Keke Palmer

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Female

Birthday 1993-08-26 (31 years old)

Place of Birth Harvey, Illinois, USA

Also Known As キキ・パーマー, 琪琪·帕瑪

Keke Palmer

Biography

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

Actor

The Backup

as Alyssa

Gods Unknown

as Kate Vance

I Love Boosters

as Corvette

2025
2024
This Is Me…Now

as Scorpio

2023
Under the Boardwalk

as Ramona (voice)

2023
Big Boss

as Self

2022
Nope

as Emerald Haywood

2022
Lightyear

as Izzy Hawthorne (voice)

2022
Halftime

as Self

2022
Alice

as Alice

2022
Sherri

as Self - Guest

2022
Password

as Self - Host

2022
Not So Pretty

as Narrator (voice)

2022
Human Resources

as Rochelle Hillhurst (voice)

2022
Human Resources

as Connie's Friends #2 (voice)

2022
The Afterparty

as 'Danner'

2021
Come Home

as Angie (voice)

2021
Foodtastic

as Self - Host

2020
Turnt Up with the Taylors

as Barbie / Gammy Tay / Lil Thad / Miranda / Rick

2020
Legendary

as Self - Judge

2020
Singled Out

as Self - Host

2019
Hustlers

as Mercedes

2019
Tamron Hall

as Self - Guest

2018
Pimp

as Wednesday

2018
2018
Busy Tonight

as Self - Guest

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
Ice Age: Collision Course

as Peaches (voice)

2016
2016
Grease Live

as Marty

2016
Star

as Gigi

2016
Berlin Station

as April Lewis

2016
Insecure

as Kira

2015
Brotherly Love

as Jackie Taylor

2015
Scream Queens

as Zayday Williams

2015
2015
Hot Ones

as Self

2014
Animal

as Alissa

2014
2014
Imperial Dreams

as Samaara

2014
Chicken Shop Date

as Self - Guest

2013
Crazy Sexy Cool: The TLC Story

as Rozanda 'Chilli' Thomas

2013
2012
Ice Age: Continental Drift

as Peaches (voice)

2012
Rags

as Kadee Worth

2012
Joyful Noise

as Olivia Hill

2012
2012
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

as Self - Guest Judge

2011
Bubble Guppies

as Stylee (voice)

2009
Shrink

as Jemma

2008
Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare

as Crystal Tortoise (voice)

2008
The Longshots

as Jasmine

2008
True Jackson, VP

as True Jackson

2008
90210

as Elizabeth Royce Harwood

2007
Cleaner

as Rose Cutler

2007
Jump In!

as Mary Thomas

2006
Akeelah and the Bee

as Akeelah Anderson

2005
2005
Grey's Anatomy

as Sheryll Jeffries

2004
2004
2004
Second Time Around

as Sharlene

2003
Cold Case

as Arlene (1939)

2001
Degrassi

as Keke Palmer

2000
Strong Medicine

as Sarina

1999
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
1994
ER

as Janell Parkerson

1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

1984
MTV Video Music Awards

as Self - Host

1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

Producer

The 'Burbs

as Executive Producer

The Backup

as Producer

Moxie

as Producer

2025
One of Them Days

as Executive Producer

2023
Keep Me In Mind

as Executive Producer

2023
Big Boss

as Producer

2023
Sportsfan

as Executive Producer

2022
Alice

as Executive Producer

2021
Foodtastic

as Executive Producer

2018
Pimp

as Executive Producer

2012
Rags

as Producer

Writer

2023
Sportsfan

as Writer

Director

2023
Sportsfan

as Director

Sound

2008
True Jackson, VP

as Theme Song Performance

Creator

2023
Sportsfan

as Creator