Shenae Grimes (Courtesy Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Shenae Grimes (born October 24, 1989) is a Canadian actress. She portrayed the role of Annie Wilson on 90210, a spin-off 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.

Early life

Grimes was born in Toronto, Ontario. She has three siblings Aiden, Liam and Maya. She attended Forest Hill Public School for elementary school. She attended Forest Hill Collegiate Institute, along with her Degrassi co-star, Aubrey Graham (Drake). She interned at Toronto's Fashion Television as part of her high school education. Grimes attended City Academy, a private school for her last two years of high school.

Career

Beginning with a recurring 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. She also appeared in a music video for rock band Our Lady Peace's single "All You Did Was Save My Life".

Grimes appears in the 2010 silent fashion short film Unzipped. 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. She also participated in YouTuber Freddie Wong's video "Gun Size Matters". She made a cameo in the horror film Scream 4, released in April 2011.

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. 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. 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.

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.

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.

Personal life

Grimes is an atheist. She has cited Natalie Portman as her inspiration and also admires Johnny Depp.

Grimes began dating British model and musician Josh Beech in March 2012. In December 2012, after nine months of dating, Grimes announced that she and Beech were engaged. They were married on May 10, 2013 in Ashford, Kent, England.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Shania: A Life in Eight Albums	Eilleen Twain 13"16 years	Television film
2008	Picture This	Cayenne	Television film
2008	True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet	Marissa Dahl	Television film
2008	'	Bridget
2009	Dead Like Me: Life After Death	Jennifer Hardick	Direct-to-video
2010	Gun Size Matters	Herself	Short film
2011	Scream 4	Trudie	Cameo appearance
2013	Empire State	Eleni
2013	Sugar	Sugar
2013	Soulmates	Eva Braun	Short film; post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004"2008	Degrassi: The Next Generation	Darcy Edwards	Recurring (seasons 4"5); main cast (seasons 6"7); guest star (season 8); 40 episodes
2005	Biography	Teenage Shania Twain	Episode: "Shania Twain"
2005	Kevin Hill	Katie Lassman	Episode: "Sacrificial Lambs"
2005"2007	Naturally, Sadie	Arden Alcott	15 episodes
2006	72 Hours: True Crime	Teenage girl	Episode "Lust"
2008"2013	90210	Annie Wilson	Main cast
2009	Overruled!	Abby (uncredited)	Episode: "Style Conscience"
2010	'	Herself	Episode: "Between a Rocker and a Hard Place"
2012	Punk'd	Herself	Episode: "Tyler the Creator"
2012	America's Next Top Model	Herself	Episode: "The Girl Who Cries Home"
2012	Britain & Ireland's Next Top Model	Herself	Episode #8.12

Music videos
Year	Title	Artist	Notes
2009	"All You Did Was Save My Life"	Our Lady Peace	Shot in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

As a music video director
Year	Title	Artist	Notes
2010	"Myself and I"	Shenae Grimes	Grimes' directorial, singing and songwriting debut
2011	"Are You Happy Now?"	Megan & Liz

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Notes
2006	Young Artist Award	Best Young Ensemble Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama)	Degrassi: The Next Generation		(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 Award	Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series	Degrassi: The Next Generation
2008	Monaco International Film Festival	Best Ensemble Cast	The Cross Road		(Shared with: Tommy Lioutas, Garen Boyajian, Bruce Gooch and Sean O'Neill)
2010	Teen Choice Award	Choice TV: Female Scene Stealer	90210

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