Jerrika Hinton
Jerrika Hinton | |
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Born | |
Education | Southern Methodist University (BFA) |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2005–present |
Jerrika Hinton is an American actress, best known for her role as Stephanie Edwards in the ABC medical drama series Grey's Anatomy.
Early life
[edit]Hinton was born and raised in Oak Cliff, Dallas, Texas, the daughter of Cynthia, a retired government worker, and Avaleon Hinton.[1]
She graduated in 2002 with honors[2] from Southern Methodist University's Meadows School of the Arts with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in theatre, studying directing and playwriting.[3][4]
Career
[edit]Hinton began her career appearing in stage productions.[5] She has made her film debut in the 2006 independent drama Rain. The following years, Hinton guest-starred in several television series such as Gilmore Girls,[6] Everybody Hates Chris, Zoey 101, Ghost Whisperer,[6] Gossip Girl,[6] Lie to Me, Bones,[6] and Scandal.[7] In 2008 she did a Hanes commercial with Sarah Chalke.[6] Other film credits include Broken Angel (2008) and The Roommate (2011), and well as Ion Television movie A Christmas Kiss (2011).
In September 2012, it was announced that Hinton had been cast as new intern Stephanie Edwards for ninth season of Shonda Rhimes medical drama series Grey's Anatomy.[8][5]
In January 2013, it was announced that Hinton along with other newcomers to the show were given the option to become series regulars if Grey's Anatomy were to be renewed.[9] After three seasons as regular cast member on show, Shonda Rhimes cast Hinton as the lead character of her first comedy pilot Toast in March 2016.[10][11] She would still be on Grey's Anatomy if her pilot had gone to series.[11] The pilot was not ordered to series.[10] In January 2017, it was announced that Hinton would co-star opposite Holly Hunter in Here and Now, a HBO drama series created by Alan Ball.[12][13][14] She portrayed Ashley Collins, one of the adopted children of Hunter's character.[12] She next played Natalie Gorman in Servant (2019–2020) and began portraying Millie Morris in the Amazon Prime series Hunters in 2020 and 2023.
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | Foreign Soil | Natalie | |
2006 | Rain | Beni Arnold | |
2008 | Broken Angel | Officer Raines | |
2011 | The Roommate | Shiana | |
2012 | The Strangely Normal | Black Friend | Short |
2014 | Teacher of the Year | Mrs. Curtis | |
2015 | Just Another Dance with My Father | Katie | Short |
2016 | Odious | Sharlette | |
2024 | The Piano Lesson | Grace | |
2024 | Mr. Crocket | Summer | Hulu |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Gilmore Girls | Allison | Episode: "Super Cool Party People" |
Everybody Hates Chris | Birthday Girl | Episode: "Everybody Hates Rejection" | |
2007 | Zoey 101 | Claire Jeffries | Episode: "Son of a Dean" |
2008 | Ghost Whisperer | Clerk | Episode: "Ball & Chain" |
2009 | Gossip Girl | Waitress | Episode: "Valley Girls" |
2010 | Lie to Me | Robin | Episode: "Bullet Bump" |
Better with You | Saleswoman | Episode: "Pilot" | |
Terriers | Didi | Episode: "Missing Persons" | |
2011 | Mad Love | Eva | Episode: "Fireworks" |
Bones | Nadine Tweed | Episode: "The Truth in the Myth" | |
Consequences | Tamika | Episode: "Monisa" | |
A Christmas Kiss | Tressa | TV movie | |
2012 | Scandal | Hannah | Episode: "Hell Hath No Fury" |
The Book Club | Jerrika / Cobra Chai | Episodes: "All Valley" and "The Warrior Reads On" | |
2012–2017 | Grey's Anatomy | Stephanie Edwards | Recurring cast: season 9, main cast: season 10–13 |
2016 | Send Me: An Original Web Series | Heather | Recurring cast |
2017 | Flip the Script | The Lit Agent | Episode: "Market Value" |
2018 | Here and Now | Ashley Collins | Main cast |
Doxxed | Liddie | TV movie | |
A Majestic Christmas | Nell | TV movie | |
2019 | Doxxed | Liddie | Recurring cast |
2019–2021 | Servant | Natalie Gorman | Recurring cast: season 1-2 |
2020–2023 | Hunters | Millie Morris | Main cast |
2024 | A Man in Full | Henrietta White | 5 episodes |
References
[edit]- ^ Johnson Stovall, Denise (December 2, 2013). "Jerrika Hinton sizzles in Grey's Anatomy". New Pittsburgh Courier. Archived from the original on November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
- ^ "SMU: University Registrar". Smu.edu. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
- ^ "Jerrika Hinton's resume". Retrieved February 11, 2013.
- ^ "East L.A. Classic Theatre/Our Artists/Teachers". Eastlaclassic.org. Archived from the original on October 30, 2013. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
- ^ a b "Jerrika Hinton as Stephanie Edwards - Grey's Anatomy". ABC. Archived from the original on March 16, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Pavlica, Carissa (August 25, 2014). "Grey's Anatomy Cast: Before the Were Stars". tvfanatic.com. TV Fanatic. Archived from the original on February 2, 2019. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
- ^ Kirsch, Becky (March 24, 2017). "14 Actors Who've Been on Both Grey's Anatomy and Scandal". popsugar.com. PopSugar. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
- ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (February 9, 2013). "Matt's Inside Line: Exclusive Fringe First Look! Plus Scoop on Grey's, Glee, Covert and More". TVLine. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
- ^ Ausiello, Michael (January 10, 2013). "Exclusive: Grey's Anatomy's New Interns Are Sticking Around — But for How Long?". TVLine. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
- ^ a b "Shonda Rhimes Comedy Toast Is Dead at ABC". May 13, 2016. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
- ^ a b Nellie Andreeva. "'Grey's Anatomy' Co-Star Jerrika Hinton Joins 'Toast'; Will She Leave 'Grey's'?". Deadline. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
- ^ a b Roots, Kimberly (January 6, 2017). "Grey's Anatomy's Jerrika Hinton Joins Alan Ball's New HBO Drama Series — Is Stephanie on Borrowed Time?". Archived from the original on January 10, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (January 6, 2017). "Alan Ball HBO Series Casts Sosie Bacon, Daniel Zovatto, Raymond Lee & Jerrika Hinton". Retrieved January 9, 2017.
- ^ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (January 7, 2017). "Jerrika Hinton Cast in HBO's Alan Ball Series — Will She Leave 'Grey's Anatomy'?". Retrieved January 9, 2017.
External links
[edit]- 1981 births
- 21st-century American actresses
- Actresses from Dallas
- Living people
- Southern Methodist University alumni
- American television actresses
- American film actresses
- People from Oak Cliff, Texas
- 21st-century African-American actresses
- 20th-century African-American actresses
- 20th-century American actresses