Keke Palmer Biography, Age, Movies and TV Shows, Artistry, Philanthropist, Songs, Nickelodeon, Awards

 Keke Palmer Biography

Keke Palmer is an American actress, singer, songwriter, dancer 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 then preceded by the second single “Keep It Movin'”. She made her first 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 films, Palmer has also starred in the television films Knights of the South Bronx (2005), Jump In! (2007), and Rags (2012), among others.

She has appeared in numerous television roles including the lead role in Nickelodeon sitcom True Jackson, VP. Keke earned $20,000 dollars per episode of True Jackson, VP, which made her the fourth-highest-paid child star on television.

She 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.

Keke Palmer Age

Palmer was born on August 26, 1993, in Harvey, Illinois, U.S.A. She is 26 years old as of 2019. She celebrates her birthday on August 26, every year.

Keke Palmer Parents

She was born in Harvey, Illinois to Sharon and Larry Palmer, who met in drama school, and they both worked as professional actors before settling into full-time jobs. Her father works for a Polyurethane company and her mother is a high school teacher who works with autistic children.

Keke Palmer Married

Keke is having a happy romantic dating life with her boyfriend Elvin Jackson. She has also dated Quincy Brown for about four years ending their relationship in 2017.

Keke Palmer Siblings

She has three siblings, twins named Lawrencia (sister) and Lawrence Palmer (brother). Her other sister’s name is Loreal Palmer.

Keke Palmer Net Worth

Keke Palmer is an American actress, singer, songwriter, dancer and television personality who has an estimated net worth of $8 million dollars.

Keke Palmer Quick facts

Height: 5feet 6inches (168 cm)
Weight: 57 kg (126 pounds)
Shoe Size: 8 (US)
Dress Size: 4 (US)
Body Shape: 32-24-33
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Brown
Bra Size: 32B

Keke Palmer Singer and Songwriter

2002–06: Career beginnings

In 2002, Palmer auditioned for a stage production of The Lion King at age nine. In 2004, she gained her first film role in Barbershop 2: Back in Business, in which she played the niece of American rapper and actress Queen Latifah. After starring in the film, Palmer and her family moved to California, so Palmer could pursue a career in acting. Palmer then pursued a career in singing.

In 2003, she participated in American Juniors, the American Idol spin-off series, but her audition scenes were edited out and the show was canceled that year. In 2005, Palmer signed a record deal with Atlantic Records. Her debut single, “All My Girlz”, is featured in the Akeelah and the Bee soundtrack.

In 2005, Palmer was featured in the television film Knights of the South Bronx, as well as starring in three television programs Second Time Around and ER. In 2005 signed with Disney Channel to star in the show Keke & Jamal, but the pilot was unaired and Palmer left the channel.

On November 18, 2006, she performed at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California, for VH1’s Save the Music Battle of the High School Marching Bands competition, marking her first-ever stadium performance in front of thousands of people.

In addition, as part of her contract with Disney, Palmer sang the songs “It’s My Turn Now” and “Jumpin'” featured in the Disney Channel Original Movie Jump In!, in which she stars as Mary, the love interest to Corbin Bleu’s character.

In 2006, Palmer was featured in the music video for the Ludacris and Mary J. Blige song “Runaway Love”, in which she starred as a pregnant 11-year-old girl. That same year, she recorded a song entitled “Tonight” which was featured as the first song in the end credits of Night at the Museum.

Besides focusing on her music career, Palmer had the lead role in the 2006 film Akeelah and the Bee, in which she played a bright 11-year-old who comes from a poor neighborhood and competes in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Palmer also had a supporting role in the 2006 film Madea’s Family Reunion.

2007–12: True Jackson, VP, and music

In 2007, Palmer starred in many acting roles, she was a supporting actor in the thriller Cleaner alongside Samuel L. Jackson and Eva Mendes. Palmer also had the lead role in the television film Jump In! along with American actor Corbin Bleu. 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, though 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'”. 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. In July 2009, designer Jane Siskin created a Walmart fashion line inspired by True Jackson, VP, with all the designs being approved by Palmer.

The fashion line consists of jumpers, modern dresses, knit tops, T-shirts, leggings, and more. As well as starring in True Jackson, VP, Palmer starred as the lead role in the 2008 film The Longshots, along with Ice Cube, becoming their second film together after Barbershop 2: Back in Business.

In 2009, Palmer had a role in the film Shrink in which she played a patient named Jemma, who is a troubled high school student and is required to see a therapist by her school after cutting her hand by punching a mirror. In 2010, Palmer was signed by the Chairman of Interscope Records, Jimmy Iovine, and began working on an album.

Between her MySpace and SayNow accounts, she has released several snippets of songs that were recorded for possible inclusion on her sophomore album. In a 2011 interview, Palmer stated the album is complete and is in the process of finalization. The self-titled album will be a mixture of R&B/hip-hop with pop undertones. Producers and writers for the album include Lil Eddie and Lucas Secon.

In January 2011, Palmer released her first mixtape Awaken. The mixtape was officially released on January 10, 2011, for downloads on mixtape-downloading websites. The first and only single released from the mixtape was “The One You Call”. A music video was also released for the song. It premiered on Palmer’s official YouTube channel and iTunes.

In 2011 she finished her show True Jackson, VP. In 2012, Palmer starred alongside Dolly Parton and Queen Latifah in the film Joyful Noise, released in January 2012. She produced and starred in Rags, a Nickelodeon musical film, as well as voice characters in Ice Age: Continental Drift and Winx Club. Palmer has also recently been cast in the upcoming comedy Virgin Mary, opposite Abigail Breslin and Carter Jenkins.

In 2012, Palmer spoke on the direction of the album saying “It’s definitely a progression. What you would think I’d sound like at my age is what it is. It’s a record I can say is truly my own. I was there from the beginning to the end. I was in full control of it, and it represents who I am.”

In July 2012, Palmer released the single “You Got Me” featuring Kevin McCall. The video for the single was released on July 11, 2012. Palmer has also announced a new single named “Dance Alone”. Palmer released a self-titled mixtape, Keke Palmer, on October 1, 2012. It includes her new singles “You Got Me” & “Dance Alone” which have already been released. Since the release, her mixtape has over 35,000 downloads.

Keke Palmer Television personality

In 2013 Keke portrayed Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas in the TLC VH1-biopic CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story. The film was completed in April 2013 and aired in October on the VH1 network, and it was released in select theaters soon after. On May 16, she released a video showing her recording and her performing cover of Alicia Keys song “If I Ain’t Got You”.

She recently took part in a cover of “The Other Side” with Max Schneider. The video was released on YouTube in late June 2013 and is on iTunes without Derulo’s part. In 2013, she also portrayed Elizabeth Royce Harwood in four episodes of 90210. Palmer starred in the horror film Animal.

Produced by Drew Barrymore, the film co-stars Elizabeth Gilles, Jeremy Sumpter, and Eve and is scheduled for a limited release on June 17, 2014, in theatres and VOD. In addition to being in the film, Palmer also performed and wrote a song entitled “Animal”, which is the main theme of the movie of the same name.

Palmer was cast in a recurring role in the second season of Showtime’s Masters of Sex. She played Coral, a nanny hired by the Masters to care for their new baby. Palmer is currently working with record producer and recording artist Bangladesh on her second studio album. It was announced on April 21, 2014, that Palmer was hosting her own daytime talk show on BET called Just Keke (formerly The Keke Palmer Project).

The show covered a variety of topics including fashion, pop culture, relationships, social issues, celebrity interviews, and much more. The show premiered on June 30, 2014, and it runs on Monday-Friday at 5 pm ET/PT. In August 2014, it was announced that Palmer would be the first African-American to star as Cinderella on Broadway in September 2014.

She performed her first show on September 9, 2014. Her last show was on the closing night of the show’s run on January 4, 2015. On August 21, 2015, Palmer announced her deal with Universal Music Group’s Island Records. Her first single with the label, titled “I Don’t Belong to You”, was released on October 25, 2015. Between September 2015 and December 2016, she had one of the leading roles on the Fox horror series Scream Queens.

In 2015, it was announced that Palmer would join Grease: Live broadcast on Fox on January 31, 2016, as “Pink Lady” Marty Maraschino along with Vanessa Hudgens, Julianne Hough, and Aaron Tveit. Rolling Stone wrote “Keke Palmer as the ‘mature’ Marty Maraschino was a standout, taking the classic character and completely making her own.

As Maraschino, Palmer was the coolest girl in school and could’ve easily been the leader of the Pink Ladies with her assertiveness, confidence and biting sense of humor.” She released the single “Enemiez” featuring Jeremih for her forthcoming album on March 4, 2016, on iTunes. The single is her second with Island Records. It was sent to US rhythmic radio on March 22, 2016.

In 2016, her memoir was released, titled I Don’t Belong to You: Quiet the Noise and Find Your Voice. On June 26, 2016, Palmer released a previously unreleased album she recorded when she was 16, now titled Waited to Exhale. The album was recorded during a dark period in her life when music executives didn’t have much faith in her. Palmer released her second extended play titled Lauren through Island Records on November 4, 2016.

A 17-minute short film of the same name was released exclusively on Billboard’s website. Palmer released a new single “Wind Up” featuring Quavo of the group Migos on April 21, 2017. On September 13, 2017, it was announced that Palmer will join as a series regular in the third season of the VH1 slasher television series Scream. She will star in the role of Kym. The season premiered on July 8, 2019.

2019–present: Strahan, Sara, and Keke

In September 2019, Keke starred opposite Jennifer Lopez and Constance Wu in Hustlers, directed by Lorene Scafaria. In 2019, as part of the #YouKnowMe campaign, she shared, via Twitter, she had an abortion. 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’ maternity leave.

On August 26, 2019, it was announced that Palmer would join the show permanently, becoming its third co-host with Haines and Strahan. In turn, the show was re-titled Strahan, Sara, and Keke. In November 2019, she was then honored with actresses, singers, politicians, activists, and others (such as Lilly Singh, Blackpink, Pete Buttigieg or Awkwafina) in Time 100 Next 2019 for the Phenoms Category. She was nominated by Strahan, Sara and Keke co-host, Michael Strahan.

On November 10, 2019, she was part of the song “Giants”, like Senna, by a virtual group True Damage in League of Legends in the 2019 World Championship. The song features singers Becky G, Soyeon and rappers Duckwrth and Thutmose. On the same day, she was part of the live performance for the opening ceremony of the finals.

Keke Palmer 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” by cduniverse.com.

Palmer was heavily influenced by American R&B singers Ciara, Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey, Aaliyah, Brandy, Mary J. Blige, Whitney Houston, and R. Kelly, as well as girl group TLC. Among her urban influences, Palmer also cites pop artists Gwen Stefani and Avril Lavigne as influences.

Following the release of her single “I Don’t Belong to You” on October 25, 2015, she took to interviewers to explain the meaning behind her song. “I don’t belong to anyone else but myself. I have to make my own decisions. Happiness is defined by me.

My sexuality is defined by me. And that can change and this can change and I can make it what I want to make it because I’m the one who makes that choice. So that’s what ‘I Don’t Belong to You’ is saying. This song feels right. It feels right and it’s telling who I am. And it captures my identity.” Following the interview, she shared with the world via social media that she now identifies as no label.

Keke Palmer Philanthropy

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. She has worked with such charities as the YWCA and with Saving Our Daughters.

Curtis Benjamin, the CEO of Saving Our Daughters stated, “We are so excited about having such an extraordinary singer & actress as Keke Palmer, to address these issues of bullying & abuse worldwide with the YWCA USA and with both our missions.”

In 2009, she attended the Stars and Strikes benefit for A Place Called Home. As of late 2010, Palmer, along with many other widely known celebrities, has been an avid representative for the “Saving Our Daughters” oath project, an anti-bullying campaign that allows people all over the world to take an oath to stop bullying.

Keke Palmer Nickelodeon

Keke Palmer Fashion career

In July 2009, Palmer launched a Wal-Mart fashion line inspired by her Nickelodeon show, True Jackson, VP. The fashion line consists of jumpers, modern dresses, knit tops, T-shirts, leggings, jeans and more for under $14.

Keke Palmer Kylie Jenner

Keke Palmer slams Kylie Jenner For Not Being Herself On Social Media. Keke Palmer criticized Kylie Jenner for giving in to “extreme” social pressures. She said: “So often [famous] people feel like, you know what, I’m just going to beat [haters] to the punch and either degrade myself or be so damn perfect they have nothing to say.

We’ve seen extremes of that. In the sense of the Kardashians, it’s like I’m going to show you so much and be perfect and be everything a woman should be or everything a man would like or love. And I’m going to be exactly that so you can’t bully me anymore.

“Specifically in the situation with Kylie, where you’ve had a young girl people have seen on television since she was a kid and they literally told her she was so ugly … the ugly person in the family. She went and did apparently everything the world deems as beautiful. The even crazier part is that everybody loves her for it.”

And the ‘Scream Queens’ star criticized Kylie for giving the wrong message to her generation. She added: “What I find interesting is that this is something that is being displayed to my generation showing young girls that if you do everything that society wants you to be, not only will you be praised for it but you will make money for it.

You can be profitable for not being who you truly are.” However, Keke insists she has never caved into society. She told Yahoo! Beauty: “[It is] absolutely so hard [to be authentic on social media] because everybody wants to make everybody so crazy, stupid, ugly, or dumb [but I stay true to myself].”

Keke Palmer Pimp

Keke plays a young woman who takes over her father’s illicit business in this gritty urban drama executive produced by Lee Daniels. Pimp is an engrossing melodrama that could easily have played to enthusiastic grindhouse audiences in the 1970s. Executive produced by Lee Daniels, the film manages simultaneously to feel feminist and utterly retrograde while proving fast-paced and entertaining.

She soon gets caught in a fierce battle when she comes face to face with a rival who runs an even more dangerous game. An urban love story set on the hard streets of the Bronx. A struggling female Pimp, named Wednesday, grows up learning the game from her dad. Once he’s gone she’s left to look out for her prostitute mother and girlfriend Nikki.

The film eventually lapses into familiar action mechanics in its violent final act. But along the way, it offers an impressively compelling depiction of its gritty milieu as well as a moving portrait of the tender, loving relationship between Wen and Nikki. Writer-director Crokos keeps the proceedings moving at a pace brisk enough to help one overlook the familiar plot dynamics, and the exceedingly blunt, profanity-laden dialogue often proves memorable.

Keke Palmer Shrink

Shrink is a 2009 American independent comedy-drama film about a psychiatrist who treats members of the entertainment industry in Los Angeles, California. In 2009, she had a role in the film Shrink of a patient named Jemma, who is a troubled high school student and is required to see a therapist by her school after cutting her hand by punching a mirror.

Keke Palmer Awards

Keke was in various of the nomination and had also won various awards as she performs remarkable performances in various movies and songs.

• BET YoungStars Award 2014, 2010
• NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture 2007 · Akeelah and the Bee
• NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited-series) 2012, 2011, 2010, … · True Jackson, VP
• Black Movie Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role 2006 · Akeelah and the Bee

Keke Palmer Movies

• Akeelah and the Bee 2006
• Hustlers 2019
• Joyful Noise 2012
• Rags 2012
• Pimp 2018
• The Longshots 2008
• Jump In! 2007
• Brotherly Love 2015
• Madea’s Family Reunion 2006
• Abducted: The Carlina White Story 2012
• Ice Age: Continental Drift 2012
• Grease: Live 2016
• CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story 2013
• Barbershop 2: Back in Business 2004
• Ice Age 5 2016
• The Wool Cap 2004
• Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare 2008
• Shrink 2009
• Animal 2014
• Imperial Dreams 2014
• The Trip to Bountiful 2014
• Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade 2016
• Winx Club: Magical Adventure 2010
• Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants 2009
• Grease Film

Keke Palmer TV Shows

• True Jackson, VP 2008-2011
• Strahan, Sara and Keke 2018
• Scream Queens 2015-2016
• Rags 2012
• Grease: Live 2016
• Scream (TV series) 2015-2019
• CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story 2013
• Berlin Station 2016-2019
• Just Keke 2014
• Tyler Perry’s House of Payne 2007-2012
• Winx Club: Enchantix 2011
• Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade 2016
• 7 Secrets Television show 2010
• Keke and Jamal 2006
• GMA3: Strahan, Sara & Keke

Keke Palmer Songs

• GIANTS GIANTS · 2019
• Man In The Mirror Joyful Noise · 2012
• Me and You Against the World Rags · 2012
• I Don’t Belong to You · 2015
• Twerk N Flirt Twerk N Flirt · 2019
• We Are family
• Better To Have Loved Better to Have Loved · 2018
• He’s Everything Joyful Noise · 2012
• Love You Hate You Rags · 2012
• Got Me Fucked Up Lauren · 2016
• Reverse Psychology Reverse Psychology · 2016
• Enemiez Enemiez · 2016
• Bossy Bossy (From “Star” Season 2) · 2018
• Hands Free Lauren · 2016
• Maybe I’m Amazed Joyful Noise · 2012
• Look at Me Now Rags · 2012
• Wind Up Wind Up · 2017
• Hood Anthem So Uncool · 2007
• Higher Medley Joyful Noise · 2012
• Freddy My Love
  Grease Live! (Music From The Television Event) · 2016
• It’s My Turn Now Jump In! · 2007
• Dance Alone Dance Alone · 2012
• Keep it Movin’ Keke Palmer · 2007
• Jealous Lauren · 2016
• The One You Call The One You Call · 2010
• Footworkin’ Keke Palmer · 2007
• Bottoms Up So Uncool · 2007
• Tonight So Uncool · 2007
• Pressure Lauren · 2016
• We Are Theme from “Ice Age: Continental Drift”
  2012
• I’m Yours Joyful Noise · 2012
• Jumpin’ Jump In! · 2007

Frequently Asked Questions About Keke Palmer

Who is Palmer?

She is an American actress, singer, songwriter, dancer and television personality.

How old is Keke?

She is 26 years old as of 2019.

How tall is Palmer?

She stands at a height 5feet 6inches

Is Keke married?

She isn’t married but she is in a relationship with Elvin Jackson.

How much is Palmer worth?

She has an estimated net worth of $7.5 million dollars.

How much does Keke make?

She has not revealed the amount of money that she earns but it is believed she earns good money through her career.

Where does Palmer live?

She lives in Illinois Chicago U.S.A

Is Keke dead or alive?

She is still alive and in good health.

Who is Palmer Father?

Keke Palmer’s father is called Larry Palmer.

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