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Hannah Simone
Simone in March 2012
Born (1980-08-03) August 3, 1980 (age 44)
London, England, UK
Occupation(s)Actress, model, television hostess, VJ
Years active2005–present

Hannah Simone (born August 3, 1980) is a Canadian television hostess, actress, and former fashion model. From May 2006 to November 2008, she worked as a VJ for MuchMusic in Canada, and is best known for portraying Cece Parekh on the Fox sitcom, New Girl.

Early life

Simone was born in London, to a British Indian father and an English mother of German, Italian, and Greek Cypriot descent.[1] Simone spent her early childhood in Calgary, Alberta. 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 and was featured on the covers of a local fashion publication.[clarification needed] At 16 years old, Simone lived in New Delhi, India and attended the American Embassy School and at 17 returned to Canada. Initially settling at White Rock, British Columbia, she subsequently relocated to Vancouver[2] where she attended the University of British Columbia.

Career

Following her 2005 graduation from Ryerson, Simone became host of HGTV Canada's television show Space for Living for its first season.[3]

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. 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.[4][5] The series premiered on 10 March 2009 and ended after its second season on 7 October 2010. Simone currently stars on Fox's comedy New Girl alongside Zooey Deschanel.[6]

Alongside Kate Upton and Génesis Rodríguez, she was featured in Gillette’s “What Women Want” campaign in 2013.[7]

In 2014, she starred alongside Danny Trejo in Train's music video, "Angel in Blue Jeans".

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2011 Sati Shaves Her Head Nikki Short film
2013 Oldboy Stephanie Lee
2015 Miss India America Sonia Nielson
2015 Flock of Dudes Beth
2015 Lemonade Tasha
2016 Folk Hero & Funny Guy Emily
Television
Year Title Role Notes
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 Herself/Host 8 episodes
2011–present New Girl Cecilia "Cece" Parekh Series regular
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"
Music videos
Year Title Role Notes
2014 "Angel in Blue Jeans" Title Character Train video; first role in a music video[8]

References

  1. ^ "Spring '12 Feature | Hannah Simone". Audrey Magazine. 2013-05-28. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
  2. ^ "MuchMusic Personalities — Hannah Simone". MuchMusic. Retrieved 2009-12-17. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ Ryerson Faculty of Communication and Design: 2005 announcements ("Space for Living co-hosted by RTA Grad Hannah Simone")
  4. ^ "Hosts Picked for Cable Game-Off". IGN. Retrieved 2009-12-17. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ "IGN Exclusive – WCG Ultimate Gamer Webisode – Preview". IGN. Retrieved 2009-12-17. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ "FOX picks up 'Alcatraz,' 'The Finder' and 'The New Girl' to series". Zap2it. 2011-05-11. Retrieved 2011-05-22.
  7. ^ "'New Girl': Hannah Simone on 'Bachelorette Party,' Cece's 'wild and crazy' season finale". Entertainment Weekly. 2013-04-10. Retrieved 2013-09-11.
  8. ^ Schillaci, Sophie (2014-07-15). "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"
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