Keke Palmer
Award-Winning Actress, Television Host, and Entrepreneur
Keke Palmer is an Emmy award-winning actress, singer/songwriter, producer, and television host. Palmer rose to prominence through her breakout role in Akeelah and the Bee at age 12 and has gone on to star in over 25 films and 30 TV shows, including Jordan Peele’s acclaimed film Nope, Roadside Attraction’s Alice, which she also executive produced, STX's Hustlers, FOX's Scream Queens and of course Nickelodeon's True Jackson, VP. She recently launched her record-breaking podcast, Baby, This is Keke Palmer for Wondery/Amazon, and founded her own digital network, KeyTV for which she has written, produced, and starred in various original content, including her directorial debut, the short film Big Boss, accompanied by an album of the same title, released in May 2023. Palmer earned a 2021 Primetime Emmy Award for her self-created series, Turnt Up With the Taylors, and recently made history as the first Black woman to win 'Outstanding Host For A Game Show’ at the 2023 Emmys for her work hosting NBC's reboot of Password.
Palmer has broken barriers from a young age, becoming the youngest actress ever to receive a SAG Award nomination in a lead actor category for her work in The Wool Cap at the age of 10, the youngest and first Black Cinderella in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s iconic musical, Cinderella on Broadway, the first Black woman to star as Marty in the Emmy-nominated TV movie version of Grease Live!, the first Black woman to host the MTV Video Music Awards, and the youngest talk show host in history.
Palmer has broken barriers from a young age, becoming the youngest actress ever to receive a SAG Award nomination in a lead actor category for her work in The Wool Cap at the age of 10, the youngest and first Black Cinderella in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s iconic musical, Cinderella on Broadway, the first Black woman to star as Marty in the Emmy-nominated TV movie version of Grease Live!, the first Black woman to host the MTV Video Music Awards, and the youngest talk show host in history.