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Keke Palmer

Keke Palmer

Actor and producer · Born August 26, 1993 (33) · Harvey, Illinois, USA

2 Primetime Emmys · Screen Actors Guild Award nominee · 2 other major award bodies

Lauren Keyana "Keke" Palmer (/ˈkiːki/ KEE-kee; 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. Palmer debuted as a child with roles in the films Barbershop 2: Back in Business and The Wool Cap (both 2004) 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. As a singer, Palmer has released five extended plays. In addition to acting, she has hosted the talk shows Just Keke (2014) and Strahan, Sara, and Keke (2019–2020) and the game show Password since 2022. In 2024, she released her second book, Master of Me, a hybrid memoir and self-help manual. Description above from the Wikipedia article Keke Palmer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 26, 1993 (33)
From
Harvey, Illinois, USA
Works as
Actor and producer
Titles
58 on MovieCove · 89 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 33% in 30 days

What are Keke Palmer's films like?

Across their 44 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Animation6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 16th percentile
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
38%
Self
32%
Society
11%
Morality
8%
Survival
6%
Power
4%
Ideas
1%
Family bonds15 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship13 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth10 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love8 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose8 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty6 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 34 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 16 · Serious 11 · Dark 7

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 21 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 6

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 13 · Charged 13 · Intense 8

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 16 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 4

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 14 · Funny 9

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 26 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 25 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 29 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

30 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 14 of 30 analyzed roles.

Ally
14 of 30
Hero
13 of 30
Herald
2 of 30
Mentor
1 of 30
Show the 30 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
19
Tense
17
Hopeful
15
Warm
13
Absurd
9
Other
47

How their films linger

Feel-good22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy23
  • Bittersweet12
  • Ambiguous9

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Keke Palmer's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 49 of their 58 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Keke Palmer's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

89 credits, 58 with a MovieCove page; 46 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Spaceballs: The New One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    as Destiny

  • Ice Age: Boiling Point (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    as Peaches (voice)

  • The Angry Birds Movie 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as (voice)

  • I Love Boosters(2026)

    Executive Producer · as Corvette

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The 'Burbs(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer · as Samira Fisher

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • The Rise & Fall of DivaGurl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Executive Producer · Writer · as Keyana

  • Good Fortune(2025)

    as Elena

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Pickup(2025)

    as Zoe

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Just Keke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director · Executive Producer · as Self

  • Good Hang with Amy Poehler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • One of Them Days(2025)

    Executive Producer · as Dreux

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as Dr. Klak (voice)

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • This Is Me... Now(2024)

    as Scorpio

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Under the Boardwalk(2023)

    as Ramona (voice)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Big Boss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Keke Palmer

  • Keep Me In Mind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Executive Producer

  • Sportsfan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer · as Dr. Fern

  • Nope(2022)

    as Emerald Haywood

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Lightyear(2022)

    as Izzy Hawthorne (voice)

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Not So Pretty(2022)

    Show 4 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • Alice(2022)

    Executive Producer · as Alice

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Human Resources(2022)

    Show 20 episodes · as Connie's Friends #2 (voice) · as Rochelle Hillhurst (voice)

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder(2022)

    Show 12 episodes · as Maya (voice)

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • The Afterparty(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as 'Danner'

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Foodtastic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 11 episodes · Executive Producer · as Self - Host

  • Come Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Angie (voice)

  • Turnt Up with the Taylors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 8 episodes · as Barbie / Gammy Tay / Lil Thad / Miranda / Rick

  • 2 Minutes of Fame(2020)

    as Sky

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Hustlers(2019)

    as Mercedes

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Pimp(2018)

    Executive Producer · as Wednesday

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Explained(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Big Mouth(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Rochelle the Hate Worm (voice)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Star(2016)

    Show 10 episodes · as Gigi

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Berlin Station(2016)

    Show 19 episodes · as April Lewis

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Insecure(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Kira

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Ice Age: Collision Course(2016)

    as Peaches (voice)

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade(2016)

    as Peaches (voice)

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Grease Live!(2016)

    as Marty

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Scream Queens(2015)

    Show 23 episodes · as Zayday Williams

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Scream: The TV Series(2015)

    Show 6 episodes · as Kym

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Brotherly Love(2015)

    as Jackie Taylor

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Animal(2014)

    as Alissa

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Trip to Bountiful(2014)

    as Thelma

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Imperial Dreams(2014)

    as Samaara

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story(2013)

    as Rozanda 'Chilli' Thomas

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Masters of Sex(2013)

    Show 4 episodes · as Coral

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Abducted: The Carlina White Story(2012)

    as Carlina White

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Ice Age: Continental Drift(2012)

    Songs · as Peaches (voice)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Rags(2012)

    Producer · as Kadee Worth

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Key and Peele(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Malia's Anger Translator

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Joyful Noise(2012)

    as Olivia Hill

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Winx Club - The Shadow Phoenix (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Aisha (voice)

  • Bubble Guppies(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · as Stylee (voice)

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • BrainSurge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Cleveland Show(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows

  • Shrink(2009)

    as Jemma

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • True Jackson, VP(2008)

    Show 60 episodes · Theme Song Performance · as True Jackson

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare(2008)

    as Crystal Tortoise (voice)

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • 90210(2008)

    Show 4 episodes · as Elizabeth Royce Harwood

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • The Longshots(2008)

    as Jasmine

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Cleaner(2007)

    as Rose Cutler

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Jump in!(2007)

    as Mary Thomas

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Keke and Jamal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Rachael Ray (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Akeelah and the Bee(2006)

    as Akeelah Anderson

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Madea's Family Reunion(2006)

    as Nikki

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Knights of the South Bronx(2005)

    as Kenya Russell

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Grey's Anatomy(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Sheryll Jeffries

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • The Wool Cap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Lou

  • Second Time Around (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Sharlene

  • Barbershop 2: Back in Business(2004)

    as Gina's Niece

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Winx Club(2004)

    Show as Aisha

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Cold Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Arlene (1939)

  • Degrassi: The Next Generation(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Keke Palmer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Strong Medicine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Sarina

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Tasha Wright

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Family Guy(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Pam (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • ER(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Janell Parkerson

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Being Mortal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Gods Unknown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Kate Vance

  • Lottery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer · Actor

  • Moxie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · Actor

  • One of Them Days 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Dreux

  • Ride or Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer · as Tami Moore

  • Scream Queens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Zayday Williams

  • Super Toys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Backup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · as Alyssa

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 88 titles, 76 of them dated from 1992 to 2026; peak year 2013.

Biggest box office

Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)

$877M worldwide

Highest rated

CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story (2013)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

Winx Club (2004)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19922026

Peak 2013 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 28 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting85 of 88: 70 only acting, 15 with another role · typical Midcredits score58thDirecting3 of 88: 0 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting3 of 88: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing16 of 88: 2 only producing, 14 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thOther crew3 of 88: 0 only other crew, 3 with another role

88 titles, 16 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 13 of them.

By decade

1990s4 · acting2000s21 · 21 acting · 1 crew2010s26 · 26 acting · 3 crew2020s25 · 22 acting · 10 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 29% of 31 roles
0409141924

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

2 Primetime Emmys from 6 major nominations, 2005–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Lead Performance
  2. 2024
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Host for a Game Show
  3. 2023
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Host for a Game Show
  4. 2021
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series
  5. 2007
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Young Actress
  6. 2005
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Keke Palmer's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 33; across their 34 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Midcredits score across 58 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up16
  • 50th to 74th16
  • 25th to 49th17
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

20 of their 58 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic6
  • Crowd Pleaser20
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed20

Most divisive · actor

The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder (2022)

95th percentile spread · 71% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story (2013)

Midcredits 92nd · 83% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 32 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Keke Palmer's work okay for kids?

Across up to 22 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore18 titles25–74 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity22 titles9–72 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity20 titles23–84 · median 65 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs16 titles12–63 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense15 titles25–74 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Keke Palmer work with?

People who share at least 2 of Keke Palmer's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Denis Leary shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers