Grace Byers
Acting
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.
Filmography
Wife Stalker
2025 · Movie
The Retirement Plan
2023 · Movie
The Blackening
2023 · Movie
Sherri
2022 · Series
Harlem
2021 · Series
Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices
2020 · Series
Tamron Hall
2019 · Series
Bent
2018 · Movie
The Gifted
2017 · Series
Tales
2017 · Series
Empire
2015 · Series
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
2013 · Series
Flash Before the Bang
Movie
One in a Million
Movie