Grace Byers

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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.

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The Gifted
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Empire
Anika Calhoun · 2015
The Blackening
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The Retirement Plan
Hector · 2023
Bent
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Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Self · 2013
Harlem
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Tamron Hall
Self - Guest · 2019
Tales
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Sherri
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Wife Stalker
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