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.

Grace Byers

Acting Born July 26, 1984 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.

Known For

Sherri

Self - Guest

The Tamron Hall Show

Self - Guest

Empire

Anika Calhoun

The Retirement Plan

Hector

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

Self

The Gifted

Reeva Payge

Harlem

Quinn Joseph

Tales

Edie

Bent

Kate

The Blackening

Allison

Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices

One in a Million