Patrice Riley is best known for her role as Mercedes Jones in a series called Glee; it aired from 2009-2015. She is born in an African American family.

Personal life

Amber was born on 15th February 1986 in Los Angeles according to her Biography. Her parents are Elwin Riley and Tiny and have her two elder sisters Ashley and Toyia. She graduated from La Miranda high school in 2004. She once tried American Idol at the age of seventeen; she did not qualify at that time.

Music Career

Amber was the starring in a comedy-drama called Glee; she acted as Mercedes Jones for six seasons. She appeared as a guest star where she performed numerous songs including I will always love you, she played this song as a tribute to Whitney Houston. She was at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2010 and 2012; she was at the Democratic National Convention, she sang the national anthem. In 2014, she first sang her single colorblind on the Queen Latifah show and was later released digitally.

She performed the same song in a movie about Christmas; this is where her acting resumed, she later became starring in dream girls where she acted as Effie White. She formed supergroup alongside Cassidy Janson and Beverley Knight in 2017. In November the same year, they released a song called song of the stage.

Acting Career

Amber Patrice Riley was the lead in Glee which aired for seven years; she acted as Mercedes Jones. She was also the voice of Aiesha in The Simpsons in 2010. In 2013, Riley was herself in Dancing with the stars which went for two years. The following year, she was Jackie turner in my one Christmas wish and Addaperie in the Wiz live. In 2016, Amber acted as dream ghost 2 in crazy ex-girlfriend. For two years, she worked as a judge in let it shine and the list.

Nominations and Awards

Being an active singer and actor, Amber got nominations for various awards. In 2010, she was nominated for the Teen Choice Award as a female screen stealer and was also chosen by the same company for group award nomination. She won an award by the screen actors' guild for outstanding performance in the ensemble comedy series.

In 2011 she was nominated by the Grammys as the best pop performance by group vocals and also for best compilation soundtrack. The NAACP image award also chose her for her supporting role; the teen choice award did the same. She won three awards in 2017 for her role in Dreamgirls.

Amber is not married, and there are no details of whom she is dating. Only a few rumors of her dating Kevin who was a colleague in Glee. Currently, she is much into her career than dating. She has changed her eating habits and had successfully shed off some weight in seven months. She is worth two million dollars as per 2018 calculations. She supports the American Cancer Society, Feed America, Save The Music Foundation, Family Equality Council and the Trevor Project. She supports this groups as a way of giving back to the society.