Keke Palmer

Acting • Born 1993-08-26

Acting4Harvey, 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.

Filmography

130 credits

Barbershop 2: Back in Business

Movie • 2004

Gina's Niece

Super Toys

Movie

Shrink

Movie • 2009

Jemma

Cleaner

Movie • 2007

Rose Cutler

The Longshots

Movie • 2008

Jasmine

Akeelah and the Bee

Movie • 2006

Akeelah Anderson

Jump In!

Movie • 2007

Mary Thomas

The Backup

Movie

Alyssa

Joyful Noise

Movie • 2012

Olivia Hill

Madea's Family Reunion

Movie • 2006

Nikki

The A-Z of Aaliyah

Movie • 2018

Self

Big Boss

Movie • 2023

Keke Palmer

Come Home

Movie • 2021

Angie (voice)

The Wool Cap

Movie • 2004

Lou

Lightyear

Movie • 2022

Izzy Hawthorne (voice)

Knights of the South Bronx

Movie • 2005

Kenya Russell

Under the Boardwalk

Movie • 2023

Ramona (voice)

Rags

Movie • 2012

Kadee Worth

Being Mortal

Movie

Abducted: The Carlina White Story

Movie • 2012

Carlina White

Crazy Sexy Cool: The TLC Story

Movie • 2013

Rozanda 'Chilli' Thomas

Halftime

Movie • 2022

Self

Imperial Dreams

Movie • 2014

Samaara

The Trip to Bountiful

Movie • 2014

Thelma

Animal

Movie • 2014

Alissa

Brotherly Love

Movie • 2015

Jackie Taylor

Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare

Movie • 2008

Crystal Tortoise (voice)

The Pickup

Movie • 2025

Zoe

This Is Me…Now

Movie • 2024

Scorpio

Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants

Movie • 2009

Self

Good Fortune

Movie • 2025

Elena

Ice Age: Collision Course

Movie • 2016

Peaches (voice)

Moxie

Movie

The Greatest Love Story Never Told

Movie • 2024

Self

Gods Unknown

Movie

Kate Vance

Ice Age: Continental Drift

Movie • 2012

Peaches (voice)

One of Them Days

Movie • 2025

Dreux

Grease Live

Movie • 2016

Marty

I Love Boosters

Movie • 2026

Corvette

Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade

Movie • 2016

Peaches (voice)

Pimp

Movie • 2018

Wednesday

Hustlers

Movie • 2019

Mercedes

2 Minutes of Fame

Movie • 2020

Sky

The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II

Movie • 2020

Self

Alice

Movie • 2022

Alice

Nope

Movie • 2022

Emerald Haywood

The Angry Birds Movie 3

Movie • 2026

(voice)

One of Them Days 2

Movie

Dreux

Winx Club - The Shadow Phoenix

Movie • 2011

Aisha (voice)

Spaceballs 2

Movie

Destiny

Just Keke

Movie • 2025

Self

VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens

Movie • 2016

The Rise & Fall of DivaGurl

Movie • 2025

Keyana

Ice Age: Boiling Point

Movie • 2027

Peaches (voice)

The Great Nickmas Tree Sliming

Movie • 2022

Self

Scream Ressurection

Movie • 2019

Kym

The Tiger

Movie

Monica Gucci

Cold Case

TV • 2003

Arlene (1939)

Degrassi

TV • 2001

Keke Palmer

Foodtastic

TV • 2021

Self - Host

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV • 1999

Tasha Wright

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

TV • 1992

Human Resources

TV • 2022

Rochelle Hillhurst (voice)

ER

TV • 1994

Janell Parkerson

True Jackson, VP

TV • 2008

True Jackson

A Little Late with Lilly Singh

TV • 2019

Self

Good Mythical Morning

TV • 2012

Self

Hot Ones

TV • 2015

Self - Guest

The Cleveland Show

TV • 2009

Keke and Jamal

TV • 2006

BrainSurge

TV • 2009

Teen Choice Awards

TV • 1999

Self

Turnt Up with the Taylors

TV • 2020

Barbie / Gammy Tay / Lil Thad / Miranda / Rick

Explained

TV • 2018

Narrator (voice)

Star

TV • 2016

Gigi

The Daily Show

TV • 1996

Self

Scream Queens

TV • 2015

Zayday Williams

Big Mouth

TV • 2017

Rochelle the Hate Worm (voice)

The View

TV • 1997

Self - Guest

Tamron Hall

TV • 2019

Self - Guest

Teen Choice Awards

TV • 1999

Self - Presenter

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Self - Host

Masters of Sex

TV • 2013

Coral

Celebrity Family Feud

TV • 2015

Self

Second Time Around

TV • 2004

Sharlene

Scream: The TV Series

TV • 2015

Kym

Entertainment Tonight

TV • 1981

Self

Saturday Night Live

TV • 1975

Self - Host

Rachael Ray

TV • 2006

The View

TV • 1997

Self

Sherri

TV • 2022

Self - Guest

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED

TV • 2012

Self - Guest Judge

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

TV • 2012

Self - Guest Judge

Insecure

TV • 2016

Kira

Family Guy

TV • 1999

Pam (voice)

Singled Out

TV • 2020

Self - Host

Strong Medicine

TV • 2000

Sarina

MTV Video Music Awards

TV • 1984

Self - Host

Bubble Guppies

TV • 2011

Stylee (voice)

Berlin Station

TV • 2016

April Lewis

The 'Burbs

TV • 2026

Samira Fisher

Chicken Shop Date

TV • 2014

Self - Guest

Key & Peele

TV • 2012

Malia's Anger Translator

Hot Ones Versus

TV • 2024

Self

Today with Jenna & Sheinelle

TV • 2019

Self

The Kelly Clarkson Show

TV • 2019

Self - Guest

The Jennifer Hudson Show

TV • 2022

Self

Big Mouth

TV • 2017

MTV Video Music Awards

TV • 1984

Self

Sportsfan

TV • 2023

Dr. Fern

BET Awards

TV • 2001

Self - Performer

What the Fit

TV • 2018

Self

That's My Jam

TV • 2021

Self - Guest

Late Night with Seth Meyers

TV • 2014

Self - Guest

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV • 2003

Self - Guest