Keke Palmer

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.

Cast

Barbershop 2: Back in Business

(Gina's Niece)

Super Toys

Shrink

(Jemma)

Cleaner

(Rose Cutler)

The Longshots

(Jasmine)

Akeelah and the Bee

(Akeelah Anderson)

Jump In!

(Mary Thomas)

The Backup

(Alyssa)

Joyful Noise

(Olivia Hill)

Madea's Family Reunion

(Nikki)

The A-Z of Aaliyah

(Self)

Big Boss

(Keke Palmer)

Come Home

(Angie (voice))

The Wool Cap

(Lou)

Lightyear

(Izzy Hawthorne (voice))

Knights of the South Bronx

(Kenya Russell)

Under the Boardwalk

(Ramona (voice))

Rags

(Kadee Worth)

Being Mortal

Abducted: The Carlina White Story

(Carlina White)

Crazy Sexy Cool: The TLC Story

(Rozanda 'Chilli' Thomas)

Halftime

(Self)

Imperial Dreams

(Samaara)

The Trip to Bountiful

(Thelma)

Animal

(Alissa)

Brotherly Love

(Jackie Taylor)

Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare

(Crystal Tortoise (voice))

The Pickup

(Zoe)

This Is Me…Now

(Scorpio)

Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants

(Self)

Good Fortune

(Elena)

Ice Age: Collision Course

(Peaches (voice))

Moxie

The Greatest Love Story Never Told

(Self)

Gods Unknown

(Kate Vance)

Ice Age: Continental Drift

(Peaches (voice))

One of Them Days

(Dreux)

Grease Live

(Marty)

I Love Boosters

(Corvette)

Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade

(Peaches (voice))

Pimp

(Wednesday)

Hustlers

(Mercedes)

2 Minutes of Fame

(Sky)

The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II

(Self)

Alice

(Alice)

Nope

(Emerald Haywood)

The Angry Birds Movie 3

((voice))

Untitled One of Them Days Sequel

(Dreux)

Winx Club - The Shadow Phoenix

(Aisha (voice))

Spaceballs 2

(Destiny)

Just Keke

(Herself)

Cold Case

(Arlene (1939))

Degrassi

(Keke Palmer)

Foodtastic

(Self - Host)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

(Tasha Wright)

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Human Resources

(Rochelle Hillhurst (voice))

ER

(Janell Parkerson)

True Jackson, VP

(True Jackson)

A Little Late with Lilly Singh

(Self)

Good Mythical Morning

(Self)

Hot Ones

(Self)

The Cleveland Show

Keke and Jamal

BrainSurge

Teen Choice Awards

(Self)

Turnt Up with the Taylors

(Barbie / Gammy Tay / Lil Thad / Miranda / Rick)

Explained

(Narrator (voice))

Star

(Gigi)

The Daily Show

(Self)

Scream Queens

(Zayday Williams)

Big Mouth

(Rochelle the Hate Worm (voice))

The View

(Self - Guest)

Tamron Hall

(Self - Guest)

Teen Choice Awards

(Self - Presenter)

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

(Self)

Human Resources

(Connie's Friends #2 (voice))

90210

(Elizabeth Royce Harwood)

Busy Tonight

(Self - Guest)

Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party

(Self)

The Afterparty

('Danner')

The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder

(Maya (voice))

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

(Self)

Late Night with Seth Meyers

(Self)

Not So Pretty

(Narrator (voice))

Legendary

(Self - Judge)

The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy

(Dr. Klak (voice))

Grey's Anatomy

(Sheryll Jeffries)

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

(Self - Guest)

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

(Self - Guest)

Password

(Self - Host)

Masters of Sex

(Coral)

Celebrity Family Feud

(Self)

Second Time Around

(Sharlene)

Scream: The TV Series

(Kym)

Entertainment Tonight

(Self)

Saturday Night Live

(Self - Host)

Rachael Ray

The View

(Self)

Sherri

(Self - Guest)

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED

(Self - Guest Judge)

Insecure

(Kira)

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

(Self - Guest Judge)

Family Guy

(Pam (voice))

Singled Out

(Self - Host)

Strong Medicine

(Sarina)

MTV Video Music Awards

(Self - Host)

Bubble Guppies

(Stylee (voice))

Berlin Station

(April Lewis)

The 'Burbs

(Samira)

Lie Detector

(Self)

Chicken Shop Date

(Self - Guest)

Key & Peele

(Malia's Anger Translator)

Hot Ones Versus

(Self)

Today with Hoda & Jenna

(Self)

The Kelly Clarkson Show

(Self)

The Jennifer Hudson Show

(Self)

Big Mouth

MTV Video Music Awards

(Self)

Sportsfan

(Dr. Fern)

BET Awards

(Self - Performer)

What the Fit

(Self)

That's My Jam

(Self - Guest)

Late Night with Seth Meyers

(Self - Guest)