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'''Amber Patrice Riley'''[[https://twitter.com/msamberpriley Amber Riley] verified Twitter account. Retrieved on June 4, 2020. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200603223404/https://twitter.com/msamberpriley Archived] from the original on June 3, 2020. "Amber Patrice Riley",] (born February 15, 1986)[{{cite web |url=https://www.bet.com/photo-gallery/jtp5pp/celebrity-birthdays-see-who-else-is-celebrating-with-the-weeknd/09q3jy |title=Celebrity Birthdays: See Who else is Celebrating with the Weeknd! |website=[[BET]] }}] sometimes known [[mononym]]ously as '''Riley''' (stylized in [[all caps]]), is an American actress, singer and songwriter. She is best known for her portrayal of [[Mercedes Jones]] on the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] comedy-drama series ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]'' (2009–2015). 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, Riley charted over 200 entries on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard Hot'' 100]],[{{Cite web |last=McIntyre |first=Hugh |title='Glee' Is Back On The Billboard Charts |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2024/03/05/glee-is-back-on-the-billboard-charts/ |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=Forbes |language=en}}] and was nominated for a [[Grammy Award]].[{{Cite web |title=Amber Riley {{!}} Artist {{!}} GRAMMY.com |url=https://grammy.com/artists/amber-riley/6054 |access-date=2024-07-10 |website=grammy.com}}] |
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'''Amber Patrice Riley'''[[https://twitter.com/msamberpriley Amber Riley] verified Twitter account. Retrieved on June 4, 2020. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200603223404/https://twitter.com/msamberpriley Archived] from the original on June 3, 2020. "Amber Patrice Riley",] (born February 15, 1986),[{{cite web |url=https://www.bet.com/photo-gallery/jtp5pp/celebrity-birthdays-see-who-else-is-celebrating-with-the-weeknd/09q3jy |title=Celebrity Birthdays: See Who else is Celebrating with the Weeknd! |website=[[BET]] }}] sometimes known [[mononym]]ously as '''Riley''' (stylized in [[all caps]]), is an American actress, singer and songwriter. She is best known for her portrayal of [[Mercedes Jones]] on the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] comedy-drama series ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]'' (2009–2015), for which 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 ''Glee'' cast, Riley charted over 200 entries on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard Hot'' 100]],[{{Cite web |last=McIntyre |first=Hugh |title='Glee' Is Back On The Billboard Charts |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2024/03/05/glee-is-back-on-the-billboard-charts/ |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=Forbes |language=en}}] and was nominated for a [[Grammy Award]].[{{Cite web |title=Amber Riley {{!}} Artist {{!}} GRAMMY.com |url=https://grammy.com/artists/amber-riley/6054 |access-date=2024-07-10 |website=grammy.com}}] |
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In 2016, Riley originated the lead role of [[Effie White]] in the [[West End theatre|West End]] debut of ''[[Dreamgirls]]''.[{{cite magazine |last=Snetiker |first=Marc |date=February 4, 2016 |title=Amber Riley to play Effie in West End Dreamgirls |url=https://www.ew.com/article/2016/02/04/amber-riley-effie-dreamgirls-west-end |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}] For her work, she won the [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical]] and [[Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Musical Performance]] in 2017.[{{cite magazine |url=https://variety.com/2017/legit/news/olivier-awards-2017-harry-potter-and-the-cursed-child-winners-list-1202027142/ |title='Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' Wins a Record Nine Olivier Awards (Full List) |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=April 9, 2017}}] |
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In 2016, Riley originated the lead role of [[Effie White]] in the [[West End theatre|West End]] debut of ''[[Dreamgirls]]''.[{{cite magazine |last=Snetiker |first=Marc |date=February 4, 2016 |title=Amber Riley to play Effie in West End Dreamgirls |url=https://www.ew.com/article/2016/02/04/amber-riley-effie-dreamgirls-west-end |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}] For her work, she won the [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical]] and [[Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Musical Performance]] in 2017.[{{cite magazine |url=https://variety.com/2017/legit/news/olivier-awards-2017-harry-potter-and-the-cursed-child-winners-list-1202027142/ |title='Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' Wins a Record Nine Olivier Awards (Full List) |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=April 9, 2017}}] |
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