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Keke Palmer
24 FOLLOWERS • 68 CREDITS • AUG 26, 1993 • 31
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
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Saturday Night Live
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark
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The Daily Show
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
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ER
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Family Guy
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Insecure
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Celebrity Family Feud
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The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
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RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
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90210
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Masters of Sex
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Cold Case
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Big Mouth
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Grey's Anatomy
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Explained
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Good Mythical Morning
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RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED
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A Little Late with Lilly Singh
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Teen Choice Awards
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The Afterparty
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The Cleveland Show
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Busy Tonight
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MTV Video Music Awards
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Star
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Bubble Guppies
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Degrassi
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Space Jam: A New Legacy
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Barbershop 2: Back in Business
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Berlin Station
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The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
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Ice Age: Continental Drift
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Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
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Ice Age: Collision Course
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Scream Queens
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Halftime
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Scream: The TV Series
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Legendary
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Human Resources
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Cleaner
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Hustlers
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Good Fortune
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Grease Live
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The Authority
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Imperial Dreams
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Sister Act 3
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The Pickup
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Joyful Noise
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Nope
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Lightyear
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The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy
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Alice
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The 'Burbs
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Password
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Brotherly Love
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Foodtastic
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Under the Boardwalk
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Akeelah and the Bee
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Not So Pretty
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Moxie
Production Credits
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