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.
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Early life
Simone was born in London to an Indian father and an English mother of German, Italian, and Greek Cypriot descent. She has a brother named Zach. 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 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.
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Career
Following her 2005 graduation from Ryerson University, Simone became host of HGTV Canada's television show Space for Living for its first season.
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.
Simone earned a role hosting WCG Ultimate Gamer alongside Joel Gourdin on Syfy. The series premiered on March 10, 2009 and ended after its second season on October 7, 2010. Simone currently stars on Fox's comedy New Girl, where she plays Cece, the best friend to title character Jess (Zooey Deschanel). The show has run for six seasons, with a shortened seventh season planned in 2018.
Alongside Kate Upton and Génesis Rodríguez, she was featured in Gillette's "What Women Want" campaign in 2013.
In 2014, she starred alongside Danny Trejo in Train's music video "Angel in Blue Jeans".
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.
On February 12, 2018, Simone was announced as the lead in ABC's reboot of The Greatest American Hero.
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 her son in early August.
Filmography
Film
Television
Other media
References
External links
- Hannah Simone on Twitter
- Hannah Simone on IMDb
Source of article : Wikipedia
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