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Serayah
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Serayah at the Fashion Los Angeles Awards 2018.
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Serayah Ranee McNeill
June 20, 1995 Encinitas, California, U.S.
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| Occupation | Actress, singer, model |
| Years active | 2015–present |
Serayah Ranee McNeill (born June 20, 1995), known simply as Serayah, is an American actress, model, and singer. She is famous for playing Tiana Brown in the TV show Empire (from 2015 to 2020). She also stars as Rebecca "Rbel" Belle in the musical drama series Kingdom Business (since 2022).
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Serayah's Early Life
Serayah Ranee McNeill was born in Encinitas, California. She went to Taft High School in Woodland Hills, California. She graduated in 2013 and played basketball for her school's team.
Her Amazing Career
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Acting Roles and TV Shows
Serayah's first big acting job was playing Tiana on the TV show Empire. She once said that the show has a lot of family drama, which many people can relate to. She also mentioned that it shows parts of the music business, sometimes in a fun, exaggerated way. Serayah became a regular cast member on Empire in 2015.
She appeared in the drama movie Burning Sands in 2017. Later, she starred in the films Favorite Son (2021) and its sequel Favorite Son Christmas (2023). Both movies were directed by Robin Givens.
In 2021, Serayah played the main role in the Lifetime movie Envy: A Seven Deadly Sins Story. That same year, she joined the cast of the crime drama series Black Mafia Family. She also appeared in the VH1 movie Hip Hop Family Christmas (2021) and its sequel Hip Hop Family Christmas Wedding (2022). She starred alongside Keri Hilson, Ne-Yo, and Valarie Pettiford in these films. Serayah also played the lead role with Ne-Yo in the BET+ movie The Sound of Christmas.
In 2022, Serayah got a main role in the BET+ musical drama series Kingdom Business. She stars alongside gospel singer Yolanda Adams. The show first aired in May 2022, and its second season came out in November 2023. In 2023, she also starred in the thriller movie Best Friend for Tubi.
Singing and Music Videos
In 2015, Serayah was in singer Taylor Swift's music video for the song "Bad Blood". She played a character named Dilemma. On July 18, 2015, Taylor Swift even performed her song "Style" with Serayah during her The 1989 World Tour in Chicago.
Serayah performed at Marshall Academy of the Arts in Long Beach in March 2015. In 2016, she was featured in the song "Don't You Need Somebody" by RedOne. This song also featured Enrique Iglesias, R. City, and Shaggy.
In 2018, Serayah released her first EP (a mini-album) called Addicted. In 2019, she played a main part in the music video for "Undecided" by Chris Brown. In 2022, she appeared in the music video for "Gotta Move On" by Diddy featuring Bryson Tiller.
Movies and TV Shows
Movies She's Been In
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 2016 | Lucky Girl | Lisa Jackson | |
| 2017 | Burning Sands | Angel | |
| 2021 | Favorite Son | Dawn | |
| 2022 | The Sound of Christmas | Montana | |
| 2023 | Best Friend | Trisha | |
| 2023 | Favorite Son 2: Christmas | Dawn | |
| 2024 | Robbin | ||
| TBA | Takeover | Lt. Keisha Jenner | Post-production |
TV Series and Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2015–2020 | Empire | Tiana Brown | Recurring (season 1) Main (seasons 2–6) |
| 2021 | Envy: A Seven Deadly Sins Story | Keisha | Television film |
| 2021–present | Black Mafia Family | Lori Walker | Recurring |
| 2021 | Hip Hop Family Christmas | Kelsey Nixon | Television film |
| 2022 | Hip Hop Family Christmas Wedding | Kelsey Nixon | Television film |
| 2021 | True Story | Andrea | 2 episodes |
| 2022–present | Kingdom Business | Rebecca "Rbel" Belle | Lead role |
| 2023 | Wu-Tang: An American Saga | Karina | Recurring |
Her Music Albums
EPs (Mini Albums)
- Addicted (2018)
- Ray (2020)
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "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" |
Songs Where She's 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 |
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| "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 | |
See also
In Spanish: Serayah McNeill para niños
