
Keke Palmer
Acting
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.
Born: August 26, 1993 · Harvey, Illinois, USA
Filmography (98)

The 'Burbs
2026

Good Fortune
2025

The Pickup
2025

One of Them Days
2025

The Greatest Love Story Never Told
2024

The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy
2024

This Is Me…Now
2024

Hot Ones Versus
2024

Under the Boardwalk
2023

Sherri
2022

The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022

Password
2022

Nope
2022

Lightyear
2022

Halftime
2022

Alice
2022

Human Resources
2022

The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
2022

The Afterparty
2022

That's My Jam
2021

Come Home
2021

2 Minutes of Fame
2020

Legendary
2020

The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
2020

A Little Late with Lilly Singh
2019

Hustlers
2019

Tamron Hall
2019

The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019

Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
2019

Pimp
2018

Busy Tonight
2018

Explained
2018

What the Fit
2018

American Idol
2018

Big Mouth
2017

Star
2016

Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
2016

Berlin Station
2016

Insecure
2016

Ice Age: Collision Course
2016

Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
2016

Grease Live
2016

Scream Queens
2015

Scream: The TV Series
2015

Celebrity Family Feud
2015

Brotherly Love
2015

Hot Ones
2015

Chicken Shop Date
2014

Animal
2014

The Trip to Bountiful
2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014

Imperial Dreams
2014

Crazy Sexy Cool: The TLC Story
2013

Masters of Sex
2013

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED
2012

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
2012

Abducted: The Carlina White Story
2012

Ice Age: Continental Drift
2012

Rags
2012

Key & Peele
2012

Joyful Noise
2012

Good Mythical Morning
2012

Bubble Guppies
2011

BrainSurge
2009

The Cleveland Show
2009

Shrink
2009

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009

True Jackson, VP
2008

Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare
2008

90210
2008

The Longshots
2008

Cleaner
2007

Jump In!
2007

Rachael Ray
2006

Akeelah and the Bee
2006

Madea's Family Reunion
2006

Knights of the South Bronx
2005

Grey's Anatomy
2005

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005

The Wool Cap
2004

Barbershop 2: Back in Business
2004

Cold Case
2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003

Degrassi
2001

BET Awards
2001

Strong Medicine
2000

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999

Teen Choice Awards
1999

Family Guy
1999

The View
1997

The Daily Show
1996

ER
1994

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988

MTV Video Music Awards
1984

Entertainment Tonight
1981

Saturday Night Live
1975
