Serayah McNeill
Serayah McNeill
Serayah | |
|---|---|
| Born | Serayah Ranee McNeill June 20, 1995 Encinitas, California, U.S. |
| Residence | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress, singer, model |
Serayah Ranee McNeill (born June 20, 1995) is an American actress, model and singer, best known for her role as singer Tiana Brown on the television show Empire.[2]
Serayah | |
|---|---|
| Born | Serayah Ranee McNeill June 20, 1995 Encinitas, California, U.S. |
| Residence | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress, singer, model |
Early life
Acting career
The character of Tiana on Empire marks her first major acting role.[5] In a 2015 interview with Black Enterprise, Serayah stated of her role, "One thing I always say about this show is it's a lot of drama, but it's family drama so people relate. Every family has some type of drama, and I think that it touches on a lot of the entertainment business and the music business. Some exaggerated parts, but it really does touch on some of the things that happen."[6] She was added to the series regular cast on August 26, 2015.[7]
Musical career
In 2015, Serayah appeared in singer Taylor Swift's video for the song "Bad Blood" as the character Dilemma.[8] On July 18, 2015, Swift performed a rendition of her song "Style" alongside McNeill on the Chicago stop of her The 1989 World Tour.[9] She performed at Marshall Academy of the Arts in Long Beach in March 2015. In 2016, she was featured in the RedOne song "Don't You Need Somebody", that also features Enrique Iglesias, R. City and Shaggy. In 2018, she released her debut EP Addicted.[10] In 2019, she played a main role in the music video for "Undecided" by Chris Brown.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Lucky Girl | Lisa Jackson | |
| 2017 | Burning Sands | Angel |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–present | Empire | Tiana Brown | Recurring (season 1) Main (season 2– present) |
Discography
- EPs
Addicted (2018)
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US
R&B/HH [11] | US
Pop [12] | US
Rhythm [13] | BEL
(Wa) [14] | GER [15] | POL [16] | SPA [17] | SWE [18] | SWI [19] | |||
| "Driving Me" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Addicted |
| "You Told Me" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "GTTM (Going Through The Motions)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "So Good" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Lost & Found" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Addicted | |
| "4 Pages" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N/A |
Featured
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US
R&B/HH [11] | US
Pop [12] | US
Rhythm [13] | BEL
(Wa) [14] | GER [15] | POL [16] | SPA [17] | SWE [18] | SWI [19] | |||
| "Drip Drop" (Empire Cast featuring Yazz and Serayah) | 2015 | —[1] | 37 | — | — | — | 73 | — | — | — | — | Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1 |
| "Look But Don't Touch" (Empire Cast featuring Serayah) | 2016 | — | — | — | 33[21] | — | — | — | — | — | — | Empire: Original Soundtrack Season 2 Volume 2 |
| "Don't You Need Somebody" (RedOne featuring Enrique Iglesias, R. City, Serayah and Shaggy) | 2016 | — | — | 32 | 37 | 69 | — | 59 | 27 | 7 | 19 | |