Shenae Grimes
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| Born | Shenae Sonya Grimes October 24, 1989 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Actress, Photographer |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Spouse(s) | Josh Beech (2013-present) |
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| www.officialshenaegrimes.com | |
Shenae Sonya Beech (née Grimes) (pron.: /ʃəˈneɪ/; born October 24, 1989) is a Canadian actress. She currently portrays the role of Annie Wilson on 90210, a spinoff of Beverly Hills, 90210. Prior to that she played Darcy Edwards on Degrassi: The Next Generation. She was also a recurring guest star on the series Naturally, Sadie, and had a cameo role in the horror film Scream 4.
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Early life [edit]
 Shenae Grimes in Freddie Wong's 7 million view video "Gun Size Matters” posted on September 22, 2010. |
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| Shenae Grimes directing the 5 million view video “Are You Happy Now?” by Megan & Liz posted on October 18, 2011 |
External videoGrimes was born in Toronto, Ontario. She has three siblings Aiden, Liam and Maya. She attended Forest Hill Public School for elementary school. She interned at Toronto's Fashion Television as part of her high school education.[1] Grimes attended City Academy, a private school for her last two years of high school.
Career [edit]
Beginning with a minor role in 2004, Grimes became a lead character on Degrassi: The Next Generation in 2006, playing the role of Darcy Edwards. In 2008, Grimes left the series and Canada after being cast as Annie Wilson in 90210, the CW's spin-off of Beverly Hills, 90210.
She also appeared in Picture This with her former Degrassi: The Next Generation co-star Lauren Collins and Ashley Tisdale and then in True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet alongside singer JoJo.
In 2009, Grimes was named one of the world's most beautiful people, without makeup, by People magazine.[2] She also appeared in a music video for rock band Our Lady Peace's single "All You Did Was Save My Life".[3]
Grimes appears in the 2010 silent short film Unzipped.[4] She wrote and directed a 2010 music video for her song "Myself and I", which features an appearance by her 90210 co-star Ryan Eggold.[5] She also participated in YouTuber Freddie Wong's video "Gun Size Matters".[6] She made a cameo in the horror film Scream 4, released in April 2011.[7]
In 2011, she traveled to Japan with her 90210 costars AnnaLynne McCord and Jessica Stroup to attend the Asia Girls Explosion (AGE) in Tokyo, after filming 90210's third season finale.[8] Grimes was caught up in Japan due to the events of the tsunami and earthquakes. According to the actress, she was at Buddha's temple at the time when the earthquakes first occurred.[9] Consequently, she started a campaign called "Spread The Heart" with the aim of supporting Japan by victim relief after the events of the tsunami and earthquakes. Many celebrities joined the campaign which later became a big movement.[10]
In May 2011, during her 90210 hiatus, she took a six-week internship at Teen Vogue in New York City. She stated that working as an editor for a fashion magazine has always been her dream.[11]
In the fall of 2011, she directed a music video for Megan & Liz's original song "Are You Happy Now?" to raise awareness about anti-bullying, in partnership with DoSomething.org. The video debuted on Teen.com on October 17, 2011 and uploaded to Megan & Liz's YouTube channel the following day. Since then, it has received over 5 million views and over 70,000 likes.
Personal life [edit]
Grimes is an atheist.[12] She has cited Natalie Portman as her inspiration and also admires Johnny Depp.[13]
Grimes began dating British model and musician Josh Beech in the spring of 2012. In December 2012, after nine months of dating, Grimes announced that she and Beech are engaged.[14] May 10, 2013 they married. She is half Irish on her father's side, and half Italian on her mother's side.[citation needed]
Filmography [edit]
Films [edit]
| Film | |||
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2005 | Shania: A Life in Eight Albums | Eilleen Twain 13-16 Years | Supporting role |
| 2008 | Picture This | Cayenne | Supporting role |
| 2008 | True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet | Marissa Dahl | Supporting role |
| 2009 | The Cross Road | Bridget | |
| 2009 | Dead Like Me: Life After Death | Jennifer Hardick | |
| 2010 | Unzipped | Lead | Short film |
| 2010 | Gun Size Matters | Herself | Short film |
| 2011 | Scream 4 | Trudie | Cameo |
| 2012 | Sugar | Sugar | Lead role |
| 2013 | Empire State | Eleni | Supporting role |
Television [edit]
| Television | |||
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| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2004–2008 | Degrassi: The Next Generation | Darcy Edwards | Won Gemini Award-For Episode "Eyes Without a Face"
2004–2006, Seasons 4-5 (Recurring) 2006-2008, Seasons 6-7 (Series regular) 2008, Season 8 (Guest star) |
| 2005 | Kevin Hill | Katie Lassman | Episode "Sacrificial Lambs" |
| The Power Strikers | Alexa Watson | ||
| 2005–2007 | Naturally, Sadie | Arden Alcott | Recurring |
| 2006 | 72 Hours: True Crime | Teenage Girl | Episode "Lust' |
| 2009 | Overruled! | Abbie | Guest star - 1 episode |
| 2008–2013 | 90210 | Annie Wilson | Series regular |
| 2012 | Punk'd | Herself | Tyler the Creator (#9.4) [15] |
| 2012 | America's Next Top Model | Herself | 1 episode |
Music videos [edit]
| Music videos | |||
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| Year | Band | Title | Notes |
| 2009 | Our Lady Peace | "All You Did Was Save My Life" | Shot in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
| As a director | |||
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| Year | Singer | Title | Notes |
| 2010 | Shenae Grimes | "Myself and I" | Grimes' directorial, singing and song-writing debut |
| 2011 | Megan & Liz | "Are You Happy Now?" | |
Accolades [edit]
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Notes |
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| 2006 | Young Artist Award | Best Young Ensemble Performance in a TV Series[16] | Degrassi: The Next Generation | Nominated | (Shared with: Dalmar Abuzeid, John Bregar, Deanna Casaluce, Daniel Clark, Lauren Collins, Ryan Cooley, Marc Donato, Jake Epstein, Stacey Farber, Aubrey Graham, Jake Goldsbie, Jamie Johnston, Shane Kippel, Andrea Lewis, Mike Lobel, Miriam McDonald, Melissa McIntyre, Daniel Morrison, Adamo Ruggiero, Cassie Steele and Sarah Barrable-Tishauer) |
| 2007 | Gemini Awards | Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series[17] | Degrassi: The Next Generation | Won | |
| 2008 | Monaco International Film Festival | Best Ensemble Cast[18] | The Cross Road | Won | (Shared with: Tommy Lioutas, Garen Boyajian, Bruce Gooch and Sean O'Neill) |
| 2010 | Teen Choice Awards | TV - Choice Scene Stealer, Female[19] | 90210 | Nominated |
References [edit]
- ^ "Shenae Grimes: Biography". TV Guide. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
- ^ "Stars Without Makeup". People. May 11, 2009. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
- ^ Shenae Grimes hooks up with OLP in the 905 – Eonline.com. Retrieved 2009-05-02.
- ^ "Shenae Grimes Unzipped Fashion Film on FashionTelevision". theadvocatestoronto.com. August 17, 2010. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
- ^ She can do it all! 90210's Shenae Grimes writes, sings AND directs music video - Mail Online. August 12, 2010.
- ^ Gun Size Matters YouTube video created September 22, 2010
- ^ Reiher, Andrea (August 27, 2010). "Scream 4: Shenae Grimes, Lucy Hale definitely in for a fright". zap2it. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
- ^ "'90210' Stars Walk At The Asia Girls Explosion". lcronin09. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
- ^ "Shenae Grimes Talks Being in Japan During Earthquake, Starting Relief Campaign (VIDEO)". Aimee Deeken. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
- ^ "Shenae Grimetragic: Spread The Heart". the joey parker movement. Retrieved 2011-07-18.
- ^ Fisher, Kelly (May 26, 2011). "'90210' Star Shenae Grimes: Grateful for 'Amazing' Teen Vogue Internship". PopEaster. Retrieved 2011-07-18.
- ^ http://blog.zap2it.com/pop2it/2011/04/90210s-shenae-grimes-sometimes-begs-for-spare-change-on-the-street.html
- ^ "INTERVIEW: Shenae Grimes". Miss O & Friends. Retrieved 2011-08-06.
- ^ "90210's Shenae Grimes is engaged". E! News. December 7, 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2349205/
- ^ "27th Annual Young Artist Awards - Nominations/Special Awards". Young Artist Awards. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
- ^ "Canadian Awards Database - Geminis". Retrieved 2011-08-05.
- ^ "Award Winners, Angel Film Awards 2008 - Monaco International Film Festival". Monaco International Film Festival. December 6, 2008. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
- ^ Talarico, Brittany (June 28, 2010). "Teen Choice Awards 2010: ‘Twilight’ Leads with 9 Noms; ‘Glee’ & Bieber Trail Close Behind". Ok Magazine. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
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