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| Born | Lauren Keyana Palmer August 26, 1993 Harvey, Illinois, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2002–present |
| Partner | Darius Jackson (2021–2023) |
| Children | 1 |
| Awards | Full list |
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| Origin | Robbins, Illinois, U.S. |
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Lauren Keyana "Keke" Palmer (/ˈkiːki/ KEE-kee;[1] born August 26, 1993) is an American actress, singer, and television host. She is known for playing both leading and character roles in comedy and drama productions. She has also created and hosts her own podcast. She has received several accolades, including two Primetime Emmy Awards, five NAACP Image Awards; along with 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.[2]
Palmer made her debut, as a child actress, in Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004).[3] 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). Her debut studio album, So Uncool, was released in 2007, and she progressed with roles in Madea's Family Reunion (2006), Jump In! (2007), The Longshots (2008) and Shrink (2009). She played a number of roles on Nickelodeon, such as 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 made her transition to mature roles with the VH1 biographical film CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story (2013). From 2014 to 2015 she starred as Ella in Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella on Broadway. She has since starred in television series such as the Fox satirical horror series Scream Queens (2015–2016), the Epix drama series Berlin Station (2017–2019), the slasher series Scream (2019), and the Facebook Watch series Turnt Up with the Taylors (2021) for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award. She also starred in films, including Animal (2014), Pimp (2018), Hustlers (2019), and Jordan Peele's Nope (2022).[4]
Since So Uncool, Palmer has released three extended plays: Lauren (2016), Virgo Tendencies, Pt. 1 (2019) and Virgo Tendencies, Pt. 2 (2020). She hosted the talk show Just Keke (2014) and co-hosted the talk show Strahan, Sara & Keke (2019–2020), the latter of which earned her a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host.
- ^ "Bear Witness, Take Action 3 Compilation | YouTube Originals". YouTube. December 8, 2021. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
- ^ Strahan, Michael. "TIME 100 Next 2019: Keke Palmer". Time. Archived from the original on May 10, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
- ^ Newcomb, Alyssa (August 30, 2020). "Here are 5 things you need to know about this year's VMAs host Keke Palmer". Today. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- ^ Orr, Niela (July 22, 2022). "The Gag Is: Keke Palmer Is a Movie Star". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 23, 2022.