Amber Riley
Also known as RILEY
American actress and singer
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Acting · Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
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- Single Black Female 3: The Final Chapter — Simone2025
- Savvy Sheldon Feels Good As Hell — Savannah 'Savvy' Sheldon2025
- Celebrity Weakest Link — Self - Contestant2025
- Single Black Female 2: Simone's Revenge — Simone2024
- Disney Junior Ariel — Ursula (voice)2024
- Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic — Self - Performer2023
- Mamma Mia! I Have A Dream — Self - Judge2023
- Single Black Female — Simone Hicks2022
- Step Into… The Movies with Derek and Julianne Hough — Self2022
- The Jennifer Hudson Show2022
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Amber Patrice Riley (born February 15, 1986), sometimes known mononymously as Riley (stylized in all caps), is an American actress, singer and songwriter. She is best known for her portrayal of Mercedes Jones on the Fox comedy-drama series Glee (2009–2015), for which she was nominated for three NAACP Image Awards, and won a shared Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. As a member of the Glee cast, Riley charted over 200 entries on the Billboard Hot 100, and was nominated for a Grammy Award.
In 2016, Riley originated the lead role of Effie White in the West End debut of Dreamgirls. For her work, she won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical and Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Musical Performance in 2017.
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