American singer and actress Amber Riley has an estimated net worth of $2 million in 2012. Amber Patrice Riley was born on February 15, 1986 in Los Angeles, California, U.S. She is a graduate of La Mirada High School. At age 17, she auditioned for American Idol but was turned down.
She appears as Mercedes Jones on Glee, a hit musical comedy-drama series. In the show, she has sung several solos which include "Bust Your Windows", "Respect", "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going", "Hate on Me", "Bridge over Troubled Water", "Beautiful", "I Look to You", "Ain't No Way", "Hell to the No", "Spotlight", "Try a Little Tenderness", "I Will Always Love You" and "All I Want for Christmas Is You".
Through the show, Amber Riley has received Screen Actors Guild Awards. She was also a nominee for a Teen Choice Award as well as the NAACP Image Award.