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Amber Riley

Actress / Television Actress / Stage Actress / Film Actress | * 02/15/1986 (38) | Los Angeles, California (United States of America (USA))
Amber Patrice Riley sometimes known mononymously as Riley (stylized in all caps), is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her portrayal of Mercedes Jones on the Fox comedy-drama series Glee (2009–2015). For her performance on the series, she and the rest of the cast won a Screen Actors Guild Award, and have been nominated for three Teen Choice Awards, three NAACP Image Awards, and a Grammy Award. In 2016, Riley originated the lead role of Effie White in the West End debut of Dreamgirls. She won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical and Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Musical Performance in 2017 for her work. Riley won season 17 of Dancing with the Stars in 2013. In 2017, Riley appeared as a judge on BBC One musical theatre talent show Let It Shine and formed a musical theatre supergroup with Beverley Knight and Cassidy Janson, known collectively as Leading Ladies and signed to East West Records/Warner. Her debut album, Songs from the Stage, was released on November 17, 2017. She participated on the American and British versions of The Masked Singer. ()
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Amber Patrice Riley (born February 15, 1986) is an American actress and singer best known for her role on the series Glee as Mercedes Jones.

Most frequent genres for this person: Music | Comedies | Reality-TV

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Movies with Amber Riley as Actress(11)

as Simone Hicks2022 Single Black Female
as Elle2020 Infamous
as "Daughters of Triton" Emcee2019 The Little Mermaid Live!
as Callie2018 Nobody's Fool
as Addaperle2015 The Wiz Live!
as Jackie Turner2015 My One Christmas Wish
as Mercedes Jones2011 Glee: The Concert Movie

TV Shows/Series with Amber Riley as Actress(16)

as Self - Judge2023 Mamma Mia! I Have A Dream
as Self (archive footage)2023 The Price of Glee
as Self - Expert2022 The Wheel
as Self - Guest2019 Tamron Hall
as Harp2019 The Masked Singer
as Britnaye2019 A Black Lady Sketch Show
as Fantasia2019 A Black Lady Sketch Show
as Dream Ghost #22015 Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
as herself2015 Celebrity Family Feud
as herself2011 The Glee Project
as Mercedes Jones2009 Glee
as Self - Judge2009 RuPaul's Drag Race
as herself2007 The Graham Norton Show
as Aiesha (voice)1989 The Simpsons

Additional Information

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Full Name: Amber Patrice Riley
Born: Saturday, 02/15 1986 (February) in Los Angeles, California (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 38 years + 43 days)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: La Mirada High School
Member of: Leading Ladies
Record Label: RBMG Records, Warner Music Group, East West Records
Net worth estimate: 2,000,000 USD
Other names for Amber Riley (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Amber Patrice Riley"
"RILEY" (Pseudonym)
Amber Riley frequently works together with these people:
Tress MacNeille (36x, Actress)
Pamela Hayden (23x, Actress)
Maggie Roswell (17x, Actress)
Wayne Brady (10x, Actor)
Phil Hartman (9x, Actor)
Rachel Bloom (8x, Actress)
Bob the Drag Queen (8x, Actor)
Chris Edgerly (8x, Actor)
Mike Reiss (7x, Crew)
Dawnn Lewis (7x, Actress)
Todrick Hall (4x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:272209, Added: 08/09/2018, Last updated: 03/11/2024