Grace Byers
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.
Born: July 26, 1984
Place of Birth: Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
Known For
Filmography
2025
Wife Stalker
as Piper
2023
The Retirement Plan
as Hector
2023
The Blackening
as Allison
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
2017
Tales
as Edie
2015
Empire
as Anika Gibbons
2013
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
as Self