Amber Patrice Riley
Riley was born on February 15 1986 in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Tiny (née Hightower) and Elwin Riley. She is the youngest of three; her two older sisters are Toiya (born 1976) and Ashley (born 1984). She graduated from La Mirada High School in La Mirada California in 2004. Riley auditioned for American Idol when she was 17 years old, during the show's second season, but was turned down by the producers. In 2002 she was cast as Toby in the tv pilot St. Sass, however the show was not picked up. In 2006, she auditioned for the part of Effie White in Dreamgirls, but was refused because of her age.
Riley plays the role of Mercedes Jones on the hit musical comedy-drama Glee. A member of the main cast, she has appeared since the show's pilot, which debuted in May 2009. She has sung numerous solos, including "Respect", "Bust Your Windows" (which was her first full solo performance), "Hate on Me", "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going", "Beautiful", "Bridge over Troubled Water", "I Look to You", "Hell to the No", "Ain't No Way", "Try a Little Tenderness", "Spotlight" and "All I Want for Christmas Is You". Her character gets through her schooldays with her "diva-style" and stylish clothes. In 2011, Riley received an NCAAP Image Award nomination for her portrayal of Mercedes; she has won a Screen Actors Guild Award for her acting on Glee, along with the show's ensemble, and has also been nominated for a Teen Choice Award for her acting on the show. Her mother was a member of the choir in the song "Like a Prayer"—Mercedes dances with her—during the first season episode "The Power of Madonna". Riley is also making a solo album. Her vocal range is light lyric soprano.
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Riley plays the role of Mercedes Jones on the hit musical comedy-drama Glee. A member of the main cast, she has appeared since the show's pilot, which debuted in May 2009. She has sung numerous solos, including "Respect", "Bust Your Windows" (which was her first full solo performance), "Hate on Me", "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going", "Beautiful", "Bridge over Troubled Water", "I Look to You", "Hell to the No", "Ain't No Way", "Try a Little Tenderness", "Spotlight" and "All I Want for Christmas Is You". Her character gets through her schooldays with her "diva-style" and stylish clothes. In 2011, Riley received an NCAAP Image Award nomination for her portrayal of Mercedes; she has won a Screen Actors Guild Award for her acting on Glee, along with the show's ensemble, and has also been nominated for a Teen Choice Award for her acting on the show. Her mother was a member of the choir in the song "Like a Prayer"—Mercedes dances with her—during the first season episode "The Power of Madonna". Riley is also making a solo album. Her vocal range is light lyric soprano.
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The Administration ~ Rochelle Alexia
Location: Ontario, Canada
Nickname: usually just Ro or Sgr (pronounced sugar)
Twitter: JamaicanSgr
Profession: Social Media Diva, owner of R.A. Enterprise
Passion: I LOVE cooking, fashion, and taking random pics of my cats while they are doing funny things!!
Personal Style: Coco meets Kimora! Coco Chanel and Kimora Lee Simmons are 2 of my biggest inspirations.... my mom and Amber being the others.
Fave quote: "A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous." - Coco & "If I wear a name tag its gonna say 'Amber Riley' not fat girl!" - Amber Riley
Anything else? As the main admin for this fanclub if you would like to get a hold of me for whatever reason, feel free to send me an email! XoxO
Nickname: usually just Ro or Sgr (pronounced sugar)
Twitter: JamaicanSgr
Profession: Social Media Diva, owner of R.A. Enterprise
Passion: I LOVE cooking, fashion, and taking random pics of my cats while they are doing funny things!!
Personal Style: Coco meets Kimora! Coco Chanel and Kimora Lee Simmons are 2 of my biggest inspirations.... my mom and Amber being the others.
Fave quote: "A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous." - Coco & "If I wear a name tag its gonna say 'Amber Riley' not fat girl!" - Amber Riley
Anything else? As the main admin for this fanclub if you would like to get a hold of me for whatever reason, feel free to send me an email! XoxO
Facebook Administrator ~ Caitlin Rush
Twitter: @CaitlinRush
Profession: Student, Cake Decorator, Animal Lover cake decorator check out her FB page Cakes By Caitlin
Bio: Caitlin is a self described easily obsessed fangirl, hooked on TV shows, reading books and decorating cakes. Her dog August, is her everything.
Profession: Student, Cake Decorator, Animal Lover cake decorator check out her FB page Cakes By Caitlin
Bio: Caitlin is a self described easily obsessed fangirl, hooked on TV shows, reading books and decorating cakes. Her dog August, is her everything.
