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Amber Riley

Amber Riley

BIO

Born on Feb. 15, 1986 in Los Angeles, Calif., Amber Riley was a born performer. At 17 she auditioned for American Idol and after being turned down, she strived to make a name for herself.

She filmed a pilot for the TV series St. Sass, which was never picked up, and eventually landed a role on Cedric the Entertainer Presents.

Riley currently stars in the Fox's breakout show Glee as diva-extrodinaire of the high school glee club, Mercedes Jones. The hit show earned Riley and her cast mates a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.

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