Grace Byers

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.

Movies

The Retirement Plan

62 %|Aug 24, 2023

Action, Comedy, Crime

The Blackening

61 %|Jun 15, 2023

Horror, Comedy

Flash Before the Bang

0 %|Invalid Date

Drama, Family

Bent

53 %|Mar 9, 2018

Thriller, Crime

Series

Sherri

42 %|Sep 12, 2022

Talk

Harlem

78 %|Dec 2, 2021

Comedy

Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices

54 %|Sep 1, 2020

Kids, Family

Tamron Hall

51 %|Sep 9, 2019

Talk

The Gifted

76.25 %|Oct 2, 2017

Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama

Tales

71 %|Jun 27, 2017

Drama

Empire

72 %|Jan 7, 2015

Drama, Soap

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

77.22 %|Jul 16, 2013

Reality, Comedy