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.
Filmography
Cast Credits

Wife Stalker
Character: Piper
MOVIE • 2025

The Retirement Plan
Character: Hector
MOVIE • 2023

The Blackening
Character: Allison
MOVIE • 2023

Sherri
Character: Self - Guest
TV • 2022

Harlem
Character: Quinn Joseph
TV • 2021

Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices
Character:
TV • 2020

Tamron Hall
Character: Self - Guest
TV • 2019

Bent
Character: Kate
MOVIE • 2018

The Gifted
Character: Reeva Payge
TV • 2017

Tales
Character: Edie
TV • 2017

Empire
Character: Anika Gibbons
TV • 2015

Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Character: Self
TV • 2013
Flash Before the Bang
Character:
MOVIE • TBA