Keke Palmer

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

127

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

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • 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

  • ER

    ER

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

    The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

  • The View

    The View

  • The View

    The View

  • Good Mythical Morning

    Good Mythical Morning

  • Cold Case

    Cold Case

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Hot Ones

    Hot Ones

  • The Jennifer Hudson Show

    The Jennifer Hudson Show

  • Degrassi

    Degrassi

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Strong Medicine

    Strong Medicine

  • Big Mouth

    Big Mouth

  • Big Mouth

    Big Mouth

  • Sherri

    Sherri

  • MTV Video Music Awards

    MTV Video Music Awards

  • MTV Video Music Awards

    MTV Video Music Awards

  • Masters of Sex

    Masters of Sex

  • 90210

    90210

  • Bubble Guppies

    Bubble Guppies

  • Key & Peele

    Key & Peele

  • RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

    RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

  • Good Fortune

    Good Fortune

  • The Cleveland Show

    The Cleveland Show

  • Tamron Hall

    Tamron Hall

  • Scream: The TV Series

    Scream: The TV Series

  • Explained

    Explained

  • Today with Hoda & Jenna

    Today with Hoda & Jenna

  • Celebrity Family Feud

    Celebrity Family Feud

  • Cleaner

    Cleaner

  • Scream Queens

    Scream Queens

  • Chicken Shop Date

    Chicken Shop Date

  • Ice Age: Continental Drift

    Ice Age: Continental Drift

  • A Little Late with Lilly Singh

    A Little Late with Lilly Singh

  • Insecure

    Insecure

  • Ice Age: Collision Course

    Ice Age: Collision Course

  • Shrink

    Shrink

  • The Pickup

    The Pickup

  • RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED

    RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED

  • Star

    Star

  • Halftime

    Halftime

  • The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder

    The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder

  • True Jackson, VP

    True Jackson, VP

  • The Afterparty

    The Afterparty

  • Human Resources

    Human Resources

  • Human Resources

    Human Resources

  • Gods Unknown

    Gods Unknown

  • Berlin Station

    Berlin Station

  • Hot Ones Versus

    Hot Ones Versus

  • Moxie

    Moxie

  • Nope

    Nope

  • Brotherly Love

    Brotherly Love

  • The 'Burbs

    The 'Burbs

  • Big Boss

    Big Boss

  • Rags

    Rags

  • Lightyear

    Lightyear

  • This Is Me…Now

    This Is Me…Now

  • Rachael Ray

    Rachael Ray

  • I Love Boosters

    I Love Boosters

  • Entertainment Tonight

    Entertainment Tonight

  • Pimp

    Pimp

  • 2 Minutes of Fame

    2 Minutes of Fame

  • The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy

    The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy

  • Being Mortal

    Being Mortal

  • Hustlers

    Hustlers

  • The Wool Cap

    The Wool Cap

  • What the Fit

    What the Fit

  • Animal

    Animal

  • BET Awards

    BET Awards

  • Just Keke

    Just Keke

  • Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party

    Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party

  • One of Them Days

    One of Them Days

  • Under the Boardwalk

    Under the Boardwalk

  • Legendary

    Legendary

  • Busy Tonight

    Busy Tonight

  • The Angry Birds Movie 3

    The Angry Birds Movie 3

  • BrainSurge

    BrainSurge

  • Password

    Password

  • That's My Jam

    That's My Jam

  • Second Time Around

    Second Time Around

  • Grease Live

    Grease Live

  • Akeelah and the Bee

    Akeelah and the Bee

  • Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade

    Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade

  • One of Them Days 2

    One of Them Days 2

  • Come Home

    Come Home

  • Madea's Family Reunion

    Madea's Family Reunion

  • Barbershop 2: Back in Business

    Barbershop 2: Back in Business

  • Singled Out

    Singled Out

  • Super Toys

    Super Toys

  • Alice

    Alice

  • Joyful Noise

    Joyful Noise

  • Jump In!

    Jump In!

  • Turnt Up with the Taylors

    Turnt Up with the Taylors

  • Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare

    Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare

  • Foodtastic

    Foodtastic

  • The Longshots

    The Longshots

  • Spaceballs 2

    Spaceballs 2

  • Sportsfan

    Sportsfan

  • Imperial Dreams

    Imperial Dreams

  • The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II

    The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II

  • Knights of the South Bronx

    Knights of the South Bronx

  • The Greatest Love Story Never Told

    The Greatest Love Story Never Told

  • Abducted: The Carlina White Story

    Abducted: The Carlina White Story

  • VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens

    VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens

  • Teen Choice Awards

    Teen Choice Awards

  • Teen Choice Awards

    Teen Choice Awards

  • Winx Club - The Shadow Phoenix

    Winx Club - The Shadow Phoenix

  • Not So Pretty

    Not So Pretty

  • Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants

    Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants

  • Keke and Jamal

    Keke and Jamal

  • The Trip to Bountiful

    The Trip to Bountiful

  • Crazy Sexy Cool: The TLC Story

    Crazy Sexy Cool: The TLC Story

  • The A-Z of Aaliyah

    The A-Z of Aaliyah

  • The Backup

    The Backup

  • Sister Act 3

    Sister Act 3

  • The Rise & Fall of DivaGurl

    The Rise & Fall of DivaGurl