Keke Palmer
Born: 1993-08-26 in Harvey, Illinois, USA
Known For: Acting
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
2027
- Ice Age: Boiling Point as Peaches (voice)
- Spaceballs: The New One as Destiny
2026
- The 'Burbs as Samira Fisher
- I Love Boosters as Corvette
- The Angry Birds Movie 3 as (voice)
2025
- Good Fortune as Elena
- The Pickup as Zoe
- One of Them Days as Dreux
- The Rise & Fall of DivaGurl as Keyana
- Saturday Night Live: 50th Anniversary Special as Self - Audience Member
- Just Keke as Self
2024
- Hot Ones Versus as Self
- The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy as Dr. Klak (voice)
- This Is Me…Now as Scorpio
- The Greatest Love Story Never Told as Self
2023
- Under the Boardwalk as Ramona (voice)
- Sportsfan as Dr. Fern
- Big Boss as Keke Palmer
- Keep Me In Mind ... (Executive Producer)
2022
- The Jennifer Hudson Show as Self
- Sherri as Self - Guest
- Nope as Emerald Haywood
- Lightyear as Izzy Hawthorne (voice)
- Human Resources as Rochelle Hillhurst (voice)
- The Afterparty as 'Danner'
- The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder as Maya (voice)
- Password as Self - Host
- Halftime as Self
- Alice as Alice
- Not So Pretty as Narrator (voice)
- The Great Nickmas Tree Sliming as Self
2021
- That's My Jam as Self - Guest
- Foodtastic as Self - Host
- Come Home as Angie (voice)
2020
- Legendary as Self - Judge
- The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II as Self
- 2 Minutes of Fame as Sky
- Singled Out as Self - Host
- Turnt Up with the Taylors as Barbie / Gammy Tay / Lil Thad / Miranda / Rick
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self - Guest
- Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
- A Little Late with Lilly Singh as Self
- Today with Jenna & Sheinelle as Self
- Hustlers as Mercedes
2018
- Explained as Narrator (voice)
- American Idol as Self - Guest Judge/Mentor
- Busy Tonight as Self - Guest
- What the Fit as Self
- Pimp as Wednesday
- The A-Z of Aaliyah as Self
2017
- Big Mouth as Rochelle the Hate Worm (voice)
2016
- Insecure as Kira
- Berlin Station as April Lewis
- Star as Gigi
- Ice Age: Collision Course as Peaches (voice)
- Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party as Self
- Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade as Peaches (voice)
- Grease Live as Marty
- VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
2015
- Hot Ones as Self - Guest
- Celebrity Family Feud as Self
- Scream Queens as Zayday Williams
- Scream: The TV Series as Kym
- Brotherly Love as Jackie Taylor
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self - Guest
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- Chicken Shop Date as Self - Guest
- Imperial Dreams as Samaara
- Animal as Alissa
- The Trip to Bountiful as Thelma
2013
- Masters of Sex as Coral
- Crazy Sexy Cool: The TLC Story as Rozanda 'Chilli' Thomas
2012
- Good Mythical Morning as Self
- Ice Age: Continental Drift as Peaches (voice)
- Key & Peele as Malia's Anger Translator
- RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars as Self - Guest Judge
- RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED as Self - Guest Judge
- Rags as Kadee Worth
- Joyful Noise as Olivia Hill
- Abducted: The Carlina White Story as Carlina White
2011
- Bubble Guppies as Stylee (voice)
- Winx Club - The Shadow Phoenix as Aisha (voice)
2009
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- The Cleveland Show
- BrainSurge
- Shrink as Jemma
- Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants as Self
2008
- 90210 as Elizabeth Royce Harwood
- True Jackson, VP as True Jackson
- The Longshots as Jasmine
- Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare as Crystal Tortoise (voice)
2006
- Rachael Ray
- Akeelah and the Bee as Akeelah Anderson
- Madea's Family Reunion as Nikki
- Keke and Jamal
2005
- Grey's Anatomy as Sheryll Jeffries
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
- Knights of the South Bronx as Kenya Russell
2004
- Second Time Around as Sharlene
- Barbershop 2: Back in Business as Gina's Niece
- The Wool Cap as Lou
2003
- Cold Case as Arlene (1939)
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
2001
- Degrassi as Keke Palmer
- BET Awards as Self - Performer
2000
- Strong Medicine as Sarina
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Tasha Wright
- Family Guy as Pam (voice)
- Teen Choice Awards as Self
1997
- The View as Self - Guest
1996
- The Daily Show as Self
1994
- ER as Janell Parkerson
1988
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
1984
- MTV Video Music Awards as Self - Host
1981
- Entertainment Tonight as Self
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Host