Keke Palmer
Lauren Keyana "Keke" Palmer (born August 26, 1993) is an American actress, singer and television personality. Known for playing leading and character roles in comedy and drama productions, she has received several accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, five NAACP Image Awards, and nominations for a Daytime Emmy Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Time magazine included her on their list of most influential people in the world in 2019. Palmer made her acting debut in Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004). She later appeared in the television film The Wool Cap (2004), and had her breakthrough starring in the drama film Akeelah and the Bee (2006). She progressed as a child actress with roles in Madea's Family Reunion (2006), Jump In! (2007), The Longshots (2008) and Shrink (2009). Palmer played a number of roles on Nickelodeon, such as the title character in the sitcom True Jackson, VP (2008–2011). 2014 to 2015 she starred as Ella in Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella on Broadway. She has since starred in the Facebook Watch series Turnt Up with the Taylors (2021) for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award. She also starred in films such as Animal (2014), Hustlers (2019) and Jordan Peele's Nope (2022).
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · Good Fortune as
- 2025 · One of Them Days as Dreux
- 2024 · The Greatest Love Story Never Told as Self
- 2024 · The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy as Dr. Klak (voice)
- 2024 · This Is Me…Now as Scorpio
- 2023 · Under the Boardwalk as Ramona (voice)
- 2023 · Big Boss as Self
- 2022 · Sherri as Self - Guest
- 2022 · Password as Self - Host
- 2022 · Nope as Emerald Haywood
- 2022 · Lightyear as Izzy Hawthorne (voice)
- 2022 · Halftime as Self
- 2022 · Not So Pretty as Narrator (voice)
- 2022 · Human Resources as Rochelle Hillhurst (voice)
- 2022 · Human Resources as Connie's Friends #2 (voice)
- 2022 · Alice as Alice
- 2022 · The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder as Maya (voice)
- 2022 · The Afterparty as 'Danner'
- 2021 · Foodtastic as Self - Host
- 2021 · Come Home as Angie (voice)
- 2020 · Turnt Up with the Taylors as Barbie / Gammy Tay / Lil Thad / Miranda / Rick
- 2020 · 2 Minutes of Fame as Sky
- 2020 · Legendary as Self - Judge
- 2020 · The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II as Self
- 2020 · Singled Out as Self - Host
- 2019 · A Little Late with Lilly Singh as Self
- 2019 · Hustlers as Mercedes
- 2019 · Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
- 2018 · Pimp as Wednesday
- 2018 · Busy Tonight as Self - Guest
- 2018 · The A-Z of Aaliyah as Self
- 2018 · Explained as Narrator (voice)
- 2018 · Lie Detector as Self (archival footage)
- 2018 · Lie Detector as Self
- 2017 · Big Mouth as Rochelle the Hate Worm (voice)
- 2016 · Star as Gigi
- 2016 · Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party as Self
- 2016 · Berlin Station as April Lewis
- 2016 · Insecure as Kira
- 2016 · Ice Age: Collision Course as Peaches (voice)
- 2016 · Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade as Peaches (voice)
- 2016 · Grease Live as Marty
- 2015 · Scream Queens as Zayday Williams
- 2015 · Scream Queens as Self
- 2015 · Scream: The TV Series as Kym
- 2015 · Celebrity Family Feud as Self
- 2015 · Brotherly Love as Jackie Taylor
- 2015 · Hot Ones as Self
- 2014 · Chicken Shop Date as Self - Guest
- 2014 · Animal as Alissa
- 2014 · The Trip to Bountiful as Thelma
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2014 · Imperial Dreams as Samaara
- 2013 · Crazy Sexy Cool: The TLC Story as Rozanda 'Chilli' Thomas
- 2013 · Masters of Sex as Coral
- 2012 · RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED as Self - Guest Judge
- 2012 · RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars as Self - Guest Judge
- 2012 · Abducted: The Carlina White Story as Carlina White
- 2012 · Ice Age: Continental Drift as Peaches (voice)
- 2012 · Rags as Kadee Worth
- 2012 · Joyful Noise as Olivia Hill
- 2012 · Good Mythical Morning as Self
- 2011 · Bubble Guppies as Stylee (voice)
- 2009 · BrainSurge as
- 2009 · The Cleveland Show as
- 2009 · Shrink as Jemma
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2009 · Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants as Self
- 2008 · True Jackson, VP as True Jackson
- 2008 · Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare as Crystal Tortoise (voice)
- 2008 · 90210 as Elizabeth Royce Harwood
- 2008 · The Longshots as Jasmine
- 2007 · Cleaner as Rose Cutler
- 2007 · Jump In! as Mary Thomas
- 2006 · Akeelah and the Bee as Akeelah Anderson
- 2005 · Knights of the South Bronx as Kenya Russell
- 2004 · Second Time Around as Sharlene
- 2004 · Barbershop 2: Back in Business as Gina's Niece
- Future · The Pickup as
- Future · Super Toys as
- Future · Sister Act 3 as
- 2006 · Keke and Jamal as
- 2006 · Rachael Ray as
- 2006 · Madea's Family Reunion as Nikki
- 2005 · Grey's Anatomy as Sheryll Jeffries
- 2005 · The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
- 2004 · The Wool Cap as Lou
- 2003 · Cold Case as Arlene (1939)
- 2001 · Degrassi as Keke Palmer
- 2000 · Strong Medicine as Sarina
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Tasha Wright
- 1999 · Teen Choice Awards as Self
- 1999 · Teen Choice Awards as Self - Presenter
- 1999 · Family Guy as Pam (voice)
- 1997 · The View as Self - Guest
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1994 · ER as Janell Parkerson
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as
- 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
- Future · Moxie as
- Future · I Love Boosters as Corvette
- Future · The Backup as Alyssa
- Future · Gods Unknown as Kate Vance
- Future · Being Mortal as
- Future · The 'Burbs as