Amber Patrice Riley (born February 15, 1986) is an American actress, singer and author. She is best known for her portrayal of Mercedes Jones on the Fox comedy-drama series (2009-2015). For her performance on the series, she won a Screen Actors Guild Award, and has been nominated for three Teen Choice Awards, three NAACP Image Awards, and three Grammy Awards.
In 2007, Agron appeared as Dyanna in the action-thriller film , directed by Declan Mulvey, alongside Samantha Alarcon, Daz Crawford, and Christian Boeving. She also appeared as Megan in the comedy film . She also appeared as Kyle's Girl in the short comedy film, Rushers, which won the 2007 Methodfest Film Festival Audience Award for Best Short Film, written and directed by Joey Boukadakis.