Cast & creator
Keke Palmer
Best known for Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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.
Also known as: Lauren Keyana Palmer
76
film credits
92
television credits
143
1949–2027 · acting roles
6.5
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
★ 5.0Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · 2009
★ 5.8The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest · 2014
★ 5.8The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest / Lady Miss Jacqueline · 2014
★ 8.0Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Tasha Wright · 1999
★ 5.1Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · 2014
Across film & television
Filmography (168)
Showing 168 of 168 credits
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest / Lady Miss Jacqueline
2014Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Tasha Wright
1999Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Grey's Anatomy
Sheryll Jeffries
2005
The Daily Show
Self
1996
Family Guy
Pam (voice)
1999
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self - Guest
2019The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Conan
Self
2010
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975Saturday Night Live
Self
1975
The View
Self - Guest
1997The View
Self
1997
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
2005
Good Mythical Morning
Self
2012
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self
2022
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Sherri
Self - Guest
2022
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
ER
Janell Parkerson
1994
The Tamron Hall Show
Self - Guest
2019
Cold Case
Arlene (1939)
2003
Strong Medicine
Sarina
2000
Hot Ones
Self - Guest
2015
Degrassi
Keke Palmer
2001
MTV Video Music Awards
Self - Host
1984MTV Video Music Awards
Self
1984
Big Mouth
Rochelle the Hate Worm (voice)
2017Big Mouth
2017
Insecure
Kira
2016
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Self
2019
90210
Elizabeth Royce Harwood
2008
Celebrity Family Feud
Self
2015
Masters of Sex
Coral
2013
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
Self - Guest Judge
2012
The Cleveland Show
2009
American Idol
Self - Guest Judge/Mentor
2018American Idol
Self - Guest
2018
Bubble Guppies
Stylee (voice)
2011
Key & Peele
Malia's Anger Translator
2012
Ice Age: Continental Drift
Peaches (voice)
2012Ice Age: Continental Drift
Songs
2012
Star
Gigi
2016
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
Self
2019
Ice Age: Collision Course
Peaches (voice)
2016
Hot Ones Versus
Self
2024
Scream: The TV Series
Kym
2015
Scream Queens
Zayday Williams
2015
True Jackson, VP
True Jackson
2008True Jackson, VP
Theme Song Performance
2008
Rachael Ray
2006
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED
Self - Guest Judge
2012
The Pickup
Zoe
2025
Chicken Shop Date
Self - Guest
2014Chicken Shop Date
Self - Guest (archive footage)
2014
Explained
Narrator (voice)
2018
The Afterparty
'Danner'
2022
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
Maya (voice)
2022
Human Resources
Rochelle Hillhurst (voice)
2022Human Resources
Connie's Friends #2 (voice)
2022
Entertainment Tonight
Self
1981
Berlin Station
April Lewis
2016
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
2025
The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy
Dr. Klak (voice)
2024
Nope
Emerald Haywood
2022
Ice Age: Boiling Point
Peaches (voice)
2027
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
Self
2016
Good Fortune
Elena
2025
Lightyear
Izzy Hawthorne (voice)
2022
That's My Jam
Self - Guest
2021
Busy Tonight
Self - Guest
2018
One of Them Days
Dreux
2025One of Them Days
Executive Producer
2025
The Angry Birds Movie 3
(voice)
2026
Password
Self - Host
2022
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
Self
2025
What the Fit
Self
2018
Legendary
Self - Judge
2020
I Love Boosters
Corvette
2026I Love Boosters
Executive Producer
2026
The 'Burbs
Samira Fisher
2026The 'Burbs
Executive Producer
2026
Cleaner
Rose Cutler
2007
Hustlers
Mercedes
2019
BET Awards
Self - Performer
2001
The Emmy Awards
Self
1949
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
Peaches (voice)
2016Second Time Around
Sharlene
2004
BrainSurge
2009
Akeelah and the Bee
Akeelah Anderson
2006
This Is Me…Now
Scorpio
2024
Under the Boardwalk
Ramona (voice)
2023
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
Gina's Niece
2004
Madea's Family Reunion
Nikki
2006
Spaceballs: The New One
Destiny
2027
Cardi Tries
Self
2020
Rags
Kadee Worth
2012Rags
Producer
2012
Pimp
Wednesday
2018Pimp
Executive Producer
2018
Singled Out
Self - Host
2020
Joyful Noise
Olivia Hill
2012
Dolly Parton: An American Original – Special Edition of 20/20
Self
2026
The Greatest Love Story Never Told
Self
2024
2 Minutes of Fame
Sky
2020
Foodtastic
Self - Host
2021Foodtastic
Executive Producer
2021
On Purpose with Jay Shetty
Self - Guest
2026
Grease Live
Marty
2016
Halftime
Self
2022
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
Self
2020
Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare
Crystal Tortoise (voice)
2008
Shrink
Jemma
2009
Brotherly Love
Jackie Taylor
2015
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
Self
2009
Jump In!
Mary Thomas
2007
Imperial Dreams
Samaara
2014
The Longshots
Jasmine
2008
Just Keke
Self
2025Just Keke
Executive Producer
2025Just Keke
Writer
2025
Alice
Alice
2022Alice
Executive Producer
2022
The Great Nickmas Tree Sliming
Self
2022
VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
2016
Winx Club - The Shadow Phoenix
Aisha (voice)
2011
Come Home
Angie (voice)
2021
Knights of the South Bronx
Kenya Russell
2005
Abducted: The Carlina White Story
Carlina White
2012One of Them Days 2
Dreux
Sportsfan
Dr. Fern
2023Sportsfan
Director
2023Sportsfan
Executive Producer
2023Sportsfan
Writer
2023Sportsfan
Creator
2023
The Trip to Bountiful
Thelma
2014
Turnt Up with the Taylors
Barbie / Gammy Tay / Lil Thad / Miranda / Rick
2020
Big Boss
Keke Palmer
2023Big Boss
Producer
2023Big Boss
Director
2023Big Boss
Writer
2023
Not So Pretty
Narrator (voice)
2022
Animal
Alissa
2014
The A-Z of Aaliyah
Self
2018Gods Unknown
Kate Vance
Keep Me In Mind
Executive Producer
2023
The Rise & Fall of DivaGurl
Keyana
2025The Rise & Fall of DivaGurl
Executive Producer
2025The Rise & Fall of DivaGurl
Writer
2025
The Wool Cap
Lou
2004
Teen Choice Awards
Self
1999Teen Choice Awards
Self - Presenter
1999Lottery
Lottery
Executive Producer
Crazy Sexy Cool: The TLC Story
Rozanda 'Chilli' Thomas
2013Being Mortal
Ride or Die
Tami Moore
Ride or Die
Executive Producer
Keke and Jamal
2006Super Toys
The Backup
Alyssa
The Backup
Producer
Moxie
Moxie
Producer