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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Keke Palmer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Grey's Anatomy

Family Guy

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Daily Show

Late Night with Seth Meyers

All Movies (57)

• Spaceballs: The New One2027 · as Destiny
• Ice Age: Boiling Point2027 · as Peaches (voice)
• The Angry Birds Movie 32026 · as (voice)
• I Love Boosters2026 · as Corvette
• The Rise & Fall of DivaGurl2025 · as Keyana
• Good Fortune2025 · as Elena
• The Pickup2025 · as Zoe
• Just Keke2025 · as Self
• One of Them Days2025 · as Dreux
• The Greatest Love Story Never Told2024 · as Self
• This Is Me…Now2024 · as Scorpio
• Under the Boardwalk2023 · as Ramona (voice)
• Big Boss2023 · as Keke Palmer
• The Great Nickmas Tree Sliming2022 · as Self
• Nope2022 · as Emerald Haywood
• Lightyear2022 · as Izzy Hawthorne (voice)
• Halftime2022 · as Self
• Alice2022 · as Alice
• Come Home2021 · as Angie (voice)
• 2 Minutes of Fame2020 · as Sky
• The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II2020 · as Self
• Hustlers2019 · as Mercedes
• Pimp2018 · as Wednesday
• The A-Z of Aaliyah2018 · as Self
• VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens2016
• Ice Age: Collision Course2016 · as Peaches (voice)
• Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade2016 · as Peaches (voice)
• Grease Live2016 · as Marty
• Brotherly Love2015 · as Jackie Taylor
• Animal2014 · as Alissa
• The Trip to Bountiful2014 · as Thelma
• Imperial Dreams2014 · as Samaara
• Crazy Sexy Cool: The TLC Story2013 · as Rozanda 'Chilli' Thomas
• Abducted: The Carlina White Story2012 · as Carlina White
• Ice Age: Continental Drift2012 · as Peaches (voice)
• Rags2012 · as Kadee Worth
• Joyful Noise2012 · as Olivia Hill
• Winx Club - The Shadow Phoenix2011 · as Aisha (voice)
• Shrink2009 · as Jemma
• Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants2009 · as Self
• Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare2008 · as Crystal Tortoise (voice)
• The Longshots2008 · as Jasmine
• Cleaner2007 · as Rose Cutler
• Jump In!2007 · as Mary Thomas
• Akeelah and the Bee2006 · as Akeelah Anderson
• Madea's Family Reunion2006 · as Nikki
• Knights of the South Bronx2005 · as Kenya Russell
• The Wool Cap2004 · as Lou
• Barbershop 2: Back in Business2004 · as Gina's Niece
• Super Toys—
• The Backup— · as Alyssa
• Being Mortal—
• Moxie—
• Gods Unknown— · as Kate Vance
• One of Them Days 2— · as Dreux
• Ride or Die— · as Tami Moore
• Lottery—

All TV Shows (78)

• The 'Burbs2026 · as Samira Fisher
• Variety & CNN Actors on Actors2025 · as Self
• The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy2024 · as Dr. Klak (voice)
• Hot Ones Versus2024 · as Self
• Sportsfan2023 · as Dr. Fern
• Sherri2022 · as Self - Guest
• The Jennifer Hudson Show2022 · as Self
• Password2022 · as Self - Host
• Not So Pretty2022 · as Narrator (voice)
• Human Resources2022 · as Rochelle Hillhurst (voice)
• Human Resources2022 · as Connie's Friends #2 (voice)
• The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder2022 · as Maya (voice)
• The Afterparty2022 · as 'Danner'
• Foodtastic2021 · as Self - Host
• That's My Jam2021 · as Self - Guest
• Turnt Up with the Taylors2020 · as Barbie / Gammy Tay / Lil Thad / Miranda / Rick
• Legendary2020 · as Self - Judge
• Singled Out2020 · as Self - Host
• A Little Late with Lilly Singh2019 · as Self
• Tamron Hall2019 · as Self - Guest
• The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Self - Guest
• Today with Jenna & Sheinelle2019 · as Self
• Busy Tonight2018 · as Self - Guest
• Explained2018 · as Narrator (voice)
• What the Fit2018 · as Self
• American Idol2018 · as Self - Guest Judge/Mentor
• American Idol2018 · as Self - Guest
• Big Mouth2017 · as Rochelle the Hate Worm (voice)
• Big Mouth2017
• Star2016 · as Gigi
• Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party2016 · as Self
• Berlin Station2016 · as April Lewis
• Insecure2016 · as Kira
• Scream Queens2015 · as Zayday Williams
• Scream: The TV Series2015 · as Kym
• Celebrity Family Feud2015 · as Self
• Hot Ones2015 · as Self - Guest
• Chicken Shop Date2014 · as Self - Guest
• Chicken Shop Date2014 · as Self - Guest (archive footage)
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self
• Masters of Sex2013 · as Coral
• RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED2012 · as Self - Guest Judge
• RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars2012 · as Self - Guest Judge
• Key & Peele2012 · as Malia's Anger Translator
• Good Mythical Morning2012 · as Self
• Bubble Guppies2011 · as Stylee (voice)
• BrainSurge2009
• The Cleveland Show2009
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen2009 · as Self - Guest
• True Jackson, VP2008 · as True Jackson
• 902102008 · as Elizabeth Royce Harwood
• Keke and Jamal2006
• Rachael Ray2006
• Grey's Anatomy2005 · as Sheryll Jeffries
• The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson2005 · as Self
• Second Time Around2004 · as Sharlene
• Cold Case2003 · as Arlene (1939)
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest
• Degrassi2001 · as Keke Palmer
• BET Awards2001 · as Self - Performer
• Strong Medicine2000 · as Sarina
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Tasha Wright
• Teen Choice Awards1999 · as Self
• Teen Choice Awards1999 · as Self - Presenter
• Family Guy1999 · as Pam (voice)
• The View1997 · as Self - Guest
• The View1997 · as Self
• The Daily Show1996 · as Self
• ER1994 · as Janell Parkerson
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1992
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self - Guest
• MTV Video Music Awards1984 · as Self - Host
• MTV Video Music Awards1984 · as Self
• Entertainment Tonight1981 · as Self
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Host