Grace Byers

Grace Byers

39 · Born: Jul 26, 1984

2022
2015

Personal Details

Born Jul 26, 1984 Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
  • Cheryl McCoy 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.

Career

2023
The Retirement Plan
The Blackening
The Blackening as Allison
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2021
Harlem
Harlem as Quinn
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2020
Bookmarks
Bookmarks
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2018
Bent
Bent as Kate
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The Gifted
The Gifted as Reeva Payge
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2015
Empire
Empire as Anika Gibbons
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