as Peaches (voice)
- 2025 One of Them Days as Dreux
- 2016 Grease Live as Marty
- 2026 I Love Boosters as Corvette
- 2016 Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade as Peaches (voice)
- 2018 Pimp as Wednesday
- 2019 Hustlers as Mercedes
- 2020 2 Minutes of Fame as Sky
- 2020 The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II as Self
- 2022 Alice as Alice
- 2022 Nope as Emerald Haywood
- Soon One of Them Days 2 as Dreux
- 2011 Winx Club - The Shadow Phoenix as Aisha (voice)
- 2027 Spaceballs: The New One as Destiny
- 2025 Just Keke as Self
- 2016 VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
- 2025 The Rise & Fall of DivaGurl as Keyana
- 2022 The Great Nickmas Tree Sliming as Self
- Soon Ride or Die as Tami Moore
- Soon Lottery
- 2026 The Angry Birds Movie 3 as (voice)
- 2025 The Tiger as Monica Gucci
- 2003 Cold Case ( 1 episode ) as Arlene (1939)
- 2001 Degrassi ( 2 episodes ) as Keke Palmer
- 2021 Foodtastic ( 11 episodes ) as Self - Host
- 1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ( 1 episode ) as Tasha Wright
- 1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno ( 1 episode )
- 2022 Human Resources ( 20 episodes ) as Rochelle Hillhurst (voice)
- 1994 ER ( 1 episode ) as Janell Parkerson
- 2008 True Jackson, VP ( 60 episodes ) as True Jackson
- 2019 A Little Late with Lilly Singh ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2012 Good Mythical Morning ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2015 Hot Ones ( 3 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 2009 The Cleveland Show ( 1 episode )
- 2006 Keke and Jamal ( 1 episode )
- 2009 BrainSurge ( 1 episode )
- 1999 Teen Choice Awards ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2020 Turnt Up with the Taylors ( 8 episodes ) as Barbie / Gammy Tay / Lil Thad / Miranda / Rick
- 2018 Explained ( 1 episode ) as Narrator (voice)
- 2016 Star ( 10 episodes ) as Gigi
- 1996 The Daily Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2015 Scream Queens ( 23 episodes ) as Zayday Williams
- 2017 Big Mouth ( 1 episode ) as Rochelle the Hate Worm (voice)
- 1997 The View ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 2019 Tamron Hall ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1999 Teen Choice Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Presenter
- 2005 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2022 Human Resources ( 1 episode ) as Connie's Friends #2 (voice)
- 2008 90210 ( 4 episodes ) as Elizabeth Royce Harwood
- 2018 Busy Tonight ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2016 Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2022 The Afterparty ( 1 episode ) as 'Danner'
- 2022 The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder ( 12 episodes ) as Maya (voice)
- 2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ( 5 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2022 Not So Pretty ( 4 episodes ) as Narrator (voice)
- 2020 Legendary ( 10 episodes ) as Self - Judge
- 2024 The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy ( 8 episodes ) as Dr. Klak (voice)
- 2005 Grey's Anatomy ( 1 episode ) as Sheryll Jeffries
- 1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 2009 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen ( 9 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 2022 Password ( 36 episodes ) as Self - Host
- 2013 Masters of Sex ( 4 episodes ) as Coral
- 2015 Celebrity Family Feud ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2004 Second Time Around ( 1 episode ) as Sharlene
- 2015 Scream: The TV Series ( 6 episodes ) as Kym
- 1981 Entertainment Tonight ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 1 episode ) as Self - Host
- 2006 Rachael Ray ( 1 episode )
- 1997 The View ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2022 Sherri ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 2012 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest Judge
- 2012 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest Judge
- 2016 Insecure ( 1 episode ) as Kira
- 1999 Family Guy ( 1 episode ) as Pam (voice)
- 2020 Singled Out ( 20 episodes ) as Self - Host
- 2000 Strong Medicine ( 1 episode ) as Sarina
- 1984 MTV Video Music Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Host
- 2011 Bubble Guppies ( 2 episodes ) as Stylee (voice)
- 2016 Berlin Station ( 19 episodes ) as April Lewis
- 2026 The 'Burbs ( 8 episodes ) as Samira Fisher
- 2014 Chicken Shop Date ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2012 Key & Peele ( 1 episode ) as Malia's Anger Translator
- 2024 Hot Ones Versus ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2019 Today with Jenna & Sheinelle ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2022 The Jennifer Hudson Show ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2017 Big Mouth ( 1 episode )
- 1984 MTV Video Music Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2023 Sportsfan ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Fern
- 2001 BET Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Performer
- 2018 What the Fit ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2021 That's My Jam ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ( 4 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 2018 American Idol ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest Judge/Mentor
- 2014 Chicken Shop Date ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest (archive footage)
- 2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2018 American Idol ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2025 Variety & CNN Actors on Actors ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2020 Cardi Tries ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
