Grace Byers
July 26, 1984 (40 years old) in Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
Grace Byers (née Gealey; born July 26, 1984) is an American actress, known for her role as Anika Calhoun in the Fox music-industry drama, Empire. Gealey then moved to New York City, where she performed Off-Broadway, including in Venus Flytrap: A Femme Noir Mystery, and Rent. In 2013, she performed in the Chicago productions of The Misanthrope and Tartuffe. In 2014, Gealey was cast as Anika Calhoun in the Fox musical prime time drama, Empire opposite Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson. The series debuted on January 7, 2015.
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Credits
- 2023 ·The Retirement Planas Hector
- 2023 ·The Blackeningas Allison
- 2022 ·Sherrias Self - Guest
- 2021 ·Harlemas Quinn Joseph
- 2020 ·Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voicesas
- 2019 ·Tamron Hallas Self - Guest
- 2018 ·Bentas Kate
- 2017 ·The Giftedas Reeva Payge
- 2017 ·Talesas Edie
- 2015 ·Empireas Anika Gibbons
- 2013 ·Whose Line Is It Anyway?as Self
- Future ·Flash Before the Bangas