"Whether it be in acting, music, or even in dancing, I only want to do things that I truly connect to, and with my music, it's everything that I am."
Lauren Keyana "Keke" Palmer (born August 26, 1993 in Harvey, Illinois) is an American actress and singer who rose to fame as a teen actress in the 2000s, specifically for her performance in the 2006 film Akeelah and the Bee. She starred as the title character in the Nickelodeon sitcom True Jackson, VP and as Aisha in Nickelodeon's Winx Club.
Palmer continued acting into adulthood, becoming well-known for supporting roles in Hustlers and Nope.
In 2005, she became the youngest female ever to be nominated in the lead actress category at the SAG awards, for her role in The Wool Cap.
Selected filmography
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Film roles
- Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004) as Gina's niece
- Akeelah and the Bee (2006) as Akeelah Anderson
- Madea's Family Reunion (2006) as Nikki Grady
- Jump In! (2007) as Mary Thomas
- Ice Age (2012–16) as Peaches (voice)
- Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)
- Ice Age: Collision Course (2016)
- Rags (2012) as Kadee Worth
- CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story (2013) as Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas
- Brotherly Love as Jackie
- Grease: Live (2016) as Marty Maraschino
- Hustlers (2019) as Mercedes
- Lightyear (2022) as Izzy
- Nope (2022) as Emerald Haywood
Television roles
- Cold Case (1 episode, 2004) as Arlene – 1939
- Strong Medicine (1 episode, 2004) as Sarina
- ER (1 episode, 2005) as Janell Parkerson
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1 episode, 2005) as Tasha Wright
- House of Payne (1 episode, 2007) as Nikki
- True Jackson, VP (56 episodes, 2008–11) as True Jackson
- The Cleveland Show (1 episode, 2010) as Brandi (voice)
- Degrassi: The Next Generation (2 episodes, 2011) as Keke Palmer
- Winx Club (2011–15) as Aisha (voice)
- ''Winx Club: The Secret of the Lost Kingdom' (2012)
- ''Winx Club 3D: Magical Adventure' (2013)
- 90210 (4 epsodes, 2013) as Elizabeth Royce Harwood
- Key & Peele (1 episode, 2013) as Malia's Anger Translator
- Grey's Anatomy (1 episode, 2014) as Sheryll Jeffries
- Family Guy (1 episode, 2014) as Pam (voice)
- Masters of Sex (4 episodes, 2014) as Coral Anders
- Scream Queens (23 episodes, 2015 –16) as Zayday Williams
- Bubble Guppies (1 episode, 2016) as Stylee (voice)
- Project Mc² (2 episodes, 2016) as NOV8 Agent
- Berlin Station (19 episodes, 2017–19) as April Lewis
- Star (10 episodes, 2017–19) as Gigi Nixon
- Scream: Resurrection (6 episodes, 2019) as Kym
- Robot Chicken (1 episode, 2019) as Elisa Maza (voice)
- Big Mouth (3 episodes, 2021) as Rochelle (voice)
- Insecure (1 episode, 2021) as Kira
- The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder (17 episodes, 2022–23) as Maya (voice)
- Human Resources (20 episodes, 2022–23) as Rochelle Hillhurst (voice)
- The Afterparty (1 episode, 2023) as 'Danner'
- The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy (8 episodes, 2024) as Dr. Klak (voice)
Theatre roles
- Cinderella (Rodgers and Hammerstein) (2013–15) as Cinderella
Self
Discography
- So Uncool (2007)
- Big Boss (2023)
Keke Palmer shows examples of:
- Self-Backing Vocalist: In her occasional YouTube videos.
