Grace Gealey

Grace Gealey Biography

Grace Gealey (born July 26, 1984) is an American actress, known for her role as Anika Calhoun in the Fox music-industry primetime soap opera, Empire.

Early life

Gealey was born in Butler, Pennsylvania, and raised in the Cayman Islands from infancy. After moving to the United States, she received her bachelor's degree in Theater Arts at the University of South Florida in Tampa. Gealey later attended the University of California, Irvine, where she received her Master"?s of Fine Arts in acting.

Career

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.

Personal life

During an interview on the daytime talk show, FABLife which aired on October 7, 2015, Gealey confirmed she was engaged to costar Trai Byers. She and Byers married on Grand Cayman Island on April 14, 2016.

Filmography

Television


Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014-present	Empire	Anika Calhoun	Series regular

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