Keke Palmer
Biography
Keke Palmer, born in Harvey, Illinois, started out as a child performer and built a career that spans film, television, music and hosting. She first appeared on screen in Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004), and her performance as the spelling bee contestant in Akeelah and the Bee (2006) earned her a Black Reel Award as well as an NAACP Image Award. Other early credits include Madea's Family Reunion (2006), Jump In! (2007) and Shrink (2009), along with her debut album So Uncool. She led the Nickelodeon sitcom True Jackson, VP, voiced Aisha in Winx Club and starred in Rags (2012), before CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story (2013) and a Broadway run playing Ella in Cinderella. Later work includes Hustlers (2019), Nope (2022), which won her a New York Film Critics Circle Award for the role, and One of Them Days (2025). She has hosted Password since 2022 and won a Primetime Emmy for Turnt Up with the Taylors.
33years old
Turns 34 on August 26in 315 days
- Born Harvey
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
- Lauren Keyana Palmer (birth name)Also credited as Lauren Palmer and Keke
Movie Career
- Films
- 29
- Career span
- 22 years2004 to 2026
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A first
In 2014, Palmer became the first African American to play the title role in the musical Cinderella on Broadway, and she stayed with the show until its closing night in January 2015.
Behind the camera
Palmer wrote and performed the theme song for her Nickelodeon sitcom True Jackson, VP, in which she played the title character starting in 2008.
Keke Palmer movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Two actors appear in four of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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- Seann William ScottIce Age: Collision Course (2016) and Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade (2016)
- Glenn PlummerImperial Dreams (2014) and The Longshots (2008)
- Julia StilesHalftime (2022) and Hustlers (2019)
- Jenifer LewisThis Is Me…Now (2024) and Madea's Family Reunion (2006)
- Josh PeckIce Age: Collision Course (2016) and Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade (2016)
- Vanessa Bell CallowayOne of Them Days (2025) and Under the Boardwalk (2023)
- Ray RomanoIce Age: Collision Course (2016) and Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade (2016)
- Adam DeVineI Love Boosters (2026) and Ice Age: Collision Course (2016)
- Katt WilliamsOne of Them Days (2025) and 2 Minutes of Fame (2020)
- Constance WuHalftime (2022) and Hustlers (2019)
- David CowgillLightyear (2022) and Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade (2016)
- EveAnimal (2014) and Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004)
- Neil deGrasse TysonThis Is Me…Now (2024) and Ice Age: Collision Course (2016)
- Earthquake2 Minutes of Fame (2020) and The Longshots (2008)
- Rochelle AytesCrazySexyCool: The TLC Story (2013) and Madea's Family Reunion (2006)
- Julito McCullumBrotherly Love (2015) and Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
- Jessie JGrease Live (2016) and Ice Age: Collision Course (2016)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Keke Palmer's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.2 billion
15 of the 29 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 29 films: 15 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 8 never in cinemas; 5 figure not found.
- 15Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 8Never in cinemas
- 5Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 94% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$409M32.7% of the total
- 2$226M18.1% of the total
- 3$172M13.8% of the total
- 4$158M12.6% of the total
- 5$65M5.2% of the total
- 6$63M5.1% of the total
- 7$52M4.2% of the total
- 8$31M2.5% of the total
$72.5 millionfrom the other 7 films with a worldwide figure, 6% of the total
Awards
Eight awards and honors from 2006 to 2026, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 2021 | Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series | Won | |
| Other honors | |||
| 2026 | Time 100 | Honored | |
| 2011 | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Series or Special | True Jackson, VP | Won |
| 2010 | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Series or Special | True Jackson, VP | Won |
| 2009 | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Series or Special | True Jackson, VP | Won |
| 2007 | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture | Akeelah and the Bee | Won |
| 2007 | Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Series - Leading Young Actress | Akeelah and the Bee | Won |
| 2006 | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Akeelah and the Bee | Won |
Online
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