Amber Riley, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Amber Riley

actress, singer

Date of Birth: 15-Feb-1986

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States

Profession: actor, singer, stage actor, dancer, television actor, film actor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Amber Patrice Riley (born February 15, 1986) is an American actress, singer and author.
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 won a Screen Actors Guild Award, and has been nominated for three Teen Choice Awards, three NAACP Image Awards, and a Grammy Award. In November 2016, Riley led the West End debut of Dreamgirls, playing the lead role of Effie White.
She won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical in 2017 for her role in Dreamgirls.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.
Their debut album, Songs from the Stage, was released on November 17, 2017.