Hannah Simone
Hannah Simone | |
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Simone in March 2012 | |
Born | (1980-08-03) August 3, 1980 London, England, United Kingdom |
Occupation | Actress, model, television hostess, VJ |
Years active | 1993–present |
Home town | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Spouse(s) | Jesse Giddings (m. 2016) |
Children | 1 |
Hannah Simone (born August 3, 1980) is a British-born Canadian actress, television host, and former VJ and fashion model. She is best known for portraying Cece on the Fox sitcom New Girl.
Contents
1 Early life
2 Career
3 Personal life
4 Filmography
4.1 Film
4.2 Television
4.3 Other media
5 References
6 External links
Early life
Simone was born in London to an Indian father and an English mother of German, Italian, and Greek Cypriot descent.[1] She has a brother named Zach.[2] Simone spent her early childhood in Calgary. From ages 7–10, Simone moved through three continents, attending schools in each one. At the age of 13, Simone was living in Cyprus and was working as a fashion model. At 16 years old, Simone lived in New Delhi where she attended the American Embassy School. A year later, at 17, she returned to Canada. Initially settling at White Rock, British Columbia, she subsequently relocated to Vancouver[3] where she attended the University of British Columbia. After her first degree, she returned to the United Kingdom, Hounslow for a year, where she worked as a human rights and refugees officer.[4]
Career
Following her 2005 graduation from Ryerson University, Simone became host of HGTV Canada's television show Space for Living for its first season.[5]
Simone worked at MuchMusic as a VJ at MuchMusic Headquarters, as a news presenter for "Much News Weekly" and, the host of the show The NewMusic. From May 2006 to November 2008, she worked as a VJ for MuchMusic in Canada. She related well to youth interested in alternative artists and interviewed many artists and bands during her time at Much. Simone stopped working at MuchMusic on November 21, 2008, stating that she had plans to move to Los Angeles, California.[citation needed]
Simone earned a role hosting WCG Ultimate Gamer alongside Joel Gourdin on Syfy.[6][7] The series premiered on March 10, 2009 and ended after its second season on October 7, 2010. From 2011 to 2018, Simone starred on Fox's comedy New Girl, where she played Cece, the best friend to title character Jess (Zooey Deschanel).[8]
Alongside Kate Upton and Génesis Rodríguez, she was featured in Gillette’s "What Women Want" campaign in 2013.[9]
In 2014, she starred alongside Danny Trejo in Train's music video "Angel in Blue Jeans".[10]
In 2016, she starred in music video "Same Air" from The Rocket Summer. In 2017, she hosted the 8-episode first season of the reality competition television series Kicking & Screaming.[11]
On February 12, 2018, Simone was announced as the lead in ABC's reboot of The Greatest American Hero;[12] however, ABC declined to pick up the series.[13]
Personal life
Simone married musician Jesse Giddings in 2016, after nearly four years of dating. Simone announced her pregnancy in April 2017, and she gave birth to their son in early August 2017.[14][15]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | Sati Shaves Her Head | Nikki | Short film |
2013 | Oldboy | Stephanie Lee | |
2015 | Miss India America | Sonia Nielson | |
2015 | Lemonade | Tasha | |
2016 | Flock of Dudes | Beth | |
2016 | Folk Hero & Funny Guy | Emily | |
2016 | Odd Squad: The Movie | Weird Emily | |
2017 | Band Aid | Grace | |
2017 | Killing Gunther | Sanaa |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | Kevin Hill | Larissa | Episode: "Only Sixteen" |
2005 | Kojak | Sexy Girl | 2 episodes |
2006 | Beautiful People | Customer Fix Café | Episode: "A Tale of Two Parties" |
2009–2010 | WCG Ultimate Gamer | Host | 2 seasons[16] |
2011–2018 | New Girl | Cece | Starring role; 7 seasons Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Breakout Performance — Female |
2012 | H+: The Digital Series | Leena Param | Web series |
2013 | 1600 Penn | Princess Abigail of Andorra | Episode: "Bursting the Bubble" |
2013 | So You Think You Can Dance | Herself/Guest judge | Episode: "Las Vegas Callbacks" |
2013 | Hot Package | Model | Episode: "Pilot" |
2017 | Kicking & Screaming | Host | |
2018 | Single Parents | Dr. Monique Dewan | 3 episodes |
2019 | Weird City | Episode: "Chonathan & Mulia & Barsley & Phephanie" |
Other media
Year | Title and Artist | Role | Refs |
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2014 | "Angel in Blue Jeans" by Train | Title character | [10] |
2016 | "Same Air" by The Rocket Summer | Free Falling Girl | [17] |
References
^ "Spring '12 Feature | Hannah Simone". Audrey Magazine. May 28, 2013. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved November 8, 2013..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ Jennifer Chowdhury. "12 Things You Didn't Know About Actress Hannah Simone". India.com. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
^ "MuchMusic Personalities — Hannah Simone". MuchMusic. Archived from the original on May 25, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
^ SheKnows (July 25, 2013). "Hannah Simone Chats about Dating & Life Before New Girl - Girl Crush". Retrieved November 12, 2017 – via YouTube.
^ Ryerson Faculty of Communication and Design: 2005 announcements Archived May 16, 2006, at the Wayback Machine ("Space for Living co-hosted by RTA Grad Hannah Simone")
^ "Hosts Picked for Cable Game-Off". IGN. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
^ "IGN Exclusive – WCG Ultimate Gamer Webisode – Preview". IGN. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
^ "FOX picks up 'Alcatraz,' 'The Finder' and 'The New Girl' to series". Zap2it. May 11, 2011. Retrieved May 22, 2011.
^ Beard, Lanford (April 10, 2013). "'New Girl': Hannah Simone on 'Bachelorette Party,' Cece's 'wild and crazy' season finale". Entertainment Weekly. New York City: Meredith Corporation. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
^ ab Schillaci, Sophie (July 15, 2014). "EXCLUSIVE! On Set With Danny Trejo, Hannah Simone and Train: The 'Angel in Blue Jeans' Shoot". ET Music. CBS Television Distribution. – video feature – 2:21 "It's my first music video"
^ "Hannah Simone to Host New Survival Competition Series "Kicking & Screaming"". FOX. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
^ Snierson, Dan (February 12, 2018). "New Girl star Hannah Simone to headline ABC's Greatest American Hero reboot". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
^ Goldberg, Lesley (May 11, 2018). "The 5 Most Surprising Pilot Passes This Season". The Hollywood Reporter.
^ Mizoguchi, Karen (April 14, 2017). "Hannah Simone and Jesse Giddings Are Married, Expecting First Child". People. New York City: Meredith Corporation. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
^ Juris, Yvonne; Fernandez, Alexia (August 31, 2017). "New Girl Hannah Simone and Jesse Giddings Welcome Their First Baby!". People. New York City: Meredith Corporation. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
^ WorldCyberGames (January 6, 2010). "WCG ultimate Gamer Season I : First Episode". Retrieved November 12, 2017 – via YouTube.
^ "The Rocket Summer's "Same Air": Idolator Video Premiere". idolator. 2016-01-05. Retrieved 2017-11-18.
External links
Hannah Simone on Twitter
Hannah Simone on IMDb
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