Cast & creator
Grace Byers
Best known for Sherri, The Tamron Hall Show, Empire
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.
Also known as: Grace Lillis Gealey, Grace Gealey, グレース・ギアリー
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film credits
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television credits
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2013–2025 · acting roles
6.0
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Signature credits
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Across film & television
Filmography (14)
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Sherri
Self - Guest
2022
The Tamron Hall Show
Self - Guest
2019
Empire
Anika Calhoun
2015
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Self
2013
The Gifted
Reeva Payge
2017
Harlem
Quinn Joseph
2021
Tales
Edie
2017
The Retirement Plan
Hector
2023
Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices
2020
The Blackening
Allison
2023
Bent
Kate
2018Flash Before the Bang
One in a Million
Wife Stalker
Piper
2025