Grace Gealey
| Grace Gealey | |
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| Born | July 26, 1984 Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Spouse(s) | Trai Byers (m. 2016) |
Grace Gealey (born July 26, 1984)[1] is an American actress, known for her role as Anika Calhoun in the Fox music-industry primetime soap opera, Empire.
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Early life
Gealey was born in Butler, Pennsylvania, and raised in the Cayman Islands from infancy.[2] After moving to the United States, she received her bachelor's degree in Theater Arts at the University of South Florida in Tampa.[2] Gealey later attended the University of California, Irvine, where she received her Master’s of Fine Arts in acting.[2]
Career
Gealey then moved to New York City where she performed Off-Broadway, including in Venus Flytrap: A Femme Noir Mystery, and Rent.[3][4] In 2013, she performed in the Chicago productions of The Misanthrope and Tartuffe.[5][6] In 2014, Gealey was cast as Anika Calhoun in the Fox musical prime time drama, Empire opposite Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson.[7][8] The series debuted on January 7, 2015.[9]
Personal life
Gealey was engaged to her Empire costar Trai Byers.[10] She and Byers married on Grand Cayman Island on April 14, 2016.[11][12]
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–present | Empire | Anika Calhoun | Series regular |
References
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External links
- Pages with broken file links
- Articles with hCards
- 1984 births
- Living people
- American soap opera actresses
- American stage actresses
- 21st-century American actresses
- University of South Florida alumni
- Caymanian artists
- University of California, Irvine alumni
- Caymanian emigrants to the United States
- People from Butler, Pennsylvania
- Actresses from Pennsylvania
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