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TV
Acting
Grace Byers
- Born
- (age 42)
- Birthplace
- Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
- Credits
- 14 titles
Biography
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.
Signature work
Known For
Acting credits 14
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Flash Before the Bang Film | |
| TBA | One in a Million Film | |
| 2025 | Wife Stalker Film | Piper |
| 2023 | The Retirement Plan Film | Hector |
| 2023 | The Blackening Film | Allison |
| 2022 | Sherri TV | Self - Guest (2 ep) |
| 2021 | Harlem TV | Quinn Joseph (24 ep) |
| 2020 | Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices TV | (1 ep) |
| 2019 | The Tamron Hall Show TV | Self - Guest (1 ep) |
| 2018 | Bent Film | Kate |
| 2017 | The Gifted TV | Reeva Payge (16 ep) |
| 2017 | Tales TV | Edie (1 ep) |
| 2015 | Empire TV | Anika Calhoun (66 ep) |
| 2013 | Whose Line Is It Anyway? TV | Self (2 ep) |