Amber Riley

Amber Patrice 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. For her performance on the series, 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 cast, she charted over 200 entries on the Billboard Hot 100, and was nominated for a Grammy Award.