Who is Keke Palmer? And when she is retiring from Hollywood

• Keke Palmer is recognized for leading roles in comedy and drama productions.
• She won two Primetime Emmy Awards and five NAACP Image Awards.
• She welcomed her first child, Leodis Andrellton Jackson.

Keke Palmer is an American actress, singer, and television host. She has gained recognition for portraying leading and character roles in both comedy and drama productions. Additionally, she has created and currently hosts her podcast. Keke Palmer has garnered numerous accolades, including winning two Primetime Emmy Awards and five NAACP Image Awards. She has also received nominations for a Daytime Emmy Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Time magazine recognized her as one of the most influential people in the world in 2019.

Since commencing her career 20 years ago, Keke Palmer has been a Hollywood treasure, and her empire continues to evolve with time. In 2022, shortly after the launch of Palmer’s digital network KeyTV, she welcomed her first child, son Leodis Andrellton Jackson. A year later, the Emmy winner is opening up to Teen Vogue about her legacy and discussing where she envisions her future in Hollywood, as her definition of success evolves alongside her changing world.

Keke Palmer gets candid about her future in Hollywood:

Since 2022, Keke Palmer, CEO of KeyTV and Big Bosses Entertainment, has accomplished significant milestones. Turning 30, becoming a mother, and releasing her visual album, Big Boss, marked notable achievements. In 2024, she reached new milestones, winning an Emmy for her role in NBC’s Password revival. Notably, she became the first woman in 15 years to win a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Host for a Game Show and the first Black woman to win or be nominated.

“I just felt like, ‘I’m successful. What more do I need?'” Palmer said in an interview with Teen Vogue. “I was like, ‘I’m good. So now what?'” However, with every success, her definition of the concept has shifted to mean more than recognition and accolades. She shares with the outlet that she sees every milestone as another step towards empowering the next generation of artists of color and sharing all that she’s learned.

“When you create generational wealth within underserved communities, you create wealth within our entire economy,” Palmer said. “My hope and I desire to teach people the skills that I have, to teach them how to brand themselves, how to be entrepreneurs, how to work within a system, but also use that system to create something unique to them. In doing that… I’m not behind the eight-ball. And now my son,” she adds, “he can start at stage 10 instead of having to start at stage one like I did. I want other people to have that [too].”

The competition show host recognized that Palmer has the freedom to retire at her discretion; however, she asserted that she has not reached the point where she will permanently disappear from public view. “I don’t know. I think the timer has started,” she stated. “I think it’s because I just haven’t felt it yet. But the timer, I know that it’s around the corner. I don’t know when exactly, but it’s around the corner.”

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