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.
The Retirement Plan
Hector
2023
The Blackening
Allison
2023
Flash Before the Bang
Wife Stalker
Piper
2025
Sherri
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
2022
Harlem
Quinn Joseph · (24 episodes)
2021
Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices
(1 episode)
2020
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2019
Bent
Kate
2018
The Gifted
Reeva Payge · (16 episodes)
2017
Tales
Edie · (1 episode)
2017
Empire
Anika Gibbons · (66 episodes)
2015
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Self · (1 episode)
2013