Mini-Biography
Lauren Keyana Palmer was born on the 26th of August 1993, in Harvey, Illinois she is an actress/singer who won a small role in the feature film, BarberShop 2 - Back In Business, at the tender age of nine. The role of, Gina's Niece, though small, was significant in the movie.That role led to a series of guest-starring roles on television shows like, Strong Medicine, Cold Case, ER, and Law & Order SVU.
Keke later went on to star in an Emmy-nominated made for TV movie entitled, The Wool Cap, where she worked alongside one of her favorite actors William H. Macy. Her amazing performance in Wool Cap was so remarkable, that it earned her an NAACP Image Award nomination for Best Actress in a Movie Made for Television, as well as a Screen Actors Guild Nomination in the Best Leading Actress category.
Keke has done several national commercials, made for TV movies, television guest starring appearances, shot a pilot for her own show on Disney Channel, Keke & Jamal, and two LionsGate family movies, Madea's Family Reunion, starring Tyler Perry, Blair Underwood, Lynn Whitfield, Cicely Tyson and Maya Angelou, Akeelah and The Bee, starring Laurence Fishburne and Angela Bassett.
Recently, Keke had the pleasure of co-starring in the made for television movies, Knights Of the South Bronx, and Disney's Jump In with Corbin Bleu. She also appeared in the 2007 film Cleaner with Samuel L. Jackson, and made a recent guest appearance on the TV show House of Payne. Keke will be seen next as 'Jasmine' in the 2008 film Comeback.
Keke is also an accomplished singer/songwriter and just recently signed a major recording contract with Atlantic Records. Although she had offers from three other major labels, Keke felt strongly that Atlantic was the right place for her, after all, it is the label that launched the careers of legendary artists such as, Aretha Franklin & Ray Charles. At the age of twelve, Keke has a long way to go, but no one can argue the fact that she is off to a fantastic start!
