Keke Palmer

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.

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TV Series

Cold Case

Cold Case

7.8
Degrassi

Degrassi

7.6
Foodtastic

Foodtastic

3.8
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

7.935
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

5.405
Human Resources

Human Resources

6.488
ER

ER

7.826
True Jackson, VP

True Jackson, VP

7.7
A Little Late with Lilly Singh

A Little Late with Lilly Singh

3.6
Good Mythical Morning

Good Mythical Morning

6.976
Hot Ones

Hot Ones

7.4
The Cleveland Show

The Cleveland Show

5.9
Keke and Jamal

Keke and Jamal

10
BrainSurge

BrainSurge

8.7
Teen Choice Awards

Teen Choice Awards

9.1
Turnt Up with the Taylors

Turnt Up with the Taylors

5
Explained

Explained

7.5
Star

Star

7.9
The Daily Show

The Daily Show

6.387
Scream Queens

Scream Queens

7.862
Big Mouth

Big Mouth

7.662
The View

The View

4.363
Tamron Hall

Tamron Hall

5.1
Teen Choice Awards

Teen Choice Awards

9.1
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

6.78
Human Resources

Human Resources

6.488
90210

90210

5.722
Busy Tonight

Busy Tonight

5.5
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party

Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party

8.5
The Afterparty

The Afterparty

7.226
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder

The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder

5.8
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

5.8
Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

5.323
Not So Pretty

Not So Pretty

6.3
Legendary

Legendary

7.5
The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy

The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy

6.829
Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

8.221
LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

5.543
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

5.136
Password

Password

5.8
Masters of Sex

Masters of Sex

7.067
Celebrity Family Feud

Celebrity Family Feud

7.846
Second Time Around

Second Time Around

0
Scream: The TV Series

Scream: The TV Series

6.857
Entertainment Tonight

Entertainment Tonight

4.12
Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

7
Rachael Ray

Rachael Ray

5.1
The View

The View

4.363
Sherri

Sherri

3.8
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED

5.7
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

7.329
Insecure

Insecure

7.3
Family Guy

Family Guy

7.392
Singled Out

Singled Out

1
Strong Medicine

Strong Medicine

7.1
MTV Video Music Awards

MTV Video Music Awards

7.6
Bubble Guppies

Bubble Guppies

7.6
Berlin Station

Berlin Station

7.242
The 'Burbs

The 'Burbs

0
Lie Detector

Lie Detector

10
Chicken Shop Date

Chicken Shop Date

0
Key & Peele

Key & Peele

7.6
Hot Ones Versus

Hot Ones Versus

9.667
Today with Hoda & Jenna

Today with Hoda & Jenna

0
The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

6.5
The Jennifer Hudson Show

The Jennifer Hudson Show

6.2
Big Mouth

Big Mouth

7.662
MTV Video Music Awards

MTV Video Music Awards

7.6
Sportsfan

Sportsfan

0
BET Awards

BET Awards

7.7
What the Fit

What the Fit

5
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

5.8

Movies

Barbershop 2: Back in Business

Barbershop 2: Back in Business

6
Super Toys

Super Toys

0
Shrink

Shrink

6.1
Cleaner

Cleaner

6.066
The Longshots

The Longshots

6.413
Akeelah and the Bee

Akeelah and the Bee

7.1
Jump In!

Jump In!

6.377
The Backup

The Backup

0
Joyful Noise

Joyful Noise

6.437
Madea's Family Reunion

Madea's Family Reunion

6.332
The A-Z of Aaliyah

The A-Z of Aaliyah

10
Big Boss

Big Boss

10
Come Home

Come Home

7.5
The Wool Cap

The Wool Cap

6.167
Lightyear

Lightyear

6.915
Knights of the South Bronx

Knights of the South Bronx

6.8
Under the Boardwalk

Under the Boardwalk

7.301
Rags

Rags

7.303
Being Mortal

Being Mortal

0
Abducted: The Carlina White Story

Abducted: The Carlina White Story

7.7
Crazy Sexy Cool: The TLC Story

Crazy Sexy Cool: The TLC Story

7.833
Halftime

Halftime

6.841
Imperial Dreams

Imperial Dreams

6.558
The Trip to Bountiful

The Trip to Bountiful

5.9
Animal

Animal

5.1
Brotherly Love

Brotherly Love

7.036
Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare

Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare

5.7
The Pickup

The Pickup

6.744
This Is Me…Now

This Is Me…Now

5.274
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants

Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants

10
Good Fortune

Good Fortune

0
Ice Age: Collision Course

Ice Age: Collision Course

6.114
Moxie

Moxie

0
The Greatest Love Story Never Told

The Greatest Love Story Never Told

6.2
Gods Unknown

Gods Unknown

0
Ice Age: Continental Drift

Ice Age: Continental Drift

6.387
One of Them Days

One of Them Days

6.7
Grease Live

Grease Live

7.032
I Love Boosters

I Love Boosters

0
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade

Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade

6.369
Pimp

Pimp

6.353
Hustlers

Hustlers

6.471
2 Minutes of Fame

2 Minutes of Fame

6.7
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II

The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II

6.923
Alice

Alice

5.713
Nope

Nope

6.834
The Angry Birds Movie 3

The Angry Birds Movie 3

0
Untitled One of Them Days Sequel

Untitled One of Them Days Sequel

0
Winx Club - The Shadow Phoenix

Winx Club - The Shadow Phoenix

7.5
Spaceballs 2

Spaceballs 2

0
Just Keke

Just Keke

0