Amber Renae Gray was born on April 2,1981 and is an American actress and singer.
13 Facts About Amber Gray
Amber Gray is a military brat and spent her early childhood across Europe and the United States.
Amber Gray later settled in Wayland, Massachusetts, where she attended Wayland High School.
Amber Gray attended Boston University where she received a BFA in acting and New York University where she received an MFA in acting.
Amber Gray worked as a photographer on Canada's Top Model in 2009 on the episode "Bright Lights: No Pity".
Amber Gray portrayed Countess Helene Bezukhova in the musical's performances at the Off-Off-Broadway Ars Nova Theater.
Amber Gray continued with Great Comet when it moved to Kazino Meatpacking in 2013, Kazino Times Square in 2014, and when it opened on Broadway in late 2016.
Amber Gray was awarded a 2017 Theatre World Award for her performance as Helene.
In 2014, Amber Gray reprised her leading role as Zoe in An Octoroon at Soho Repertory Theatre An Octoroon utilized the plot of The Octoroon, an 1859 melodrama, but turned it into a contemporary new play that discusses America's slave history and both past and present racism.
In 2016, Amber Gray portrayed Persephone in New York Theatre Workshop's production of the new musical Hadestown, based on Anais Mitchell's album of the same name and the tragic myth of Orpheus and Eurydice.
Amber Gray was again directed by Rachel Chavkin, whom she collaborated with during Great Comet.
Amber Gray reprised this role in the Edmonton Citadel Theatre, London National Theatre, and Broadway productions.
In 2021, Amber Gray debuted her first leading role in the Amazon limited series The Underground Railroad as Gloria Valentine.