Acting

Grace Byers

Born 1984-07-26 · Butler, Pennsylvania, USA

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.

Credits

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