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Grace Byers
ActingBORN: 1984-07-26Butler, 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.
Top Filmography
7.6
The Gifted
2017 // TV
7.1
Empire
2015 // TV
5.9
The Blackening
2023 // MOVIE
6.0
The Retirement Plan
2023 // MOVIE
5.2
Bent
2018 // MOVIE
7.7
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
2013 // TV
7.4
Harlem
2021 // TV
4.9
Tamron Hall
2019 // TV
6.5
Tales
2017 // TV
2.7
Sherri
2022 // TV
5.8
Wife Stalker
2025 // MOVIE
5.4
Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices
2020 // TV
0.0
Flash Before the Bang
NaN // MOVIE
0.0
One in a Million
NaN // MOVIE