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Name: Amber Riley
Age: 27
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Claim To Fame: Glee Actor, Singer
Professional Partner: Derek Hough
Celebrity Info:
Amber Riley, best known for her role of Mercedes Jones on FOX’s Golden Globe, Peabody and SAG Award winning musical comedy GleeSt. Sass, got her first big break when Ryan Murphy cast her in the pilot . Although the pilot was not picked up to series, she was able to use that experience to land a role on the television series Cedric the Entertainer PresentsAlice in Wonderland, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Into the Woods. Amber has performed in numerous theater productions, including and Mystery on the DocksDuke Ellington’s Cotton Club Parade with the Los Angeles Opera. In November 2012, she made her New York stage debut to rave reviews in New York City Center’s . Amber has received two individual NAACP Image Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy series for her work on Glee. In 2011, she was nominated for a second Teen Choice Award for Choice TV: Female Scene Stealer and in 2010 received the Most Popular Geek Award at AOL’s 1st Annual Geek Awards. Amber previously served as an Ambassador for VH-1’s Save the Music Foundation and as a member of Seventeen Magazine’s Body Peace Council. She is currently in the studio working on her debut solo album.