:Keke Palmer
{{Short description|American actress, singer, and television personality (born 1993)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Keke Palmer
| image = Keke Palmer in an interview with Adweek in 2023.jpg
| caption = Palmer in 2023
| birth_name = Lauren Keyana Palmer
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|08|26}}
| birth_place = Harvey, Illinois, U.S.
| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Actress
- singer
- television personality
}}
| years_active = 2002–present
| partner = Darius Jackson (2021–2023)
| children = 1
| awards = Full list
| module = {{Infobox musical artist
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| origin = Robbins, Illinois, U.S.
| background = solo_singer
| genre = {{flatlist|
}}
| instrument = {{flatlist|
- Vocals
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| label = {{flatlist|
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| current_member_of = DivaGurl
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Lauren Keyana "Keke" Palmer ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|iː|k|i}} {{Respell|KEE|kee}};{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C67mieagwZ4|title=Bear Witness, Take Action 3 Compilation | YouTube Originals|via=YouTube|date=December 8, 2021|access-date=November 4, 2022}} 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.{{Cite magazine|title=TIME 100 Next 2019: Keke Palmer|url=https://time.com/collection/time-100-next-2019/5718847/keke-palmer/|last=Strahan|first=Michael|access-date=May 12, 2021|magazine=Time|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220510035336/https://time.com/collection/time-100-next-2019/5718847/keke-palmer/ |archive-date=May 10, 2022}}
Palmer made her film debut as a child with roles in the films Barbershop 2: Back in Business and The Wool Cap (both 2004),{{Cite web|title=Here are 5 things you need to know about this year's VMAs host Keke Palmer|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/who-keke-palmer-5-things-you-need-know-about-year-t190481|last=Newcomb|first=Alyssa|date=August 30, 2020|access-date=June 21, 2021|website=Today}} 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.{{Cite news |last=Orr |first=Niela |date=July 22, 2022 |title=The Gag Is: Keke Palmer Is a Movie Star |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/22/magazine/keke-palmer-nope.html |access-date=July 23, 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}
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.{{Cite web |last=Dickson |first=E.J. |date=January 14, 2025 |title=Keke Palmer's Greatest Role Is Herself |url=https://www.thecut.com/article/keke-palmer-one-of-them-days-interview.html}}
Early life
Lauren Keyana Palmer was born on August 26, 1993,{{cite web|last1=Silver|first1=Jocelyn|url=https://www.wmagazine.com/story/keke-palmer-doesnt-know-dick-cheney/|title=Keke Palmer, Who Once Played a Child Vice President, Does Not Know Who Dick Cheney Is|work=W|date=September 12, 2019|access-date=September 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190913030828/https://www.wmagazine.com/story/keke-palmer-doesnt-know-dick-cheney|archive-date=September 13, 2019|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/5e8547864259dd4d3f8965b1ebea2eda|title=Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 23–29|publisher=Associated Press|date=August 17, 2020|access-date=September 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200817132114/https://apnews.com/5e8547864259dd4d3f8965b1ebea2eda|archive-date=August 17, 2020|url-status=live}} in Harvey, Illinois, and was raised in nearby Robbins, Illinois.Ebony Haynes, Gumbo Magazine July 2006, page 31 (scan in KekePalmer.com) She grew up in a Catholic household.{{cite web|url=https://www.christianpost.com/news/actress-keke-palmer-faith-saves-her-from-plastic-surgery.html|title=Actress Keke Palmer Says Faith Saves Her From Plastic Surgery|website=The Christian Post|date=October 2015|author=Christine Thomasos|access-date=February 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161125110931/http://www.christianpost.com/news/actress-keke-palmer-faith-saves-her-from-plastic-surgery-147871/|archive-date=November 25, 2016|url-status=live}} Retrieved November 2016{{Cite web|last1=Friedl|first1=Whitney|last2=er|date=January 30, 2017|title=How Keke Palmer Survived the Anxiety That Comes With Childhood Stardom|url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/books/a8653475/keke-palmer-book-interview/|access-date=September 21, 2021|website=Cosmopolitan}} Her parents, Sharon and Lawrence "Larry" Palmer, who met in drama school, had both worked as professional actors before settling into full-time jobs. Her father, who is a Catholic deacon, works for a polyurethane company, and her mother is a high school teacher who works with autistic children.{{cite news | url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2006-04-26-akeelah_x.htm | work=USA Today | title='Bee' star is a real keeper | first=Anthony | last=Breznican | date=April 28, 2006 | access-date=May 7, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628220130/http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2006-04-26-akeelah_x.htm | archive-date=June 28, 2011 | url-status=live }}{{Cite news|last=Schaeffer|first=Stephen|title=MOVIES; Rising star a winner in 'Bee'|work=Boston Herald|date=April 28, 2006|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/bostonherald/access/1028701281.html?dids=1028701281:1028701281&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Apr+28%2C+2006&author=STEPHEN+SCHAEFER&pub=Boston+Herald&desc=MOVIES%3B+Rising+star+a+winner+in+%60Bee%27&pqatl=google|access-date=December 29, 2010|quote=Her father works for a polyurethane company and her mother teaches children with Autism.}}{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{Cite web|last=Estevez|first=Marjua|date=February 3, 2017|title=The Gag Is… Keke Palmer Is The Soul Author Of Her Truest Gospel|url=https://www.vibe.com/features/editorial/keke-palmer-cover-story-481245/|access-date=September 21, 2021|website=VIBE.com}} The nickname "Keke" is not a shortening of "Keyana": according to Palmer, her name came about because her older sister had an imaginary friend named Keke before she was born.{{cite magazine |title=Keke Palmer Answers the Web's Most Searched Questions |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEc-4ngMq18 |via=YouTube | date=July 19, 2022 |magazine=WIRED |access-date=July 20, 2022}} In an interview with Glamour in 2022, Palmer said she prefers to go by Lauren and said she would like to be called by her given name "more than anything".{{Cite web|url=https://www.glamour.com/story/keke-palmer-prefers-her-real-name|title=Actually, Keke Palmer Prefers Her Real Name|date=July 13, 2022|first=Sam|last=Reed|work=Glamour|access-date=February 1, 2025}} Palmer first sang in a church and performed at a stage show at a Chicago tourist destination. In 2002, she auditioned for a stage production of The Lion King at age nine.
Career
{{seealso|List of awards and nominations received by Keke Palmer}}
=2000s=
In 2004, Palmer gained her first film role in Barbershop 2: Back in Business. In 2005, she signed a record deal with Atlantic Records. That same year, she was featured in the television film Knights of the South Bronx, as well as starring in the television series Second Time Around and ER. That same year, producer Ralph Farquhar helped Palmer book the starring role in a Disney Channel pilot titled Keke and Jamal. The pilot was not picked up, and never aired.{{cite web|url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/keke-palmer-disney-channel-pilot-keke-and-jamal|title=Keke Palmer Shared an Unseen Disney Channel Pilot "Keke and Jamal"|date=August 13, 2020|last=Rearick|first=Lauren|publisher=Teen Vogue|access-date=September 27, 2020}}
In 2006, Palmer had her acting breakthrough starring in the film Akeelah and the Bee, playing the titular Akeelah, a bright 11-year-old who comes from a poor neighborhood and competes in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5388881 |title=Keke Palmer on Bee-ing 'Akeelah' |date=May 6, 2006 |last1=Berkes|first1=Howard |publisher=NPR |access-date=June 21, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729180550/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5388881 |archive-date=July 29, 2014 |url-status=live }} Moira Macdonald of The Seattle Times wrote that Palmer "makes an appealing heroine".{{Cite web|last1=Macdonald|first1=Moira|title="Akeelah and the Bee": Young star casts quite a spell in busy, busy "Bee"|url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?slug=akeelah28&date=20060428|date=April 28, 2006|access-date=November 2, 2020|work=The Seattle Times}} For the role, she won a Black Reel Award and an NAACP Image Award.{{Cite web|date=July 29, 2014|title=38th annual NAACP Image Awards winners|work=USA Today|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/2007-03-03-naacp-winners-list_N.htm|access-date=September 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729182142/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/2007-03-03-naacp-winners-list_N.htm|archive-date=July 29, 2014}}{{Cite web|last=BSR|date=December 19, 2006|title=Black Reel Award nominations|url=https://arktimes.com/the-moviegoer/2006/12/18/black-reel-award-nominations|access-date=September 16, 2020|website=Arkansas Times}} She also had a supporting role in the 2006 film Madea's Family Reunion.{{cite web|title=Keke Palmer Movies|url=http://www.blockbuster.com/browse/catalog/personDetails/381303|website=blockbuster.com|access-date=August 10, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005185613/http://www.blockbuster.com/browse/catalog/personDetails/381303|archive-date=October 5, 2013}} The following year, Palmer appeared in the thriller Cleaner.{{cite news|title=Ed Harris and Keke Palmer Get The Cleaner|url=https://movieweb.com/ed-harris-and-keke-palmer-get-the-cleaner/|access-date=February 24, 2022|work=MovieWeb|date=December 13, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140509025753/http://www.movieweb.com/news/ed-harris-and-keke-palmer-get-the-cleaner|archive-date=May 9, 2014|url-status=live}} She portrayed a lead role in the television film Jump In!.{{cite web|last1=Garron|first1=Barry|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/review-television-jump-dc/tv-review-disney-channels-jump-in-idUSN1234304420070113|title=TV review: Disney Channel's Jump In!|publisher=Reuters|date=January 21, 2007|access-date=September 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200911084911/https://www.reuters.com/article/review-television-jump-dc/tv-review-disney-channels-jump-in-idUSN1234304420070113|archive-date=September 11, 2020|url-status=live}} Palmer also starred in two television programs Tyler Perry's House of Payne and Just Jordan. Palmer released her debut album So Uncool on September 18, 2007.{{cite web|last1=Kellman|first1=Andy|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/so-uncool-mw0000486461|title=So Uncool – Keke Palmer {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=November 2, 2020}} The album charted at number 86 on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/keke-palmer/chart-history/blp/|title=Keke Palmer|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200911085522/https://www.billboard.com/music/keke-palmer/chart-history/BLP/song/538124|archive-date=September 11, 2020|url-status=live}}
In 2008, Palmer began her starring role as the title character in Nickelodeon sitcom True Jackson, VP. Palmer also wrote and performed the theme song for the series. Palmer earned $20,000 per episode of True Jackson, VP, which made her the fourth-highest-paid child star on television.{{cite web|date=May 10, 2010|title=TV's Highest-Paid Kid Actors (Surprise! Miley Cyrus Isn't No. 1)|url=http://www.popeater.com/2010/05/10/tvs-richest-kids/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100512135745/http://www.popeater.com/2010/05/10/tvs-richest-kids/|archive-date=May 12, 2010|access-date=November 26, 2012|publisher=PopEater.com}} In July 2009, designer Jane Siskin created a Walmart fashion line inspired by True Jackson, VP, with all the designs being approved by Palmer.{{cite web |url=https://people.com/style/keke-palmer-launches-true-jackson-clothing-line-for-walmart/ |title=Keke Palmer Launches True Jackson Clothing Line for Walmart|website=People|first=Shruti|last=Dhalwala|date=August 19, 2009|access-date=February 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121116021641/http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2009/08/19/keke-palmer-launches-true-jackson-clothing-line-for-walmart/ |archive-date=November 16, 2012 |url-status=dead }} She also played the lead role in the 2008 film The Longshots.{{cite web|last1=Neumaier|first1=Joe|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/ice-cube-longshots-heartwarmer-article-1.317033|title=Ice Cube's 'Longshots' is a heartwarmer|work=New York Daily News|date=August 21, 2008|access-date=September 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506152345/https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/ice-cube-longshots-heartwarmer-article-1.317033|archive-date=May 6, 2019|url-status=live}} True Jackson, VP ended in 2011.{{cite web|last1=Gemmill|first1=Allie|url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/keke-palmer-true-jackson-vp-reboot-tiktok|title=Keke Palmer Hinted at a "True Jackson V.P." Reboot on TikTok|work=Teen Vogue|date=April 22, 2020|access-date=September 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200422211149/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/keke-palmer-true-jackson-vp-reboot-tiktok|archive-date=April 22, 2020|url-status=live}}
= 2010s =
Palmer debuted as the voice of Aisha in Nickelodeon's revival of Winx Club.{{cite press release | url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2011/06/09/global-hit-animated-series-winx-club-comes-to-nickelodeon-starting-monday-june-27-at-8-pm-219312/20110609nickelodeon01/ | title=Global hit animated series 'Winx Club' comes to Nickelodeon, starting Monday, June 27, at 8pm | via=The Futon Critic | date=June 9, 2011 | author=Nickelodeon | access-date=August 13, 2016 }} She received an NAACP Image Award nomination for her voiceover work.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/naacp-image-awards-winners-announced-417553/|title=2013 Image Winners|last=Couch|first=Aaron|date=February 1, 2013|website=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=February 24, 2022|archive-date=December 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201043817/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/naacp-image-awards-winners-announced-417553|url-status=live}} In 2012, Palmer starred in the film Joyful Noise, released in January 2012. She produced and starred in Rags, a television musical film, as well as voiced Peaches in Ice Age: Continental Drift.{{cite web|url=http://www.singersroom.com/news/6672/Keke-Palmer-Plots-Strong-2011-With-TV-Film-Music-and-Animations|title=Keke Palmer Plots Strong 2011 With TV, Film, Music and Animations|publisher=Singersroom|date=January 11, 2011|access-date=November 26, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716073552/http://www.singersroom.com/news/6672/Keke-Palmer-Plots-Strong-2011-With-TV-Film-Music-and-Animations|archive-date=July 16, 2011|url-status=live}} In July 2012, Palmer released the single "You Got Me" featuring Kevin McCall. The video for the single was released on July 11, 2012.{{cite web |url=http://www.rap-up.com/2012/07/11/video-keke-palmer-f-kevin-mccall-you-got-me/#more-129552 |title=Video: Keke Palmer f/ Kevin McCall – 'You Got Me' |publisher=Rap-Up |access-date=November 26, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121216182700/http://www.rap-up.com/2012/07/11/video-keke-palmer-f-kevin-mccall-you-got-me/#more-129552 |archive-date=December 16, 2012 |url-status=live }} She released a self-titled mixtape Keke Palmer on October 1, 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.thisisrnb.com/2012/09/exclusive-preview-keke-palmer-reveals-self-titled-mixtape-snippets/#more-47217|title=Exclusive Preview: Keke Palmer Reveals Self-Titled Mixtape Snippets|publisher=Thisisrnb|date=September 26, 2012|access-date=November 26, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121030143618/http://www.thisisrnb.com/2012/09/exclusive-preview-keke-palmer-reveals-self-titled-mixtape-snippets/#more-47217|archive-date=October 30, 2012|url-status=live}}File:Keke Palmer by Gage Skidmore.jpg
In 2013, Palmer portrayed Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas in the TLC biopic, CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story,{{cite web|url=http://www.vh1.com/shows/crazysexycool_tlc_story/cast_member.jhtml?personalityId=16242|title=CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story Cast Member – Keke Palmer|publisher=VH1|date=February 19, 2013|access-date=October 18, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023144346/http://www.vh1.com/shows/crazysexycool_tlc_story/cast_member.jhtml?personalityId=16242|archive-date=October 23, 2013|url-status=dead}} which aired in October on VH1.{{cite news|title='CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story' Trailer Teases VH1 Biopic's Take On 'Waterfalls' And 'No Scrubs'|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/crazysexycool-the-tlc-story-trailer-vh1-biopic_n_3653381|access-date=February 24, 2022|work=HuffPost|date=July 25, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801010252/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/25/crazysexycool-the-tlc-story-trailer-vh1-biopic_n_3653381.html|archive-date=August 1, 2013|url-status=live}} In 2014, she starred in the horror film Animal, which was released on June 17.{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/drew-barrymores-animal-sets-ensemble-593309/|title=Drew Barrymore's 'Animal' Sets Ensemble Cast (Exclusive)|website=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Philiana|last=Ng|date=July 25, 2013|access-date=February 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227125148/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/drew-barrymores-animal-sets-ensemble-593309|archive-date=February 27, 2014|url-status=live}} Palmer then recurred during the second season of Showtime's drama series Masters of Sex, portraying Coral, a nanny.{{cite journal|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/keke-palmer-joins-masters-sex-687960/|title=Keke Palmer Joins 'Masters of Sex'|last=Ng|first=Philiana|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=March 12, 2014|access-date=February 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140609102319/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/keke-palmer-joins-masters-sex-687960|archive-date=June 9, 2014|url-status=live}} That same year, Palmer hosted a daytime talk show on BET titled Just Keke. In doing so, she became one of the youngest talk show hosts in television history; the show itself has been regarded as "groundbreaking" and "refreshing".{{cite web|last1=Callender|first1=Samantha|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/college/2014/07/17/keke-palmer-makes-history-as-youngest-tv-talk-show-host/37392829/|title=Keke Palmer makes history as youngest TV talk show host|work=USA Today|date=July 17, 2014|access-date=September 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829013055/https://www.usatoday.com/story/college/2014/07/17/keke-palmer-makes-history-as-youngest-tv-talk-show-host/37392829/|archive-date=August 29, 2019|url-status=live}} In September 2014, Palmer became the first African American to star as the title character in the musical Cinderella on Broadway.{{cite journal|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/vf-hollywood/keke-palmer-cinderella-broadway|title=Keke Palmer on Becoming Broadway's First African-American Cinderella|journal=Vanity Fair|first=Julie|last=Miller|date=August 4, 2014|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203031311/http://www.vanityfair.com/vf-hollywood/keke-palmer-cinderella-broadway|archive-date=February 3, 2015|url-status=live}} She performed her final show during the closing night of the show's run on January 4, 2015.{{cite web|last1=Butler|first1=Karen|url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2015/01/04/Cinderella-starring-Keke-Palmer-and-NeNe-Leakes-closes-on-Broadway/4621420377598/|title='Cinderella' starring Keke Palmer and NeNe Leakes closes on Broadway|publisher=United Press International|date=January 4, 2015|access-date=September 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204180737/http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2015/01/04/Cinderella-starring-Keke-Palmer-and-NeNe-Leakes-closes-on-Broadway/4621420377598/|archive-date=February 4, 2016|url-status=live}} Later that year, Palmer announced that she had signed with Island Records.{{cite magazine|last1=Goodman|first1=Jessica|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2015/08/20/keke-palmer-new-album|title=Keke Palmer is working on new album|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=August 20, 2015|access-date=September 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151025165441/http://www.ew.com/article/2015/08/20/keke-palmer-new-album|archive-date=October 25, 2015|url-status=live}}
Between September 2015 and December 2016, she starred as Zayday Williams in the horror comedy series Scream Queens, created by Ryan Murphy.{{cite web|last1=Ruth|first1=Wolfgang|url=https://www.papermag.com/ryan-murphy-tv-shows-2010s-2642244401.html|title=Now We Scream: Ryan Murphy's Camp, Queer Decade|work=Paper|date=December 27, 2019|access-date=September 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227211401/https://www.papermag.com/ryan-murphy-tv-shows-2010s-2642244401.html|archive-date=December 27, 2019|url-status=live}} In January 2016, Palmer starred as Marty Maraschino in the television special Grease: Live.{{cite magazine|last1=Chan|first1=Melissa|url=https://time.com/4201666/keke-palmer-grease-live/|title=Keke Palmer Writes Inspirational Post Before 'Grease: Live'|magazine=Time|date=January 31, 2016|access-date=September 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611163547/http://time.com/4201666/keke-palmer-grease-live/|archive-date=June 11, 2019|url-status=live}} Rolling Stone{{'}}s Brittany Spanos regarded Palmer's performance "a standout" and highlighted her "assertiveness, confidence and biting sense of humor".{{cite magazine |last=Spanos |first=Brittany |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/10-best-grease-live-moments-to-relive-241228/ |title=10 Best 'Grease: Live' Moments You Shouldn't Miss |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=February 1, 2016 |access-date=February 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307074923/http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/recaps/10-best-grease-live-moments-to-relive-20160201 |archive-date=March 7, 2016 |url-status=live }} In June, Palmer released Waited to Exhale, an album she wrote during her time on True Jackson, VP that went unreleased due to label issues and her "anxiety-driven hesitance".{{cite web|last1=Puckett|first1=Lily|url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/keke-palmer-depression-anxiety-waited-to-exhale-album|title=Keke Palmer Opens Up About Her Struggles with Depression and Anxiety|work=Teen Vogue|date=June 28, 2016|access-date=September 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911191529/http://www.teenvogue.com/story/keke-palmer-depression-anxiety-waited-to-exhale-album|archive-date=September 11, 2017|url-status=live}} On November 4, Palmer released her second extended play, titled Lauren, with a 17-minute short film of the same name being released exclusively on Billboard{{'}}s website.{{cite magazine|last1=Platon|first1=Adelle|title=Allow Keke Palmer to Reintroduce Herself on Visual EP 'Lauren': Exclusive Premiere|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/keke-palmer-lauren-visual-ep-premiere-7565589/|magazine=Billboard|date=November 4, 2016|access-date=February 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161105130148/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7565589/keke-palmer-lauren-visual-ep-premiere|archive-date=November 5, 2016|url-status=live}} In 2017, Palmer released her memoir, I Don't Belong to You: Quiet the Noise and Find Your Voice.{{cite web|last1=Kroll|first1=Justin|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/keke-palmer-uta-1202418591/|title=Keke Palmer Signs With UTA|work=Variety|date=May 8, 2017|access-date=September 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190606092158/https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/keke-palmer-uta-1202418591/|archive-date=June 6, 2019|url-status=live}} That same year, she joined the drama series Berlin Station during its second season.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/02/berlin-station-keke-palmer-epix-drama-series-for-season-2-1201973188/|title='Berlin Station': Keke Palmer Joins Epix Drama Series For Season 2|first1=Denise|last1=Petski|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=February 24, 2017|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301045733/https://deadline.com/2017/02/berlin-station-keke-palmer-epix-drama-series-for-season-2-1201973188/|archive-date=March 1, 2020|url-status=live}}
In April 2019, Palmer began guest co-hosting ABC's daytime talk show Strahan and Sara, sporadically filling in for co-host Michael Strahan and more regularly beginning in June during co-host Sara Haines's maternity leave.{{Cite web|last1=Keegan|first1=Kayla|url=https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/a28246627/gma-keke-palmer-hosting-strahan-and-sara/|title=Why Is Keke Palmer Hosting 'Strahan and Sara' – Why She's on With 'GMA' Star Michael Strahan|work=Good Housekeeping|date=July 2, 2019|access-date=September 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702182939/https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/a28246627/gma-keke-palmer-hosting-strahan-and-sara/|archive-date=July 2, 2019|url-status=live}} She joined the slasher television series Scream as a series regular in its third season, portraying a character named Kym Johnson,{{cite web|url = https://deadline.com/2017/09/scream-keke-palmer-rj-cyler-jessica-sula-giorgia-whigham-giullian-yao-gioiello-season-3-cast-1202169106/|title = 'Scream': Keke Palmer, RJ Cyler, Jessica Sula, More Round Out Season 3 Cast|last = Petski|first = Denise|date = September 13, 2017|website =Deadline Hollywood|access-date = September 13, 2017|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170913220828/http://deadline.com/2017/09/scream-keke-palmer-rj-cyler-jessica-sula-giorgia-whigham-giullian-yao-gioiello-season-3-cast-1202169106/|archive-date = September 13, 2017|url-status = live}} which premiered on July 8, 2019.{{cite web|url=https://etcanada.com/news/467876/scream-reboot-gets-trailer-with-cameo-from-paris-jackson/|title='Scream' Reboot Gets Trailer With Cameo From Paris Jackson|last=Samhan|first=Jamie|work=Entertainment Tonight Canada|date=June 24, 2019|access-date=June 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626202446/https://etcanada.com/news/467876/scream-reboot-gets-trailer-with-cameo-from-paris-jackson/|archive-date=June 26, 2019|url-status=dead}} On August 26, Palmer became a third permanent co-host of Strahan and Sara, which was then re-titled Strahan, Sara and Keke.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/good-morning-america-michael-strahan-sara-haines-keke-palmer-1203313977/|title=ABC Makes More Changes to its 'GMA' Extension|last=Steinberg|first=Brian|date=August 26, 2019|work=Variety|access-date=August 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826155245/https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/good-morning-america-michael-strahan-sara-haines-keke-palmer-1203313977/|archive-date=August 26, 2019|url-status=live}} In September, Palmer starred as a "lovestruck stripper" in the crime drama film Hustlers, directed by Lorene Scafaria.{{cite web|last1=Desta|first1=Yohana|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/09/keke-palmer-hustlers-jennifer-lopez-interview|title=Keke Palmer Wants Jennifer Lopez to Nab That Hustlers Oscar Nom, Too|work=Vanity Fair|date=September 13, 2019|access-date=September 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809001516/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/09/keke-palmer-hustlers-jennifer-lopez-interview|archive-date=August 9, 2020|url-status=live}} She sang the song "Giants" as part of a virtual group named True Damage, in which she voices a character named Senna, in the video game League of Legends for the 2019 World Championship.{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2019/11/10/league-of-legends-debuts-true-damage-giants-music-video-ahead-of-worlds/|title='League of Legends' Debuts True Damage 'Giants' Music Video Ahead Of Worlds|work=Forbes|access-date=November 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191110211900/https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2019/11/10/league-of-legends-debuts-true-damage-giants-music-video-ahead-of-worlds/|archive-date=November 10, 2019|url-status=live}} The song features singers Becky G and Soyeon as well as rappers Duckwrth and Thutmose as the other group members.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/true-damage-giants-8543249/|title=Becky G, Soyeon, Keke Palmer, Thutmose & Duckwrth Drop 'Giants' as True Damage: Listen|magazine=Billboard|first=Tamar|last=Herman|date=November 11, 2019|access-date=February 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191117185049/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8543249/true-damage-giants|archive-date=November 17, 2019|url-status=live}} In November, True Damage performed the song live during the opening ceremony of the finals.{{cite magazine|last1=Chan|first1=Tim|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/true-damage-league-of-legends-913415/|title=The True Story of True Damage: The Virtual Hip-Hop Group That's Taking Over the Internet IRL|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=November 16, 2019|access-date=September 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200910131027/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/true-damage-league-of-legends-913415/|archive-date=September 10, 2020|url-status=dead}}
= 2020s =
Strahan, Sara and Keke ended unexpectedly in March 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic ended live studio programming through the industry, and ABC decided to shift the timeslot towards news.{{cite web|last1=Aviles|first1=Gwen|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/keke-palmer-condemns-rumors-her-show-was-canceled-because-black-n1234457|title=Keke Palmer condemns rumors that her show was canceled because of Black Lives Matter activism|publisher=NBC News|date=July 21, 2020|access-date=November 2, 2020}} Palmer later received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host alongside Haines and Strahan.{{cite web|last1=Nordyke|first1=Kimberly|last2=Howard|first2=Annie|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/daytime-emmy-awards-2020-full-list-nominees-1289414/item/outstanding-drama-series-1289415|title=Daytime Emmy Awards: 'General Hospital' Tops Nominations|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=May 21, 2020|access-date=May 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606061050/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/daytime-emmy-awards-2020-full-list-nominees-1289414/item/outstanding-drama-series-1289415|archive-date=June 6, 2020|url-status=live}} That same year, Palmer began starring in a web television comedy series titled Turnt Up with the Taylors, in which she portrays all of the characters.{{cite magazine|last1=Gonzales|first1=Erica|url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a33502898/keke-palmer-turnt-up-with-the-taylors-interview/|title=Keke Palmer on Turnt Up with the Taylors, GMA, National Guard Protests|magazine=Harper's Bazaar|date=August 3, 2020|access-date=September 11, 2020|archive-date=August 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200831100220/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a33502898/keke-palmer-turnt-up-with-the-taylors-interview/|url-status=live}} She released an extended play titled Virgo Tendencies, Pt. 1 on August 28.{{cite web|last1=Vanderhoof|first1=Erin|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2020/08/keke-palmer-vmas-new-ep-interview|title=Inside Keke Palmer's VMAs Plan: A COVID-Era Awards Show That Honors New York|work=Vanity Fair|date=August 27, 2020|access-date=September 11, 2020|archive-date=August 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200830142154/https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2020/08/keke-palmer-vmas-new-ep-interview|url-status=live}} On August 30, Palmer hosted the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards, during which she also performed her song "Snack".{{cite web|last1=Friedman|first1=Vanessa|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/31/style/lady-gaga-masks-vmas.html|title=Lady Gaga's Masks Win the V.M.A.s|work=The New York Times|date=August 31, 2020|access-date=September 11, 2020|archive-date=September 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200908114535/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/31/style/lady-gaga-masks-vmas.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last1=Haylock|first1=Zoe|url=https://www.vulture.com/2020/08/vmas-2020-keke-palmer-snack-performance.html|title=VMAs 2020: Keke Palmer 'Snack' Performance: WATCH|website=Vulture|date=August 30, 2020|access-date=September 11, 2020|archive-date=September 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200903212014/https://www.vulture.com/2020/08/vmas-2020-keke-palmer-snack-performance.html|url-status=live}} She released a follow-up EP{{Snd}}Virgo Tendencies, Pt. 2{{Snd}}in December 2020.{{cite web |last1=Folk |first1=Antwane |title=Stream Keke Palmer's New EP 'Virgo Tendencies, Pt. 2' |url=https://ratedrnb.com/2020/12/stream-keke-palmer-new-ep-virgo-tendencies-pt-2/ |website=Rated RnB |date=December 11, 2020}} The following year, Palmer won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series for her performance in Turnt Up with the Taylors.{{cite web|last1=Elber|first1=Lynn|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2021/09/13/emmys-snl-hosts-dave-chappelle-maya-rudolph-win-guest-actor-awards/8314413002/|title=Emmys: 'SNL' hosts Dave Chappelle, Maya Rudolph win guest actor awards|work=USA Today|date=September 13, 2021|access-date=September 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210913130446/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2021/09/13/emmys-snl-hosts-dave-chappelle-maya-rudolph-win-guest-actor-awards/8314413002/|archive-date=September 13, 2021|url-status=live}} Later in the same year, Palmer briefly hosted a reboot of the classic 90's MTV dating show Singled Out with Joel Kim Booster as her co-host for the short-lived online streaming service network Quibi. In 2021, she hosted the reality competition series Foodtastic for Disney+. File:Keke Palmer in 2024 (2).jpg in 2024]]In 2022, Palmer starred in Alice, directed by Krystin Ver Linden, which had its world premiere at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival.{{Cite web|last1=D'Alessandro|first1=Anthony|last2=Patten|first2=Dominic|date=December 9, 2021|title=Sundance 2022: Hybrid Festival Sees Princess Diana, Michael Kenneth Williams, Dakota Johnson, Bill Cosby, NYC Rock'n'Roll & Regina Hall Fill Lineup|url=https://deadline.com/2021/12/sundance-film-festival-2022-lineup-films-competition-midnight-spotlight-kids-next-full-list-1234886826/|url-status=live|access-date=December 9, 2021|website=Deadline|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209200942/https://deadline.com/2021/12/sundance-film-festival-2022-lineup-films-competition-midnight-spotlight-kids-next-full-list-1234886826/ |archive-date=December 9, 2021 }} She served as narrator on Not So Pretty, a documentary investigating the beauty industry directed by Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering for HBO Max.{{cite web|url=https://pressroom.warnermedia.com/us/media-release/max-original-documentary-not-so-pretty-narrated-keke-palmer-debuts-april-14|title=Max Original Documentary Not So Pretty, Directed By Oscar-Nominated Filmmakers Kirby Dick And Amy Ziering, Debuts April 14|website=WarnerMedia|date=April 7, 2022|access-date=April 16, 2022}} Palmer also voiced the character of Izzy Hawthorne in the Pixar animated film Lightyear, a spinoff of the Toy Story film series.{{Cite web |last=Bastos |first=Margarida |date=February 8, 2022 |title='Lightyear' Full Voice Cast Includes Taika Waititi, Keke Palmer, James Brolin, and More |url=https://collider.com/lightyear-voice-cast-taika-waititi-keke-palmer-james-brolin/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220303215134/https://collider.com/lightyear-voice-cast-taika-waititi-keke-palmer-james-brolin/ |archive-date=March 3, 2022 |access-date=March 8, 2022 |website=Collider}} That same year, she starred as Emerald Haywood in the Jordan Peele-directed science-fiction horror Nope for which she received critical attention; her performance won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/02/jordan-peele-keke-palmer-film-1234694742/|title=Jordan Peele Taps Keke Palmer To Star in The Director's New Secret Project|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Justin|last=Kroll|date=February 16, 2021|access-date=April 16, 2022}} In August 2022, Palmer debuted as host of an NBC reboot of the game show Password, with Jimmy Fallon as executive producer/permanent celebrity guest.{{cite web|last=White|first=Peter|title=Keke Palmer To Host 'Password' Reboot For NBC From Jimmy Fallon|url=https://deadline.com/2022/04/keke-palmer-to-host-password-reboot-nbc-jimmy-fallon-1235000771/|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=April 12, 2022|access-date=April 12, 2022}} For the last three episodes of Karma's World, in September 2022, Palmer voiced Cece Dupree, a conniving and ruthless rapper.{{cite web|last=Germain|first=Tabie|url=https://www.bet.com/article/d4h5kq/2023-naacp-image-awards-keke-palmer-voiceover-nominee|title= 2023 NAACP Image Awards: Experience Keke Palmer's Magic Behind the Mic: Her Most Unforgettable Voiceover Performances Yet!|website=BET|date=February 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230220013222/https://www.bet.com/article/d4h5kq/2023-naacp-image-awards-keke-palmer-voiceover-nominee|archive-date=February 20, 2023|url-status=live}}
On February 9, 2023, it was announced that Palmer was set to star alongside Sacha Baron Cohen in the David O. Russell film Super Toys. The film is a period piece set in the 1970s.{{cite web|url= https://www.indiewire.com/2023/02/keke-palmer-sacha-baron-cohen-david-o-russell-1234808477/|title= Keke Palmer and Sacha Baron Cohen Will Star in David O. Russell's 'Super Toys'|first=Wilson |last=Chapman|website=IndieWire|date= February 9, 2023|access-date= February 9, 2023}}{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2023/film/news/keke-palmer-sacha-baron-cohen-super-toys-david-o-russell-1235518419/|title= Keke Palmer and Sacha Baron Cohen to Star in David O. Russell's 'Super Toys'|first=Angelique|last=Jackson|website=Variety|date= February 9, 2023|access-date= February 12, 2023}} In June 2023, it was announced Palmer had been invited to join The Academy as an actor.{{Cite web |last=Sciences |first=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and |title=The Academy Invites 398 New Members for 2023: See the Full List |url=https://aframe.oscars.org/news/post/the-academy-new-members-2023-full-list |access-date=June 28, 2023 |website=A.frame |language=en}} Palmer starred in Usher’s music video for his single "Boyfriend", which was released on August 16, 2023.{{cite web |last1=Manno |first1=Jackie |title=Usher Just Dropped His Song "Boyfriend" — And the Video Stars Keke Palmer |url=https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/usher-keke-palmer-new-song-video-boyfriend-details |website=NBC |date=August 16, 2023}}{{Cite web |title=USHER - Boyfriend (Official Music Video) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56CW4SIqBzk |via=YouTube |date=August 15, 2023 |access-date=October 16, 2024}} In June 2024, Palmer started a girl group called DivaGurl; similar to The Pussycat Dolls, where Nicole Scherzinger is the lead singer, Palmer is the lead singer of DivaGurl.{{Cite web |last=SAMUELS |first=KIETHAN |title=Keke Palmer Forms R&B Group Diva Gurl, Shares New Song 'S.O.B.' |url=https://ratedrnb.com/2024/06/keke-palmer-group-diva-gurl-s-o-b-stand-on-business/ |access-date=January 22, 2025 |website=Ratedrnb.com}} In 2025, Palmer co-headlined the film One of Them Days with SZA and received widespread critical acclaim.
Other ventures
Palmer hosts her own podcast, Baby, This is Keke Palmer.{{Cite web |title=Keke Palmer Speaks Out About Unhealthy Relationships on Her Podcast, Says 'I Choose Happiness' Now |url=https://people.com/keke-palmer-speaks-out-about-unhealthy-relationships-on-her-podcast-8407541 |website=Peoplemag|first=Tommy |last=McArdle|date= November 28, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/@BabyThisisKekePalmer|title=YouTube|website=Youtube.com|access-date=October 16, 2024}} Her biography I Don’t Belong to You: Quiet the Noise and Find Your Voice was published on January 31, 2017.{{Cite web |title=I Don't Belong to You: Quiet the Noise and Find Your Voice
|url=https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/i-dont-belong-to-you-keke-palmer/1123497121 |access-date=August 6, 2024 }} On August 5, 2024, Palmer announced her second book Master of Me: The Secret to Controlling Your Narrative, which was released on November 19, 2024.{{Cite web |title=Keke Instagram post
|url=https://www.instagram.com/keke/reel/C-TLghJS8lU/ |access-date=August 6, 2024 |website=Instagram }}{{Cite web |title=Master of Me: The Secret to Controlling Your Narrative
|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/207376026-master-of-me |access-date=August 6, 2024 |website=goodreads }}
Palmer works with the Boys' and Girls' Clubs of the American charity Cool To Be Smart program, speaking to children about the importance of learning. She is also a supporter of Urban Farming and the Girl Scouts.{{cite web |title=Keke Palmer's Charity Work, Events and Causes |url=http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1727-keke-palmer |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120726112812/http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1727-keke-palmer |archive-date=July 26, 2012 |access-date=November 26, 2012 |publisher=Look to the Stars}} She has worked with the YWCA and Saving Our Daughters. As of 2010, Palmer has been a representative for the Saving Our Daughters project, an anti-bullying campaign.{{cite web |title=MIXTAPE AVAILABLE |url=http://kekepalmer.com/index.php/?p=2139 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111128112930/http://kekepalmer.com/index.php/?p=2139 |archive-date=November 28, 2011 |access-date=November 26, 2012 |publisher=KekePalmer.com}} She is a supporter of the Black Lives Matter movement.{{cite web |last=VanHoose |first=Benjamin |date=July 20, 2020 |title=Keke Palmer Denies Show Canceled Because of Her Black Lives Matter Support |url=https://people.com/tv/keke-palmer-shuts-down-rumor-her-gma-show-was-canceled-because-she-spoke-up-amid-blm-dont-believe-this-lie/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200831050403/https://people.com/tv/keke-palmer-shuts-down-rumor-her-gma-show-was-canceled-because-she-spoke-up-amid-blm-dont-believe-this-lie/ |archive-date=August 31, 2020 |access-date=September 11, 2020 |work=People}} In 2020, she marched in Hollywood, California, as part of the George Floyd protests.{{cite magazine |last=Locker |first=Melissa |date=June 3, 2020 |title='I Know There's a Person in That Uniform.' Keke Palmer Discusses Asking National Guard to 'March With Us' During Protests |url=https://time.com/5847314/george-floyd-protests-keke-palmer/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805195551/https://time.com/5847314/george-floyd-protests-keke-palmer/ |archive-date=August 5, 2020 |access-date=September 11, 2020 |magazine=Time}} That same year, she addressed the movement during her opening monologue at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards.{{cite web |last=Medrano |first=Diego |date=August 30, 2020 |title=Read Keke Palmer's VMAs monologue: "It's time to be the change we want to see" |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-08-30/keke-palmer-vmas-opening-monologue-transcript |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200910062441/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-08-30/keke-palmer-vmas-opening-monologue-transcript |archive-date=September 10, 2020 |access-date=September 11, 2020 |work=Los Angeles Times}}
Palmer was included in Time{{'}}s 100 Next list in November 2019,{{Cite magazine |title=Meet the 2019 TIME 100 Next |url=https://time.com/collection/time-100-next-2019/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191127194323/https://time.com/collection/time-100-next-2019/ |archive-date=November 27, 2019 |access-date=November 28, 2019 |magazine=Time}} which "spotlights 100 rising stars who are shaping the future of business, entertainment, sports, politics, science, health and more."{{cite magazine |last=Felsenthal |first=Edward |author-link=Edward Felsenthal |date=November 13, 2019 |title=How We Chose the 2019 TIME 100 Next |url=https://time.com/5725626/how-we-chose-time-100-next/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200907173154/https://time.com/5725626/how-we-chose-time-100-next/ |archive-date=September 7, 2020 |access-date=September 11, 2020 |magazine=Time}}
Artistry
Palmer's first studio album, So Uncool, was heavily influenced by contemporary R&B, being described as "bright, bouncy, and melodic enough to appeal to teens and pre-teens. Fans of dancey teen pop will want to give this auspicious debut a listen".{{cite web|date=September 18, 2007|title=Keke Palmer-So Uncool CD Album|url=http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=7486356&style=music&fulldesc=T|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160115150642/http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=7486356&style=music&fulldesc=T|archive-date=January 15, 2016|access-date=November 26, 2012|publisher=Cduniverse.com}} Palmer was influenced by American R&B singers Ciara, Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey, Aaliyah, Brandy, Mary J. Blige, and Whitney Houston as well as girl group TLC.{{cite web|title=5 questions for … KeKe Palmer | Ebony | Find Articles|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1077/is_2_63/ai_n21147752/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615171434/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1077/is_2_63/ai_n21147752/|archive-date=June 15, 2012|access-date=July 12, 2012}}{{failed verification|date=November 2024|reason=Only page one archived, names not in first page.}} Among her urban influences, Palmer also cites pop artists Gwen Stefani and Avril Lavigne.{{cite web|title=Keke Palmer Dishes on Influences for Upcoming Album|url=http://www.eonline.com/videos/246755/keke-palmer-dishes-on-influences-for-upcoming-album|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011221941/http://www.eonline.com/videos/246755/keke-palmer-dishes-on-influences-for-upcoming-album|archive-date=October 11, 2016|access-date=September 6, 2016|publisher=E!}}
Personal life
= Health =
Palmer has amblyopia,{{Cite web |date=February 26, 2024 |title=Keke Palmer says son Leodis 'has a lazy eye like me'|first=Sandra|last=Rose|url=https://sandrarose.com/2024/02/keke-palmer-says-son-leodis-has-a-lazy-eye-like-me/|website=sandrarose.com |access-date=August 12, 2024}} and has dealt with polycystic ovary syndrome for much of her life. She has also struggled with anxiety and depression.{{Cite web |last=Stump |first=Scott |date=December 2, 2020 |title=Keke Palmer reveals PCOS has been 'attacking me from the inside out' |url=https://www.today.com/health/keke-palmer-reveals-pcos-diagnosis-t202303 |access-date=February 2, 2021 |website=Today}}{{cite web |last=Williams |first=Abigail |date=January 31, 2017 |title=Keke Palmer Refuses To Stay Silent When It Comes To Mental Health |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/keke-palmer-anxiety-depression_n_5890b78be4b0522c7d3d30e3 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190205081014/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/keke-palmer-anxiety-depression_n_5890b78be4b0522c7d3d30e3 |archive-date=February 5, 2019 |access-date=September 11, 2020 |work=HuffPost}}
= Sexuality =
Palmer has said she does not want her sexuality defined by labels; she believes that people should be fluid with labelling themselves, as their identities can change.{{cite interview|interviewer=Minou Clark|title=Keke Palmer Gets Real About Her Sexuality, Scream Queens And Self-Care|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/keke-palmer-scream-queens_n_58de842fe4b0ba359594919a|work=HuffPost|first=Keke|last=Palmer|date=March 31, 2017|access-date=January 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512063619/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/keke-palmer-scream-queens_n_58de842fe4b0ba359594919a|archive-date=May 12, 2021|url-status=live}} In February 2017, during an interview on The Wendy Williams Show, when asked by Williams whether she was sexually fluid, Palmer replied, "Yeah, I like whoever loves me. Love is defined by the individual, and what I feel today is not what I necessarily may feel five years from now. I don't want to limit myself to one feeling or one idea of anything."{{cite interview|interviewer=Wendy Williams|title=Keke Palmer: I Like Whoever Loves Me|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGCXZ54Gu2Y|work=Debmar-Mercury|last=Palmer|first=Keke|date=February 1, 2017|access-date=July 27, 2023}} While accepting an award at the Los Angeles LGBT Center in 2023, Palmer said she had "always felt accepted by and a part of" the LGBTQ community.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2023/awards/news/keke-palmer-lgbt-center-sexuality-1235591696/|title=Keke Palmer Talks Sexuality and Gender, Says She's a 'Little Bit of Everything'|date=April 23, 2023|first=Marc|last=Malkin|work=Variety|access-date=February 1, 2025}}
In 2019, as part of the #YouKnowMe campaign, she shared via Twitter that she had an abortion at the age of 24.{{Cite web|title=Busy Philipps' #youknowme campaign prompts emotional abortion stories|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-busy-philipps-youknowme-abortion-awareness-20190515-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|first=Nardine|last=Saad|date=May 15, 2019|access-date=May 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190515205518/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-busy-philipps-youknowme-abortion-awareness-20190515-story.html|archive-date=May 15, 2019|url-status=live}} In an interview with People magazine in 2024, Palmer disclosed that she was molested as a child and did not realize it until she read a book about sexual abuse.{{Cite web |title=Keke Palmer Breaks Her Silence on Toxic Relationship with Ex and Navigating Motherhood PEOPLE |url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cwipFypywZU&pp=ygULS2VrZSBwYWxtZXI%3D|date=October 30, 2024 |access-date=2024-10-30 |via=YouTube }}
=Relationships=
Palmer spoke publicly about her turbulent relationship with singer Trey Songz after he allegedly tricked her into being in a music video while at a party in 2017. Palmer accused the singer of "sexual intimidation," disclosing that she hid in a closet to avoid being filmed and berated by Songz, only to later realize that he and his friends had recorded her without prior knowledge or consent. Songz denied the claims during an interview on The Breakfast Club radio show, stating, "I did not put her in the video without her permission. I don't care that much to sneak Keke Palmer in the video for two seconds."{{Cite web |title=Keke Palmer Warned Everyone About Trey Songz Before 2020 Assault Allegation |url=https://www.newsweek.com/keke-palmer-warned-everyone-about-trey-songz-before-2020-assault-allegation-1526265 |access-date=2024-10-29|first=Kelly |last=Wynne |website=Newsweek |date=August 19, 2020 }}{{cite magazine |last=Petit |first=Stephanie |title=Keke Palmer Alleges Trey Songz Used 'Sexual Intimidation' to Make Her Appear in Music Video |url=https://people.com/music/keke-palmer-accuses-trey-songz-sexual-intimidation-music-video-cameo/|date=January 23, 2017 |magazine=People}}{{Cite web |title=Trey Songz Talks Keke Palmer, Tremaine The Playboy, New Music & More |url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sQ1JEBn3DoI&pp=ygUPVHJleSBzb25neiBrZWtl |access-date=2024-10-29 |via=YouTube | date=February 17, 2017 }}
In June 2021, Palmer began dating fitness instructor Darius Jackson.{{cite magazine |title=Who Is Keke Palmer's Ex-Boyfriend? All About Darius Jackson |first=Kelsie |last=Gibson |date=December 29, 2023 |magazine=People |url=https://people.com/movies/who-is-darius-jackson-keke-palmer/ |access-date=April 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240102221112/https://people.com/movies/who-is-darius-jackson-keke-palmer/ |archive-date=January 2, 2024 |url-status=live}}{{Cite magazine |title='I Was Not Looking For Love. I Was Looking For A Roster': Keke Palmer Shares How She Met Boyfriend Darius Jackson |first=Elizabeth |last=Ayoola |date=June 7, 2023 |magazine=Essence |url=https://www.essence.com/celebrity/black-celeb-couples/keke-palmer-boyfriend-3/ |access-date=July 31, 2023}} While hosting Saturday Night Live on December 3, 2022, Palmer announced she was expecting her first child with Jackson.{{cite web|title=Keke Palmer Reveals In SNL Monologue Laurence Fishburne Read Her "For Filth" & Flashes Baby Bump|url=https://deadline.com/2022/12/keke-palmer-reveals-snl-monologue-laurence-fishburne-read-her-for-filth-flashes-pregnant-baby-bump-1235188568/|work=Deadline Hollywood|first=Armando|last=Tinoco|date=December 3, 2022|access-date=December 4, 2022}}{{Cite web|title=Keke Palmer Spoke About Balancing Career and Family Before Pregnancy Reveal|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1356953/keke-palmer-spoke-about-balancing-career-and-family-before-pregnancy-reveal|website=E!|first=Kisha|last=Forde|date=December 5, 2022|access-date=December 5, 2022}} Their son was born in February 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/28/entertainment/keke-palmer-baby/index.html|title=Keke Palmer welcomes her first child|work=CNN|first=Lisa|last=Respers|date=February 28, 2023|access-date=February 28, 2023}}{{Cite web |title=BIG BOSS 🔑🔑 on Instagram: "Hey Son!!!! 1. Only 48hrs of being parents! 😳 2. Darius always made me playlists when we first started dating, "Someone" by El Debarge was a favorite. We became each other's someone and made a someone, look at God! 😆 3. The baby love Rolling Ray, cause purrr. 4. "I'm not hiding the world from my son, I'm hiding my son from the world." Hahaha 5. I'm just playing, my baby face is on this slide. 6. And this slide 🤣🥹😅😍❤️🙏🏾😇😭 Born during Black History Month, with a name to match 😄! LEODIS ANDRELLTON JACKSON, welcome to the world baby Leo." |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CpLyeXgsON0/?img_index=6 |url-access=subscription |access-date=October 16, 2024 |website=Instagram.com}}{{cbignore}} Palmer and Jackson separated in October 2023, following a series of alleged incidents surrounding domestic violence throughout their relationship.{{Cite web |title=Keke Palmer accuses ex-boyfriend Darius Jackson of abuse, judge grants temporary restraining order |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/keke-palmer-accuses-ex-boyfriend-darius-jackson-abuse-judge-grants-tem-rcna124592# |first= Diana|last=Dasrath |author2=Minyvonne Burke|access-date=November 10, 2023 |website=NBC News |date=November 10, 2023 }} In November of that year, Palmer was granted a temporary restraining order against Jackson as well as temporary sole custody of their son. She dropped the requests in May 2024 and their domestic violence restraining order hearing was canceled.{{Cite web |title=Darius Jackson Accuses Keke Palmer of Abuse in Response to Actress' Restraining Order Request |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/keke-palmer-darius-jackson-retraining-order-request-response-1234932046/ |access-date=July 2, 2024 |website=RollingStone|first=Larisha |last=Paul |date=December 18, 2023 }}{{Cite web |title=KeKe Palmer Drops Restraining Order and Custody Request Against Darius Jackson |date=May 26, 2024 |url=https://thesource.com/2024/05/26/keke-palmer-drops-restraining-order-and-custody-request-against-darius-jackson/|website=The Source |access-date=July 2, 2024 }}
Filmography
=Film=
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=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| rowspan="3" | 2004
| scope="row" | Cold Case | Arletta (1939) | Episode: "The Letter" |
| scope="row" | Strong Medicine
| Sarina | Episode: "Healing Touch" |
| scope="row" data-sort-value="Wool Cap, The" | The Wool Cap
| Lou | Television film |
| rowspan="4" | 2005
| scope="row" | ER | Janell Parkerson | Episode: "The Show Must Go On" |
| scope="row" | Knights of the South Bronx
| Kenya Russell | Television film |
| scope="row" | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
| Tasha Wright | Episode: "Storm" |
| scope="row" | Second Time Around
| Sharlene | Episode: "Big Bank, Little Bank" |
| rowspan="3" | 2007
| scope="row" | Jump In! | Mary Thomas | Television film |
| scope="row" | Just Jordan
| C. C. Livingston | Episode: "Fame Game" |
| scope="row" | Tyler Perry's House of Payne
| Nikki Grady | Episode: "Bully and the Beast" |
| 2008–2011
| scope="row" | True Jackson, VP | True Jackson | Lead role |
| 2010
| scope="row" data-sort-value="Cleveland Show, The" | The Cleveland Show | Brandi (voice) | Episode: "Harder, Better, Faster, Browner" |
| 2011
| scope="row" | Degrassi: The Next Generation | Herself | Episodes: "Boom Boom Pow: Part 1" and "Boom Boom Pow: Part 2" |
| 2011–2015
| scope="row" | Winx Club | Aisha (voice) | Main role (seasons 3–6) |
| rowspan="2" | 2012
| scope="row" | Abducted: The Carlina White Story | Television film |
| scope="row" | Rags
| Kadee Worth | Television film |
| rowspan="4" | 2013
| scope="row" | 90210 | Elizabeth Royce Harwood | Recurring role (season 5) |
| scope="row" | CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story
| Television film |
| scope="row" | Full Circle
| Chan'dra Stevens | Episodes: "Jace & Chan'dra" and "Chan'dra & Cliff" |
| scope="row" | Key & Peele
| Malia Obama's Anger Translator | Episode: "Obama Shutdown" |
| rowspan="6" | 2014
| scope="row" | Family Guy | Pam (voice) | Episode: "Baby Got Black" |
| scope="row" | Grey's Anatomy
| Sheryll Jeffries | Episode: "We Gotta Get Out of This Place" |
| scope="row" | Just Keke
| Herself | Host |
| scope="row" | Masters of Sex
| Coral Anders | Recurring role (season 2) |
| scope="row" | Single Ladies
| Herself | Episode: "The Girl Most Likely To..." |
| scope="row" data-sort-value="Trip to Bountiful, The" | The Trip to Bountiful
| Thelma | Television film |
| 2015–2016
| scope="row" | Scream Queens | Zayday Williams | Main role |
| rowspan="5" | 2016
| scope="row" | Bubble Guppies | Stylee (voice) | Episode: "Guppy Style!" |
| scope="row" | Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
| Peaches (voice) | Television special |
| scope="row" | Grease: Live
| Marty Maraschino | Television special |
| scope="row" | Project Mc2
| Nov8 Agent | Episodes: "Bye Bye Birdie" and "Mission Totally Possible" |
| scope="row" | Real Husbands of Hollywood
| Herself | Episode: "The Suitor" |
| rowspan="2" | 2017–2019
| scope="row" | Berlin Station | April Lewis | Main role (seasons 2–3) |
| scope="row" | Star
| Gigi Nixon | Recurring role (seasons 2–3) |
| rowspan="2" | 2019
| scope="row" | Robot Chicken | Fraülen Hapstein (voice) | Episode: "Musya Shakhtyorov in: Honeyboogers" |
| scope="row" | Scream: Resurrection
| Kym | Main role (season 3) |
| 2019–2020
| scope="row" | Strahan, Sara and Keke | rowspan=5| Herself | Co-host |
| rowspan="4" | 2020
| scope="row" data-sort-value="Disney Family Singalong: Volume 2, The" | The Disney Family Singalong: Volume II | Television special |
| scope="row" | MTV Video Music Awards
| Host |
| scope="row" | Nickelodeon's Unfiltered
| Episode: "Honey Bears Chew Gumballs" |
| scope="row" | Singled Out
| Host |
| rowspan="3" |2021
| scope="row" | Big Mouth | Rochelle Hillhurst (voice) | Episodes: "Best Friends Make the Best Lovers", "I F**king Hate You" and "Re-New Year's Eve" |
| scope="row" | 2021 World Series
| Herself | National anthem singer |
| scope="row" | Insecure
| Kira | Episode: "Pressure, Okay?" |
| rowspan="4" | 2022
| scope="row"| Not So Pretty | Narrator (voice) | Documentary |
| scope="row"| Legendary
| Herself | Judge (season 3) |
| scope="row"| Karma's World
| Cece Dupree (voice) | Episodes: "Save the Center, Part 1", "Save the Center, Part 2" and "Save the Center, Part 3" |
| scope="row" | Saturday Night Live
| Herself / Host | Episode: "Keke Palmer / SZA" |
| 2022–2023
| scope="row" | Human Resources | Rochelle Hillhurst (voice) | Main role |
| rowspan="2" | 2022–present
| scope="row" data-sort-value="Proud Family: Louder and Prouder, The" | The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder | Maya Leibowitz-Jenkins (voice) | Main role |
| scope="row" data-sort-value="" | Password
| Herself | Host |
| rowspan="3" | 2023
| scope="row" | That's My Jam | Herself / Guest | Episode: "Keke Palmer & Saweetie vs. Joel McHale & will.i.am" |
| The Jason Lee Show
|Herself |Season 1, episode 17 |
| scope="row" | The Afterparty
| "Danner" | Episode: "Vivian and Zoë" |
| rowspan="2" | 2024
| The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy | Dr. Klak (voice) | Main role |
| RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
| Herself / Guest Judge | Episode: "Drag Queens Save the World" |
Discography
Concert tours
Headlining
- Footworkin' Concert Tour (2007)
- Big Boss Tour (2023){{cite web|url=http://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/news/kekepalmer_announcement_070621.html|title=Keke Palmer Tips Off the WNBA Footworkin' Summer Concert Tour|publisher=WNBA|date=June 3, 2015|access-date=August 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160115150642/http://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/news/kekepalmer_announcement_070621.html|archive-date=January 15, 2016|url-status=live}}
Co-headlining
- Radio Disney Jingle Jam (with Mitchel Musso and Drew Seeley) (2007){{cite web|url=http://celebrationtowncenter.com/events/radio-disney-jingle-jam-2007/|title=Radio Disney Jingle Jam 2007|website=Celebration Town Center|date=June 3, 2015|access-date=August 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160115150642/http://celebrationtowncenter.com/events/radio-disney-jingle-jam-2007/|archive-date=January 15, 2016|url-status=dead}}
See also
References
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