
Keke Palmer
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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Known For
Acting History
2026
The Angry Birds Movie 3 as (voice)
2026I Love Boosters as Corvette
2026The 'Burbs as Samira
2025Good Fortune as Elena
2025The Pickup as Zoe
2025Just Keke as Self
2025One of Them Days as Dreux
2024The Greatest Love Story Never Told as Self
2024The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy as Dr. Klak (voice)
2024This Is Me…Now as Scorpio
2024Hot Ones Versus as Self
2023Under the Boardwalk as Ramona (voice)
2023Big Boss as Keke Palmer
2023Sportsfan as Dr. Fern
2022The Jennifer Hudson Show as Self
2022Sherri as Self - Guest
2022Password as Self - Host
2022Nope as Emerald Haywood
2022Lightyear as Izzy Hawthorne (voice)
2022Halftime as Self
2022Not So Pretty as Narrator (voice)
2022Human Resources as Rochelle Hillhurst (voice)
2022Human Resources as Connie's Friends #2 (voice)
2022Alice as Alice
2022The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder as Maya (voice)
2022The Afterparty as 'Danner'
2021Foodtastic as Self - Host
2021That's My Jam as Self - Guest
2021Come Home as Angie (voice)
2020Turnt Up with the Taylors as Barbie / Gammy Tay / Lil Thad / Miranda / Rick
20202 Minutes of Fame as Sky
2020Legendary as Self - Judge
2020The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II as Self
2020Singled Out as Self - Host
2019A Little Late with Lilly Singh as Self
2019Hustlers as Mercedes
2019The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
2019Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
2019Today with Hoda & Jenna as Self
2018Pimp as Wednesday
2018Busy Tonight as Self - Guest
2018The A-Z of Aaliyah as Self
2018Explained as Narrator (voice)
2018What the Fit as Self
2018Lie Detector as Self
2017Big Mouth as Rochelle the Hate Worm (voice)
2017Big Mouth
2016Star as Gigi
2016Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party as Self
2016Berlin Station as April Lewis
2016Insecure as Kira
2016VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
2016Ice Age: Collision Course as Peaches (voice)
2016Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade as Peaches (voice)
2016Grease Live as Marty
2015Scream Queens as Zayday Williams
2015Scream: The TV Series as Kym
2015Celebrity Family Feud as Self
2015Brotherly Love as Jackie Taylor
2015Hot Ones as Self
2014Chicken Shop Date as Self - Guest
2014Animal as Alissa
2014The Trip to Bountiful as Thelma
2014Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
2014Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
2014Imperial Dreams as Samaara
2013Crazy Sexy Cool: The TLC Story as Rozanda 'Chilli' Thomas
2013Masters of Sex as Coral
2012RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED as Self - Guest Judge
2012RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars as Self - Guest Judge
2012Abducted: The Carlina White Story as Carlina White
2012Ice Age: Continental Drift as Peaches (voice)
2012Rags as Kadee Worth
2012Key & Peele as Malia's Anger Translator
2012Joyful Noise as Olivia Hill
2012Good Mythical Morning as Self
2011Winx Club - The Shadow Phoenix as Aisha (voice)
2011Bubble Guppies as Stylee (voice)
2009BrainSurge
2009The Cleveland Show
2009Shrink as Jemma
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
2009Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants as Self
2008True Jackson, VP as True Jackson
2008Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare as Crystal Tortoise (voice)
200890210 as Elizabeth Royce Harwood
2008The Longshots as Jasmine
2007Cleaner as Rose Cutler
2007Jump In! as Mary Thomas
2006Keke and Jamal
2006Rachael Ray
2006Akeelah and the Bee as Akeelah Anderson
2006Madea's Family Reunion as Nikki
2005Knights of the South Bronx as Kenya Russell
2005Grey's Anatomy as Sheryll Jeffries
2005The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
2004The Wool Cap as Lou
2004Second Time Around as Sharlene
2004Barbershop 2: Back in Business as Gina's Niece
2003Cold Case as Arlene (1939)
2001Degrassi as Keke Palmer
2001BET Awards as Self - Performer
2000Strong Medicine as Sarina
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Tasha Wright
1999Teen Choice Awards as Self
1999Teen Choice Awards as Self - Presenter
1999Family Guy as Pam (voice)
1997The View as Self - Guest
1997The View as Self
1996The Daily Show as Self
1994ER as Janell Parkerson
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
1984MTV Video Music Awards as Self - Host
1984MTV Video Music Awards as Self
1981Entertainment Tonight as Self
1975Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
—Spaceballs 2 as Destiny
—The Backup as Alyssa
—Gods Unknown as Kate Vance
—Being Mortal
—Untitled One of Them Days Sequel as Dreux
—Moxie
—Super Toys








