Palmer made her acting debut in Barbershop 2: Back in Business, in which she played a brief part. She starred in the drama film Akeelah and the Bee after appearing in the television series The Wool Cap. She established herself as a notable child actress with performances in Madea's Family Reunion, Jump In!, The Longshots, and Shrink. So Uncool, her debut studio album, was released in 2007.

Early Life

Lauren Keyana Palmer was born in Harvey, Illinois, on August 26, 1993. She was raised in a Catholic family.

Sharon and Lawrence "Larry" Palmer, who met in theater school, were professional actors before settling into full-time professions. Her father is a deacon and works for a polyurethane company, while her mother is a high school teacher who deals with autistic children. Palmer began singing in churches but gained notoriety after appearing in a theatrical play at a Chicago tourist attraction. Palmer auditioned for a theater version of The Lion King when he was nine years old in 2002.

Career

One of her first auditions was in 2002 when, being nine years old, she auditioned for a stage production of The Lion King. She got her first role shortly after that. We saw her in 2004 in "Barbershop 2: Back in Business", playing the role of Gina's niece and in Television in the Episode: "The Letter" of "Cold Case," in the Episode: "Healing Touch" of "Strong Medicine," and in the Television film "The Wool Cap." In 2006 she was in "Akeelah and the Bee," playing the role of Akeelah Anderson, and in "Madea's Family Reunion," playing the role of Nikki Grady. We saw her in the Television film "Knights of the South Bronx," in the Episode: "Big Bank, Little Bank" of the series "Second Time Around," in the Episode: "The Show Must Go On" of "ER," and in the Episode: "Storm" of the TV series "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit." In 2007 she played in "Cleaner," with the role of Rose Cutler, and she's also been in "Jump In!", playing the role of Mary Thomas.

For Television, she's been in the Episode: "Bully and the Beast" of "Tyler Perry's House of Payne" and in the Episode: "Fame Game of Just Jordan." In 2008 we saw her in "The Longshots," playing the role of Jasmine Plummer, and in "Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare," where she plays the role of Crystal Tortoise. She will be in the same year even in the cast of the TV show "True Jackson, VP" in which she played the lead role of True Jackson for four seasons, till 2011. In 2009 she was in "Shrink," playing the role of Jemma, while in 2010, she borrowed her voice to Candice in the episode "Harder, Better, Faster, Browner" of "The Cleveland Show." In 2011 she was in Television in the Episode: "Boom Boom Pow: Parts 1 & 2" of "Degrassi: The Next Generation," and, from 2011 to 2014, she gave her voice to Aisha in the cartoon "Winx Club."