Grace Byers
Born: 1984-07-26 in Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- Wife Stalker as Piper
2023
- The Blackening as Allison
- The Retirement Plan as Hector
2022
- Sherri as Self - Guest
2021
- Harlem as Quinn Joseph
2019
- Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
2018
- Bent as Kate
2017
- The Gifted as Reeva Payge
- Tales as Edie
2015
- Empire as Anika Gibbons
2013
- Whose Line Is It Anyway? as Self