Keke Palmer
Ava Bailey
Published May 13, 2026
Palmer in 2010, Featureflash / Shutterstock.com
Birth Name: Lauren Keyana Palmer
Place of Birth: Harvey, Illinois, U.S.
Date of Birth: August 26, 1993
Ethnicity: African-American
Keke Palmer is an American actress, singer, songwriter, and television presenter. She is known for her roles in the films Madea’s Family Reunion, Akeelah and the Bee, Joyful Noise, Hustlers, and Nope, and the shows Scream Queens and True Jackson, VP, among other works.
Her parents, Sharon and Larry Palmer, have both also acted. Her parents are both black. She has a son with her partner Darius Jackson.