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Keke Palmer

Born 1993-08-26
📍 Harvey, Illinois, USA

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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Filmography 122

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