Amber Riley Bio, Age, Height, Career, Personal Life, Net Worth & More
Posted By: Rimsha Afzal | February 23, 2018Amber Riley Introduction:
Amber Patrice Riley was born on 15th February 1986. she is known as an American actress, singer, and author. She is best recognized for her own formation of Mercedes Jones on the Fox comedy-drama series Glee from 2009–2015. Because of her amazing appearance on the series, she was awarded a Screen Actors Guild Award and has been selected in the nominations for three Teen Choice Awards, three NAACP Image Awards, and three Grammy Awards as well.
In the year 2016, Riley followed the West End debut of Dreamgirls and played the lead character of Effie White. She awarded the Laurence Olivier Award for being the Best Actress in a Musical in 2017 for her character in Dreamgirls.
Amber Riley got the winning of season 17 of Dancing with the Stars in the year 2013. In the year 2017, Riley performed as being a judge on BBC One musical theatre talent show titled as Let It Shine and created a musical theatre supergroup along with Beverley Knight and Cassidy Janson, who are known collectively as chief Ladies and wrote a contract to East West Records/Warner. Their debut album, basically they are Songs from the Stage, launched on 17th November 2017.
Amber Riley Early life:
Amber Riley was born to her parents in Los Angeles, California. She is the daughter of Tiny (née Hightower) and Elwin Riley. She blessed with two older sisters, named Toyia and Ashley. Riley gave auditions for American Idol when she was at the age of 17, during the show’s second season, but moved down by the directors and producers. She completed her graduation from La Mirada High School in La Mirada, California in the year 2004.
Amber Riley Career
In the year 2008, Amber Riley directed in the character of Mercedes Jones on the comedy-drama television series titled as Glee, and performed her appearance as being a main cast member for all but one and only of the six seasons—she achieved guest star credits during the working on season 5. Amber Riley performed her appearances in a number of solos in the series titled as run, that include “Respect”, “Bust Your Windows”, “Hate on Me”, “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going”, “Beautiful”, “Bridge over Troubled Water”, “I Look to You”, “Ain’t No Way”, “Try a Little Tenderness”, “Spotlight”, “All I Want for Christmas Is You” and, three days after Whitney Houston’s death as well, appeared her performance for a tribute version of “I Will Always Love You”.
She also acted as Dr. Frank-N-Furter in the episode “The Rocky Horror Glee Show”, by singing the lead on the song titled as “Sweet Transvestite” and got positive reviews and critics as well. Riley achieved a Screen Actors Guild Award and was selected in the nominations for three NAACP Image Awards and three Teen Choice Awards for her appearance as Mercedes.
Acting and Singing:
Amber Riley also performed her appearance at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards, by singing the national anthem at the 2012 Democratic National Convention. She is presently working on a debut solo studio album also. She also composed a track labeled as “Leave a Light On” for British group The Saturdays along with others cooperation, which promoted on their album Living for the Weekend. Riley’s debut single, that titled as “Colorblind”, on-aired live on 3rd April 2014, on The Queen Latifah Show. The song composed by Emeli Sandé, Claude Kelly, and Steve Mac, and launched as a digital download on 8th of April, 2014.Riley also performed the song on Glee.
In the year 2015, it was declared that Riley would become a star in a Christmas television film as well, her first movie character, and her first acting character, since Glee. In December 2015, she illustrated Addaperle, the Good Witch of the North, in NBC’s live appearance of The Wiz. It declared that Riley would illustrate the lead character of Effie White in Dreamgirls, at the Savoy Theatre in London’s West End, opening appearance in November 2016. Riley also released a number of tracks for Todrick Hall’s visual album titled as Straight Outta Oz.
In the year 2017, Riley made a team with British singers Beverley Knight and Cassidy Janson to create a musical theatre supergroup, the best known collectively as the “Leading Ladies”. Their debut album, basically Songs from the Stage, launched on 17th November 2017 and highlights covers songs from Cats, Beautiful and Rent among others.
Dancing with the Stars
In the year 2013, Amber Riley got the seventeenth season of ABC’s dancing competition Dancing with the celebrity Stars. She made partner with the show’s one and only six-time champion, known as Derek Hough. Riley and Hough made the record for the highest first-week score of 27, by receiving 5 perfect scores of 30, and only got a score lower than 8 one time. Riley known as the first African-American woman to achieve Dancing With the Stars.
Amber Riley Fashion Industry:
In January 2014, Amber Riley along with her sister Ashley formed a plus-size online clothing boutique. Under the name of Rileyland Fashions. She also fashions the garments.
Body measurements:
A well-known American Tv star, Amber Riley has an attractive personality with a hot body shaped, having the height of 5 ft 3 in or 160 cm and weight of 85 kg or 187 pounds. Her Ethnicity is Black. She belongs to African American ancestry. She has got the dark brown hairs and dark brown eyes while her sexual orientation is straight. Her Breast-Waist-Hips are 41-35-38 in or 104-89-96.5 cm.
Amber Riley Brand Endorsements:
She also found involved in the charity work and has seen as the spokesperson for Do Something. And VH1 Save The Music Foundation’s second annual “Battle for the Bands” as well.
Amber Riley Net Worth:
American Tv star, Amber Riley earns the estimated net worth of $2 million approximately. Amber Patrice Riley was born in Los Angeles, California on February 15, 1986, U.S. She graduated from La Mirada High School. At the age of 17, she gave auditions for American Idol but moved down, unfortunately.
She also performs as being Mercedes Jones on Glee, that is a hit musical comedy-drama series. In the show, she has performed singing on several solos including “Bust Your Windows”, “Respect”, “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going”, “Hate on Me”, “Bridge over Troubled Water”, “Beautiful”, “I Look to You”, “Ain’t No Way”, “Hell to the No”, “Spotlight”, “Try a Little Tenderness”, “I Will Always Love You” and “All I Want for Christmas Is You” as well.
Throughout the show, Amber Riley has achieved Screen Actors Guild Awards. She also selected in the nominations for a Teen Choice Award. As well as the NAACP Image Award as well.
Amber Riley Personal Life And Dating:
So far as Amber’s personal life is concerned, she has dated an American actor. And Amber’s Glee co-star, known as Kevin who is even two years younger than Amber. But later they got separated. She has not got married to anyone. But she seems to be living a happy life.
Conclusion:
Amber Riley who born in Los Angeles, California, known as an American actor, singer, and songwriter. She has appeared in many films and series and performed on many songs in live shows. She is also running an online boutique. All these resources are increasing her net worth. She has dated once in her life with the famous actor Kevin and later separated. She hasn’t married yet and living single happily.