Keke Palmer

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

125

Gender

Female

Birthday

1993-08-26 (32 years old)

Place of Birth

Harvey, Illinois, USA

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

  • Grey's Anatomy

    Grey's Anatomy

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • Family Guy

    Family Guy

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

    The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

  • ER

    ER

  • Cold Case

    Cold Case

  • Good Mythical Morning

    Good Mythical Morning

  • Sherri

    Sherri

  • The Jennifer Hudson Show

    The Jennifer Hudson Show

  • Hot Ones

    Hot Ones

  • The View

    The View

  • The View

    The View

  • 90210

    90210

  • Big Mouth

    Big Mouth

  • Big Mouth

    Big Mouth

  • Strong Medicine

    Strong Medicine

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Degrassi

    Degrassi

  • Bubble Guppies

    Bubble Guppies

  • Tamron Hall

    Tamron Hall

  • Good Fortune

    Good Fortune

  • The Cleveland Show

    The Cleveland Show

  • The Pickup

    The Pickup

  • MTV Video Music Awards

    MTV Video Music Awards

  • MTV Video Music Awards

    MTV Video Music Awards

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Key & Peele

    Key & Peele

  • Masters of Sex

    Masters of Sex

  • Scream Queens

    Scream Queens

  • The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II

    The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II

  • Ice Age: Continental Drift

    Ice Age: Continental Drift

  • Ice Age: Collision Course

    Ice Age: Collision Course

  • Insecure

    Insecure

  • Celebrity Family Feud

    Celebrity Family Feud

  • Hot Ones Versus

    Hot Ones Versus

  • RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

    RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

  • Explained

    Explained

  • A Little Late with Lilly Singh

    A Little Late with Lilly Singh

  • Scream: The TV Series

    Scream: The TV Series

  • Star

    Star

  • One of Them Days

    One of Them Days

  • The Afterparty

    The Afterparty

  • Nope

    Nope

  • Berlin Station

    Berlin Station

  • True Jackson, VP

    True Jackson, VP

  • Today with Hoda & Jenna

    Today with Hoda & Jenna

  • Spaceballs 2

    Spaceballs 2

  • Lightyear

    Lightyear

  • Lie Detector

    Lie Detector

  • Entertainment Tonight

    Entertainment Tonight

  • Human Resources

    Human Resources

  • Human Resources

    Human Resources

  • The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder

    The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder

  • Halftime

    Halftime

  • Gods Unknown

    Gods Unknown

  • The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy

    The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy

  • Chicken Shop Date

    Chicken Shop Date

  • Legendary

    Legendary

  • Cleaner

    Cleaner

  • Rachael Ray

    Rachael Ray

  • Joyful Noise

    Joyful Noise

  • Hustlers

    Hustlers

  • The Longshots

    The Longshots

  • Under the Boardwalk

    Under the Boardwalk

  • Brotherly Love

    Brotherly Love

  • Akeelah and the Bee

    Akeelah and the Bee

  • Animal

    Animal

  • Moxie

    Moxie

  • RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED

    RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED

  • Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party

    Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party

  • Pimp

    Pimp

  • Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade

    Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade

  • Barbershop 2: Back in Business

    Barbershop 2: Back in Business

  • This Is Me…Now

    This Is Me…Now

  • Jump In!

    Jump In!

  • Shrink

    Shrink

  • The Backup

    The Backup

  • Rags

    Rags

  • Busy Tonight

    Busy Tonight

  • Big Boss

    Big Boss

  • The Angry Birds Movie 3

    The Angry Birds Movie 3

  • That's My Jam

    That's My Jam

  • Password

    Password

  • The 'Burbs

    The 'Burbs

  • What the Fit

    What the Fit

  • Knights of the South Bronx

    Knights of the South Bronx

  • Alice

    Alice

  • I Love Boosters

    I Love Boosters

  • BET Awards

    BET Awards

  • Second Time Around

    Second Time Around

  • BrainSurge

    BrainSurge

  • Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare

    Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare

  • Imperial Dreams

    Imperial Dreams

  • 2 Minutes of Fame

    2 Minutes of Fame

  • Madea's Family Reunion

    Madea's Family Reunion

  • The Greatest Love Story Never Told

    The Greatest Love Story Never Told

  • Grease Live

    Grease Live

  • Come Home

    Come Home

  • Winx Club - The Shadow Phoenix

    Winx Club - The Shadow Phoenix

  • Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants

    Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants

  • Foodtastic

    Foodtastic

  • Just Keke

    Just Keke

  • Singled Out

    Singled Out

  • The Wool Cap

    The Wool Cap

  • Being Mortal

    Being Mortal

  • Untitled One of Them Days Sequel

    Untitled One of Them Days Sequel

  • Crazy Sexy Cool: The TLC Story

    Crazy Sexy Cool: The TLC Story

  • Sportsfan

    Sportsfan

  • Not So Pretty

    Not So Pretty

  • The Trip to Bountiful

    The Trip to Bountiful

  • Abducted: The Carlina White Story

    Abducted: The Carlina White Story

  • Teen Choice Awards

    Teen Choice Awards

  • Teen Choice Awards

    Teen Choice Awards

  • The A-Z of Aaliyah

    The A-Z of Aaliyah

  • Keke and Jamal

    Keke and Jamal

  • Turnt Up with the Taylors

    Turnt Up with the Taylors

  • Super Toys

    Super Toys

  • VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens

    VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens