Serayah Mcneill Bio Tiana from Empire

Serayah Mcneill’s biography begins with her birth on June 20, 1995.  The actress, whom many know as Tiana from Empire was born in Encinitas, California.

Serayah McNeill
Serayah McNeill 

One of the many reasons we love Serayah because she is stamped and approved by Cookie Lyon!


So who exactly is the actress that plays Empire’s Tiana Brown: Dancer, singer and actress Serayah Mcneill has numerous tracks on Soundcloud therefore a future album is inevitable! Tiana, Empire’s R&B-pop star, marks McNeill’s first major acting role.

Tiana Brown was a recurring character in the first season of Empire and a main character in the second season.  Tiana from Empire aka Serayah McNeill graduated from Taft High School in Woodland Hills, California where she played basketball.

In Empire’s second episode Hakeem Lyon declares, “Your honor, you can blame it on Tiana!” The sexual tension between the two initially led us to believe that the show would explore their relationship but then we find out that Tiana is bixexual and in a relationship with another girl.

McNeill appeared in Taylor Swift’s video for Bad Blood as the character Dilemma.  Empire producer Lee Daniels explains that McNeill provides the show’s crossover appeal:



Serayah Mcneill Bio
Serayah Mcneill Bio

Tiana Brown Empire
Tiana Brown Empire

Tiana Brown is to Empire Entertainment what Nicki Minaj is to Young Money: She is a rising pop star that is determined to succeed.  For Tiana, Empire began with the second episode: The Outspoken King.  
Hakeem meets Tiana while she is being managed by Empire’s Boo Boo Kitty, Anika.  Tiana denies Hakeem’s offer to join his VIP at club Laviticus and she even calls Hakeem phony.  Although Tiana’s first impressions of Hakeem were unflattering she becomes attracted to the young rapper’s success and the two hook-up after he performs No Apologies.  By Empire’s False Imposition episode, Tiana has made the decision to be managed by Cookie Lyon.

Tiana Empire
Tiana Empire

Tiana from Empire
Tiana from Empire

September 23 is only a day away! It is feeling more and more like Empire season!