Grace Byers

Grace Byers

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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TV Series

Tales

Tales

6.9
Empire

Empire

7.145
Whose Line Is It Anyway?

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

7.679
Harlem

Harlem

7.68
Tamron Hall

Tamron Hall

5.1
Sherri

Sherri

3.8
The Gifted

The Gifted

7.621
Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices

Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices

5.4

Movies

The Retirement Plan

The Retirement Plan

6.009
The Blackening

The Blackening

6
Flash Before the Bang

Flash Before the Bang

0
Bent

Bent

5.236
Wife Stalker

Wife Stalker

5.8