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Keke Palmer said she didn't feel adequately paid in Hollywood until Jordan Peele's 'Nope' — two decades into her career

Keke Palmer has been acting since the age of 10, but realized she couldn't rely on it as her sole source of income, she told Business Insider.

Before "Nope," Palmer led the Nickelodeon series "True Jackson, VP," which ran from 2008 until 2011, starred in the 2015 slasher comedy " Scream Queens" created by Ryan Murphy, and voiced the mammoth Peaches in multiple " Ice Age" movies. Palmer, who is also a singer, TV host, author, and podcaster, said that gender and racial inequalities are very real in Hollywood, but she doesn't dwell on them. Dave J Hogan/Getty Images Palmer said it's one of the reasons she's diversified her income streams, including owning multiple production companies, and has encouraged others to do the same.

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