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Grace Byers

Acting Born Jul 26, 1984 Butler, Pennsylvania, USA 14 credits

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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Known for

Sherri

as Self - Guest

Tamron Hall

as Self - Guest

The Gifted

as Reeva Payge

Full filmography

  • Empire (2015) as Anika Calhoun
  • Sherri (2022) as Self - Guest
  • Tamron Hall (2019) as Self - Guest
  • The Gifted (2017) as Reeva Payge
  • Whose Line Is It Anyway? (2013) as Self
  • Harlem (2021) as Quinn Joseph
  • Tales (2017) as Edie
  • Bent (2018) as Kate
  • The Blackening (2023) as Allison
  • The Retirement Plan (2023) as Hector
  • Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices (2020)
  • Wife Stalker (2025) as Piper
  • One in a Million
  • Flash Before the Bang