Grace Byers
Born in Butler, Pennsylvania, USA — Jul 26 1984
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.
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The Gifted
Reeva Payge
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Self
Empire
Anika Calhoun
Harlem
Quinn Joseph
Tales
Edie
The Retirement Plan
Hector
Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices
The Blackening
Allison
Bent
Kate
One in a Million
Flash Before the Bang
Wife Stalker
Piper