MEET HANNAH SIMONE: The Gorgeous Scene-Stealing Sidekick On 'New Girl'

Publish date: 2024-07-14

2012-05-11T06:32:00Z

While Zooey Deschanel has captivated America with her quirkiness on the hit FOX show "New Girl," it's her scene-stealing sidekick Cece, played by Hannah Simone, who is getting all of the attention as the beautiful on-screen best friend.

While Simone plays a model on the show, in real life, the 31-year-old of Indian, Greek and Italian descent is actually a model-turned-TV host-turned actress. And "New Girl" is her first steady acting gig.

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But success isn't rare for this Kim Kardashian look-a-like, who grew up all over the world and after studying both international relations and television/radio in college, worked for the UN before quickly landing gigs in front of the camera.

And now this "New Girl" is here to stay.

August 3, 1980: Hannah was born in London and later spent much of her childhood in Alberta, Canada. Her father originates from India and her mother is part Greek-Cypriot, part German-Italian.

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1987-1990: Hannah lived in Saudi Arabia and then moved throughout Greece, India and back to Canada, attending schools in each.

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1993: Hannah was living in Cyprus and working as a fashion model when, at age 13, she was featured on the cover of a leading local fashion publication.

1996: Hannah lived in New Delhi, India and attended the American Embassy school where she helped organize a benefit concert for women and children with AIDS.

1997: Hannah returned to Canada. Initially settling at White Rock, British Columbia, then the family relocated to Vancouver.

College: Hannah received a BA in International Relations from the University of British Columbia and a BA in Radio and Television Arts at Ryerson University in 2005. During her studies, she was a radio host at the campus-based CKLN-FM.

During college, Hannah worked as a researcher for a book by Lloyd Axworthy, previously a Foreign Affairs minister. After this, she moved to the UK to volunteer for a short time with the United Nations Association in London supporting the Model UN program as a human rights and refugees officer.

2005: Hannah makes her acting debut as "Larissa" on an episode of the short-lived TV series "Kevin Hill" starring Taye Diggs.

2007: Hannah hosted a show called "Space for Living" on Canada's Home and Gardening Network. On the show, Hannah showed families how to redecorate their homes on a budget.

2008: Hannah worked at Canadian music network MuchMusic as a news presenter for "Much News Weekly" and was host of the show "The NewMusic." After countless interviews with celebrities and musicians, she announced she was leaving the network to pursue her career in Los Angeles.

2009-2010: Hanna scored a gig hosting "WCG Ultimate Gamer" alongside Joel Gourdin on Syfy. The show ended after its second season. Watch her funny Freudian slip below.

September 2011: Hannah lands the prime role of CeCe on Fox's "New Girl" as Zooey Deschanel's scene-stealing model sidekick.

Eligible bachelors need not apply. Hannah admitted to Maxim magazine: "I've never been on a date. All of my relationships have happened organically with people who are super cool and in my life and it just moved into a relationship zone. It seems like a scary world, I'm kind of happy I don't have to be in it."

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But feel free to connect with Hannah through her Twitter account.