American actress and singer
Amber Riley
Amber Patrice Riley, sometimes known mononymously as Riley, is an American actress, singer and songwriter.
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- Profession
- American actress and singer
- Born
- 1986-02-15
Overview
Amber Patrice Riley, sometimes known mononymously as Riley, 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.
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