Grace Byers is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Anika Calhoun in the Fox music-industry drama, Empire. In 2017, Byers was cast as Reeva Payge in the superhero drama series The Gifted on Fox. Born Grace Lillis Gealey on July 26, 1984 in Butler, Pennsylvania, to deaf parents, she was raised in the Cayman Islands from infancy. She obtained an undergraduate degree in Theater from the University at South Florida and an MFA in Acting from the University of California, Irvine. On April, 14 2016, she married fellow Empire co-star Trai Byers.
Grace Byers
Grace Byers Personal Details:
Date Of Birth: 26 July 1984
Birth Place: Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
Birth Name: Grace Lillis Gealey
Nickname: Grace
Zodiac Sign: Leo
Occupation: Actress
Nationality: American, Caymanian
Race/Ethnicity: Multiracial (European, Afro-Caymanian)
Religion: Unknown
Hair Color: Dark Brown
Eye Color: Dark Brown
Sexual Orientation: Straight
Grace Byers Body Statistics:
Weight in Pounds: 130 lbs
Weight in Kilogram: 59 kg
Height in Feet: 5′ 5″
Height in Meters: 1.65 m
Body Build/Type: Average
Body Measurements: 34-26-35 in (86-66-89 cm)
Breast Size: 34 inches (86 cm)
Waist Size: 26 inches (66 cm)
Hips Size: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bra Size/Cup Size: 32C
Feet/Shoe Size: 9.5 (US)
Dress Size: 4 (US)
Grace Byers Family Details:
Father: Unknown
Mother: Cheryl McCoy-Gealey
Spouse/Husband: Trai Byers (m. 2016)
Children: Not yet
Siblings: Faith (Sister)
Others: Harry McCoy (Maternal grandfather), Theoline Lillis (Maternal grandmother)
Grace Byers Education:
University of South Florida (2006)
University of California Irvine (2010)
Grace Byers Facts:
*She was born on July 26, 1984 in Butler, Pennsylvania, USA.
*She is the daughter of deaf parents.
*She earned her bachelor’s degree in Theater Arts from University of South Florida.
*She knows sign language due to having deaf parents.
*Follow her on Twitter and Instagram.