Serayah Ranee McNeill (born on June 20, 1995) is an American actress, best known for her role as singer Tiana Brown on the television show Empire.

Early life

McNeill was born in Encinitas, California. She graduated from Taft High School in Woodland Hills, California participating in girls basketball in 2013. She currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
Career

The character of Tiana on Empire marks her first major acting role. In a 2015 interview with Black Enterprise, McNeill 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. Her and Empire co-star Bryshere Y. Gray were dating and had a baby named Brisele Yasmin McNeill on February 14, 2016

In 2015, McNeill 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

Filmography

Film
2016 Lucky Girl (2016 film)

Television
2015–present Empire

Music videos
2015 Bad Blood (Taylor Swift song)