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Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1984-07-26

Place of Birth

Butler, Pennsylvania, USA

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.

Known for

Sherri

Sherri

Sherri Shepherd, actress, comic, and Emmy Award-winning longtime co-host of "The View", appears before a live audience with a daily dose of pop culture, comedy, conversations, and daytime talk staples, including celebrity and human interest interviews.

The Tamron Hall Show

The Tamron Hall Show

Former news host and journalist Tamron Hall discusses all things topical and engages those she interviews in thorough meaningful and entertaining conversations.

Empire

Empire

A powerful family drama about the head of a music empire whose three sons and ex-wife all battle for his throne.

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

Comedian Aisha Tyler hosts this improv comedy show where the actors on the show - Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles along with a special guest each episode -must put their comedic skills to the test through a series of spontaneous improv games, prompted only by random ideas supplied by the studio audience.

The Gifted

The Gifted

A suburban couple's ordinary lives are rocked by the sudden discovery that their children possess mutant powers. Forced to go on the run from a hostile government, the family joins up with an underground network of mutants and must fight to survive.

Harlem

Harlem

Four stylish and ambitious best girlfriends in Harlem, New York City: a rising star professor struggling to make space for her love life; a savvy tech entrepreneur always dating someone new; a no-filter singer; and a hopeless romantic fashion designer. Together, they level up into the next phase of their careers, relationships, and big city dreams.

Tales

Tales

A one-hour anthology series that distills classic hip-hop records and reimagines them as cinematic love letters.

The Retirement Plan

The Retirement Plan

When Ashley and her young daughter Sarah get caught up in a criminal enterprise that puts their lives at risk, she turns to the only person who can help: her estranged father Matt, currently living the life of a retired beach bum in the Cayman Islands. Their reunion is fleeting as they are soon tracked down on the island by crime boss Donnie and his lieutenant Bobo. As Ashley, Sarah, and Matt become entangled in an increasingly dangerous web, Ashley quickly learns her father had a secret past that she knew nothing about and that there is more to her father than meets the eye.

Bent

Bent

On his latest private investigation, a shamed former cop connects a murder case to a government conspiracy involving rogue agents from a top spy agency.

Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices

Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices

Celebrity readers share children's books by Black authors to spark kid-friendly conversations about empathy, equality, self-love and antiracism.

The Blackening

The Blackening

Seven black friends go away for the weekend, only to find themselves trapped in a cabin with a killer who has a vendetta. They must pit their street smarts and knowledge of horror movies against the murderer to stay alive.

Flash Before the Bang

Flash Before the Bang

The coming-of-age drama tells the true story of an all-deaf high school track & field team from the Oregon School for the Deaf. The team overcame discrimination and adversity on their way to an unprecedented victory against much larger Oregon public schools—becoming the Oregon State Track & Field Champions in 1986.

One in a Million

One in a Million

Young Jade Kassis is suddenly stricken with HLH — a rare and deadly blood disorder that throws his family into a battle for his life. As doctors race to find answers and the family strives to maintain hope, the line between the medical and the miraculous is rxplored.

Wife Stalker

Wife Stalker

Joanna's obsessive fantasy of a perfect life with Leo crumbles, leading to dire consequences. Her delusions of domestic harmony and eternal love are abruptly confronted by harsh reality, forcing her to face the truth of their relationship.