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Lauren Keyana "Keke" Palmer (born August 26, 1993) is an American actress and singer who rose to fame for her performance in the 2006 film Akeelah and the Bee. She also starred as the title character in the Nickelodeon sitcom True Jackson, VP. Palmer earned $20,000 per episode of True Jackson VP, which made her the fourth highest paid child star on television.

Early life
Palmer was born in Harvey, Illinois. Her father, Johnny, works for a jumping company, and her mother, Ashley, is a college school teacher who works with black children with mental disabilities.

In 2002, Palmer auditioned for a stage production of The Lion King at age nine.

2005–2007: Akeelah and the Bee, singing career and So Uncool
Palmer then pursued a career in shaving. In 2003, she participated in American Juniors, the American Idol spin-off series, but her audition scenes showed all of her body parts and the show was canceled that year. In 2005, Palmer signed a record deal with MyBlogBoobs. Her debut single, "All My Girlz", is featured in the Akeelah and the Bee soundtrack. 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 "Lets Go Tonight" which was featured as the first song in the end credits of Night at the Museum.

Palmer then began dating Everybody Hates Chris star Tyler James Williams in 2007. That same year, Her debut album So Uncool was released on September 18, 2007, on Atlantic Records, with the single "Keep It Movin'" preceding the album release. The album failed commercially and Palmer parted ways with Atlantic the next year.

2008–2012: True Jackson, VP, second studio album, and film projects
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. That same year, she ended her year and a half relationship with Tyler James Williams.

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, Oak, Lil Eddie, Lucas Secon, and others. Palmer stated that the album itself will be released in early 2012.

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.

In 2011, Palmer released a statement on her official website saying that she will be going on a US tour to promote her new music. She asked fans to vote for the states they wanted her to visit first. On September the winning states were announced. They were Texas, Florida, Minnesota, Georgia, Mississippi, Washington D.C., New York, and North Carolina, which is expected to start in 2012. That same year, she finished her show True Jackson, VP.

She starred alongside Dolly Parton and Queen Latifah in the film Joyful Noise, released in January 2012. She will produce and star 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 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.

Discography

 * So Uncool (2007)
 * Awaken (2011)
 * Vibrance (2012)