Grace Byers
Known For
Acting
Born
1984-07-26 in Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
Most Known For
Empire
as Anika Gibbons
Sherri
as Self - Guest
The Gifted
as Reeva Payge
Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
as Self
Harlem
as Quinn Joseph
Tales
as Edie
Bent
as Kate
The Retirement Plan
as Hector
The Blackening
as Allison
Wife Stalker
as Piper
Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices
Flash Before the Bang