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Grace Byers is an American actress. She starred as Anika Calhoun in the Fox music-industry drama series, Empire from 2015 to 2018. In 2021, she began starring as Quinn Joseph in the Amazon Prime Video comedy series, Harlem. In 2022, Byers played the leading role in the comedy horror film, The Blackening.
Grace Byers Age
Byers was born on July 26, 1984 in Butler, Pennsylvania, and raised in the Cayman Islands from infancy. She knows sign language due to having deaf parents.She is 39 years.
Grace Byers Parents
Her parents are Faith Byers and James Byers. Her mother is a speech-language pathologist and her father is a businessman.
Grace Byers Sister
She has one older sister, Faith Byers.
Grace Byers Education
Byers attended the University of South Florida in Tampa, where she received her bachelor’s degree in Theater Arts. She later attended the University of California, Irvine, where she received her Master’s of Fine Arts in acting.
Grace Byers Husband | Trai Byers | Wedding
Byers and Trai Byers got married on May 21, 2016, in Los Angeles. The wedding was a private ceremony with close friends and family.
Grace Byers Son
Grace has one son, Zion, who was born in 2019. She and her husband, actor Trai Byers, welcomed their son via surrogate.
Byers Career
Byers, gained widespread recognition for her role as Anika Calhoun in the popular TV series “Empire” (2015-2019). In the show, she portrayed a cunning and ambitious character who becomes entangled in the affairs of a wealthy family in the music industry.
Apart from “Empire,” Grace has appeared in various other television shows, including guest roles in “Nikita,” “Blue Bloods,” and “The Gifted.”
In addition to her work in television, She has also been involved in theater productions. She appeared in the stage play “The Misanthrope” and has demonstrated her talent as both an actress and a singer.
Grace Byers Movies and Tv Shows
- The Game (2012-2013): Played the role of Janay, a deaf woman who is dating Malik Wright
- Empire (2015-2018): Played the role of Anika Calhoun, the ex-wife of Lucious Lyon
- Harlem (2021-present): Plays the role of Quinn Joseph, a successful fashion designer who is trying to balance her career with her personal life
- The Blackening (2022): Played the lead role of Sasha, a woman who is trying to survive a zombie apocalypse
- A Girl Like Grace (2023): Played the role of Grace, a woman who is trying to find her way in the world after a traumatic experience
Grace Byers Book | Iam Enough | Scars to Beauty
She has written two books
- I Am Enough (2018): A children’s book about self-love and empowerment for young girls.
- Scars to Beauty (2022): A memoir about Byers’s journey to self-acceptance and self-love.
Grace Byers The Gifted
Byers played the role of Anika Calhoun in the Fox series, The Gifted, from 2017 to 2019.Anika is a powerful mutant with the ability to control the minds of others. She is initially introduced as the ex-wife of Lucious Lyon (Terrence Howard) and the mother of their son, Andre (Trai Byers).
Grace Byers The Blackening
Byers played the lead role of Sasha in the 2022 horror comedy film, The Blackening.
The Blackening is a satirical horror comedy film about a group of Black friends who go on a weekend getaway to a cabin in the woods.
Grace Byers Net worth
Her net worth is estimated to be $2 million.
Byers Twitter
Byers is active on Twitter, and her account is @LadyGraceByers. She has over 200,000 followers on Twitter.
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