Keke Palmer

Keke Palmer

Lauren Keyana "Keke" Palmer (born August 26, 1993) is an American actress, singer, songwriter, and television personality. Palmer was born in Harvey, Illinois, and raised in Robbins, Illinois. She released her debut album, So Uncool, on September 18, 2007, through Atlantic Records. The album failed to chart on the US Billboard 200 but did chart at number 85 on the R&B chart. The album was preceded by the second single "Keep It Movin'". Palmer made her acting debut in the 2004 film Barbershop 2: Back in Business and rose to prominence in 2006 for her breakthrough role in Akeelah and the Bee as well as starring in Madea's Family Reunion. Palmer has also starred in films such as The Longshots (2008), Shrink (2009) and Animal (2014). In 2012, Palmer starred in four films: Joyful Noise, Winx Club: The Secret of the Lost Kingdom, Ice Age: Continental Drift, and Virgin Mary. Besides theatrical films, Palmer has also starred in the television films Knights of the South Bronx (2005), Jump In! (2007), and Rags (2012), among others. Palmer has also had numerous television roles, including the titular lead character in the Nickelodeon sitcom True Jackson, VP and the voice role of Aisha in the animated series Winx Club. Palmer earned $20,000 per episode of True Jackson, VP, which made her the fourth-highest-paid child star on television.Palmer was also a series regular in the 2015 Fox horror comedy Scream Queens and the 2019 VH1 slasher Scream. In 2019, Palmer became co-host of daytime talk show Strahan, Sara and Keke on ABC alongside Sara Haines and Michael Strahan, for which she received a nomination for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host in 2020.

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