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.

Filmography

Wife Stalker

2025

The Retirement Plan

2023

The Blackening

2023

Sherri

2022

Harlem

2021

Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices

2020

Tamron Hall

2019

Bent

2018

The Gifted

2017

Tales

2017

Empire

2015

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

2013

Flash Before the Bang

One in a Million