Keke Palmer was born on August 26, 1993. She was born in Harvey, Illinois and raised in nearby Robbins, Illinois. She grew up in a Catholic household.
Palmer first sang in church but earned exposure performing at a stage show at a Church but earned exposure performing at a stage show at a Chicago tourist destination.
Between September 2015 and December 2016, she starred as Zayday Williams in the horror comedy series, Scream Queens, created by Ryan Murphy, In January 2016, she starred as Marty Maraschino in the television special Grease: Live.
In 2022, Palmer also starred in Alice, directed by Krystin Ver Linden, which had its world premiere at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival.