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Keke Palmer

Lauren Keyana "Keke" Palmer ( ; 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 made her film debut 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. Outside of acting, she has also hosted the talk shows ''Just Keke'' (2014) and ''Strahan, Sara and Keke'' (2019–2020), as well as the game show ''Password'' since 2022. She released her second book, ''Master of Me'', a hybrid memoir and self-help manual, in 2024. Provided by Wikipedia Read More