Serayah (actress) (Redirected from Serayah McNeill)
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Born | Serayah Ranee McNeill June 20, 1995 Encinitas, California, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Actress, singer, model |
Years active | 2015–present |
Serayah Ranee McNeill (born June 20, 1995) also known mononymously as Serayah, is an American actress, model and singer, best known for her role as singer Tiana Brown on the television show Empire.
Early life
Serayah Ranee McNeill was born in Encinitas, California. She graduated from Taft High School in Woodland Hills, California, where she played for the girls' varsity basketball team, in 2013.
Acting career
The character of Tiana on Empire marks her first major acting role. 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." She was added to the series regular cast on August 26, 2015.
In March 2021, Serayah joined the cast of Black Mafia Family in a recurring role.
Musical career
In 2015, Serayah appeared in singer Taylor Swift's video for the song "Bad Blood" as the character Dilemma. On July 18, 2015, Swift performed a rendition of her song "Style" alongside McNeill on the Chicago stop of her The 1989 World Tour. 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. In 2019, she played a main role in the music video for "Undecided" by Chris Brown. In 2022, she appeared in the music video by Diddy feat. Bryson Tiller for the song, Gotta Move On.
Filmography
Film
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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2016 | Lucky Girl | Lisa Jackson | |
2017 | Burning Sands | Angel | |
2021 | Envy | Keisha | Television film |
2021 | Favorite Son | Dawn | |
2021 | Hip Hop Family Christmas | Kelsey Nixon | Television film |
2022 | Hip Hop Family Christmas Wedding | Kelsey Nixon | Television film |
2022 | The Sound of Christmas | Montana | Television film |
2023 | Best Friend | Trisha | |
TBA | Takeover | Lt. Keisha Jenner |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2015–2020 | Empire | Tiana Brown | Recurring (season 1) Main (seasons 2–6) |
2021–present | Black Mafia Family | Lori Walker | Recurring |
2021 | True Story | Andrea | 2 episodes |
2022–present | Kingdom Business | Rebecca "Rbel" Belle | Lead role |
2023 | Wu-Tang: An American Saga | Karina | Recurring |
Discography
- EPs
- Addicted (2018)
- Ray ' ' (2020)
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
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US |
US R&B/HH |
US Pop |
US Rhythm |
BEL (Wa) |
GER |
POL |
SPA |
SWE |
SWI | |||
"Driving Me" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Addicted |
"You Told Me" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"GTTM (Going Through The Motions)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"So Good" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
"Lost & Found" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Addicted | |
"4 Pages" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
"Love It" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Featured
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
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US |
US R&B/HH |
US Pop |
US Rhythm |
BEL (Wa) |
GER |
POL |
SPA |
SWE |
SWI | |||
"Drip Drop" (Empire Cast featuring Yazz and Serayah) |
2015 | — | 37 | — | — | — | 73 | — | — | — | — | Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1 |
"Look But Don't Touch" (Empire Cast featuring Serayah) |
2016 | — | — | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Empire: Original Soundtrack Season 2 Volume 2 |
"Don't You Need Somebody" (RedOne featuring Enrique Iglesias, R. City, Serayah and Shaggy) |
— | — | 32 | 37 | 69 | — | 59 | 27 | 7 | 19 | Non-album single |
Notes
- ^ "Drip Drop" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 14 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.
- Living people
- Actresses from California
- African-American actresses
- African-American female models
- American film actresses
- American television actresses
- American rhythm and blues singers
- American women hip hop singers
- American women pop singers
- Female models from California
- Singers from California
- William Howard Taft Charter High School alumni
- 21st-century African-American women singers
- 1995 births
- 20th-century African-American women
- 21st-century African-American women
- 21st-century American actresses
- 21st-century American singers
- 21st-century American women singers