Keke Palmer
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Tasha Wright
1999
Series
Grey's Anatomy
Sheryll Jeffries
2005
Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest / Lady Miss Jacqueline
2014
Series
Family Guy
Pam (voice)
1999
Series
The Daily Show
Self
1996
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self - Guest
2019
Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Series
Sherri
Self - Guest
2022
Series
Good Mythical Morning
Self
2012
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self
1975
Series
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
2005
Series
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self
2022
Series
ER
Janell Parkerson
1994
Series
The View
Self - Guest
1997
Series
The View
Self
1997
Series
Cold Case
Arlene (1939)
2003
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Series
Hot Ones
Self - Guest
2015
Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Series
Degrassi
Keke Palmer
2001
Series
Big Mouth
Rochelle the Hate Worm (voice)
2017
Series
Big Mouth
2017
Series
Strong Medicine
Sarina
2000
Series
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest
2019
Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Series
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
Self - Guest Judge
2012
Series
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Self
2019
Series
The Cleveland Show
2009
Series
Bubble Guppies
Stylee (voice)
2011
Series
90210
Elizabeth Royce Harwood
2008
Series
Masters of Sex
Coral
2013
Series
WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews
Self - Guest
2016
Series
Celebrity Family Feud
Self
2015
Series
MTV Video Music Awards
Self - Host
1984
Series
MTV Video Music Awards
Self
1984
Series
Insecure
Kira
2016
Series
True Jackson, VP
True Jackson
2008
Film
Ice Age: Collision Course
Peaches (voice)
2016
Film
Ice Age: Continental Drift
Peaches (voice)
2012
Series
Key & Peele
Malia's Anger Translator
2012
Series
American Idol
Self - Guest Judge/Mentor
2018
Series
American Idol
Self - Guest
2018
Series
Human Resources
Rochelle Hillhurst (voice)
2022
Series
Human Resources
Connie's Friends #2 (voice)
2022
Series
Scream: The TV Series
Kym
2015
Film
Nope
Emerald Haywood
2022
Series
Star
Gigi
2016
Series
The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy
Dr. Klak (voice)
2024
Series
Hot Ones Versus
Self
2024
Series
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
Maya (voice)
2022
Series
The Afterparty
'Danner'
2022
Series
Scream Queens
Zayday Williams
2015
Film
Good Fortune
Elena
2025
Film
Lightyear
Izzy Hawthorne (voice)
2022
Series
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED
Self - Guest Judge
2012
Film
The Pickup
Zoe
2025
Series
Explained
Narrator (voice)
2018
Series
Berlin Station
April Lewis
2016
Film
Ice Age: Boiling Point
Peaches (voice)
2027
Series
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
Self
2019
Series
Chicken Shop Date
Self - Guest
2014
Series
Chicken Shop Date
Self - Guest (archive footage)
2014
Series
Password
Self - Host
2022
Series
Rachael Ray
2006
Series
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
Self
2025
Film
Cleaner
Rose Cutler
2007
Series
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
Self
2016
Series
The 'Burbs
Samira Fisher
2026
Film
Hustlers
Mercedes
2019
Film
I Love Boosters
Corvette
2026
Series
Entertainment Tonight
Self
1981
Series
What the Fit
Self
2018
Film
One of Them Days
Dreux
2025
Film
The Angry Birds Movie 3
(voice)
2026
Film
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
Peaches (voice)
2016
Film
Akeelah and the Bee
Akeelah Anderson
2006
Series
BrainSurge
2009
Series
That's My Jam
Self - Guest
2021
Series
Legendary
Self - Judge
2020
Series
BET Awards
Self - Performer
2001
Film
Jump In!
Mary Thomas
2007
Series
Busy Tonight
Self - Guest
2018
Film
Under the Boardwalk
Ramona (voice)
2023
Film
Spaceballs: The New One
Destiny
2027
Film
Rags
Kadee Worth
2012
Film
Madea's Family Reunion
Nikki
2006
Film
This Is Me…Now
Scorpio
2024
Film
Pimp
Wednesday
2018
Second Time Around
Sharlene
2004
Series
Foodtastic
Self - Host
2021
Film
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
Gina's Niece
2004
Film
Joyful Noise
Olivia Hill
2012
Film
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
Self
2020
Film
Brotherly Love
Jackie Taylor
2015
Series
Cardi Tries
Self
2020
Film
2 Minutes of Fame
Sky
2020
Film
Imperial Dreams
Samaara
2014
Film
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
Self
2009
Film
Grease Live
Marty
2016
Film
Shrink
Jemma
2009
Film
Alice
Alice
2022
Film
The Greatest Love Story Never Told
Self
2024
Film
Halftime
Self
2022
Film
Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare
Crystal Tortoise (voice)
2008
Film
The Longshots
Jasmine
2008
Series
Singled Out
Self - Host
2020
Film
VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
2016
Series
Not So Pretty
Narrator (voice)
2022
Film
Abducted: The Carlina White Story
Carlina White
2012
Film
Animal
Alissa
2014
Film
The Wool Cap
Lou
2004
Film
Winx Club - The Shadow Phoenix
Aisha (voice)
2011
One of Them Days 2
Dreux
Film
Big Boss
Keke Palmer
2023
Film
Come Home
Angie (voice)
2021
Series
On Purpose with Jay Shetty
Self - Guest
2026
Gods Unknown
Kate Vance
Lottery
Series
Turnt Up with the Taylors
Barbie / Gammy Tay / Lil Thad / Miranda / Rick
2020
Series
Sportsfan
Dr. Fern
2023
Film
Knights of the South Bronx
Kenya Russell
2005
Film
The Great Nickmas Tree Sliming
Self
2022
Film
The Trip to Bountiful
Thelma
2014
Film
Just Keke
Self
2025
Film
The A-Z of Aaliyah
Self
2018
Being Mortal
Keke and Jamal
2006
Film
Crazy Sexy Cool: The TLC Story
Rozanda 'Chilli' Thomas
2013
Super Toys
Ride or Die
Tami Moore
Film
The Rise & Fall of DivaGurl
Keyana
2025
Series
Teen Choice Awards
Self
1999
Series
Teen Choice Awards
Self - Presenter
1999
The Backup
Alyssa
Moxie