Amber Riley
American actress and singer · United States · On the map · Actors · Born 1986 · age 40
Amber Patrice Riley, sometimes known mononymously as Riley, is an American actress, singer and songwriter.
Amber Riley is read about 1,145 times a day, in 35 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 9 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 400 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
Celebrity Weakest LinkSeries
Savvy Sheldon Feels Good As HellFilm, 2025Savannah 'Savvy' Sheldon
Single Black Female 3: The Final ChapterFilm, 2025Producer2024
Single Black Female 2: Simone's RevengeFilm, Simone2023
Mamma Mia! I Have A DreamSeries
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of MagicFilm, 20232022
Single Black FemaleFilm, Simone Hicks2021
Celebrity Wheel of FortuneSeries
Christmas Déjà VuFilm, 2021Kandi2020
Stars in the HouseSeries
InfamousFilm, 2020Elle2019
The Little Mermaid Live!Film, "Daughters of Triton" Emcee2018
Nobody's FoolFilm, Kalli2017Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Musical PerformanceAwardLaurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a MusicalAwardWhatsOnStage Award for Best Actress in a MusicalAward
Drop the MicSeries, 20172016
Straight Outta OZFilm2015
My One Christmas WishFilm, Jackie Turner
The Wiz Live!Film, 2015Addaperle2013
Whose Line Is It Anyway?Series2011
Glee: The Concert MovieFilm, Mercedes Jones2010Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy SeriesAward
Disney Parks Christmas Day ParadeFilm, 20102009
GleeSeries, Mercedes Jones2007
The Graham Norton ShowSeries2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!Series1989
The SimpsonsSeries, Aiesha (voice)1986Born15 February 1986People around Amber
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Dianna Agron Also in Glee, Pilot and Showmance
Jane Lynch Also in Glee, Pilot and Showmance
Lea Michele Also in Glee, Pilot and Showmance
Naya Rivera Also in Glee, Pilot and Showmance
Chris Colfer Also in Glee, Pilot and Showmance
Cory Monteith Also in Glee, Pilot and Showmance
Jayma Mays Also in Glee, Pilot and Showmance
Ryan Murphy Directed Pilot, Showmance and Theatricality
Matthew Morrison Also in Glee, Pilot and Showmance
Heather Morris Also in Glee, Theatricality and Born This Way
Mark Salling Also in Glee, Pilot and Showmance
Kevin McHale Also in Glee, Pilot and Showmance
Jenna Ushkowitz Also in Glee, Pilot and Showmance
Jessalyn Gilsig Also in Glee, Pilot and Showmance
Mike O'Malley Also in Glee, Theatricality and Born This Way
Alfonso Gomez-Rejon Directed Born This Way and Grilled Cheesus
Brad Falchuk Wrote Pilot, Showmance and Born This Way
Ian Brennan Wrote Pilot, Showmance and The Rhodes Not Taken
Eric Stoltz Directed Glee, Duets and Big Brother
Harry Shum Also in Glee, Theatricality and The Break Up
Darren Criss Also in Glee, The Break Up and Big Brother
Chord Overstreet Also in Glee, The Break Up and Big Brother
Elodie Keene Directed Vitamin D and Theatricality
Iqbal Theba Also in Glee, Theatricality and Big Brother
Known for
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Glee: The Concert Movie 2011
The Wiz Live! 2015
The Little Mermaid Live! 2019
Nobody's Fool 2018
Infamous 2020
Filmography 17
44 credits on file
Television 24
Media & music
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About this person
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.
