Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

July 26, 1984 (age 41)

Place of Birth

Butler, Pennsylvania, USA

Also Known As

Grace Lillis Gealey

Grace Gealey

IMDb Instagram Twitter

Grace Byers

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.