Grace Byers
Birthday
1984/07/26 (40 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
Also know as
Grace Lillis Gealey, Grace Gealey
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.
Acting
(2023) The Retirement Plan
as Hector
(2023) The Blackening
as Allison
Flash Before the Bang
as ---
(2018) Bent
as Kate
(2017) Tales
as Edie
(2015) Empire
as Anika Gibbons
(2013) Whose Line Is It Anyway?
as Self
(2021) Harlem
as Quinn Joseph
(2019) Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest
(2022) Sherri
as Self - Guest
(2017) The Gifted
as Reeva Payge
(2020) Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices
as ---