Jerrika Hinton

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Jerrika Hinton
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Hinton in a 2018 video by NASA's Universe of Learning
Born
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Education Southern Methodist University (BFA)
OccupationActress
Years active2005–present

Jerrika Hinton is an American actress, best known for her role as Stephanie Edwards in the ABC medical drama series Grey's Anatomy .

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Early life

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

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

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005Foreign SoilNatalie
2006 Rain Beni Arnold
2008 Broken Angel Officer Raines
2011 The Roommate Shiana
2012The Strangely NormalBlack FriendShort
2014 Teacher of the Year Mrs. Curtis
2015Just Another Dance with My FatherKatieShort
2016OdiousSharlette
2024 The Piano Lesson Grace
2024 Mr. Crocket SummerHulu

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 Gilmore Girls AllisonEpisode: "Super Cool Party People"
Everybody Hates Chris Birthday GirlEpisode: "Everybody Hates Rejection"
2007 Zoey 101 Claire JeffriesEpisode: "Son of a Dean"
2008 Ghost Whisperer ClerkEpisode: "Ball & Chain"
2009 Gossip Girl WaitressEpisode: "Valley Girls"
2010 Lie to Me RobinEpisode: "Bullet Bump"
Better with You SaleswomanEpisode: "Pilot"
Terriers DidiEpisode: "Missing Persons"
2011 Mad Love EvaEpisode: "Fireworks"
Bones Nadine TweedEpisode: "The Truth in the Myth"
ConsequencesTamikaEpisode: "Monisa"
A Christmas Kiss TressaTV movie
2012 Scandal HannahEpisode: "Hell Hath No Fury"
The Book ClubJerrika / Cobra ChaiEpisodes: "All Valley" and "The Warrior Reads On"
2012–2017 Grey's Anatomy Stephanie Edwards Recurring cast: season 9, main cast: season 10–13
2016Send Me: An Original Web SeriesHeatherRecurring cast
2017Flip the ScriptThe Lit AgentEpisode: "Market Value"
2018 Here and Now Ashley CollinsMain cast
DoxxedLiddieTV movie
A Majestic ChristmasNellTV movie
2019DoxxedLiddieRecurring cast
2019–2021 Servant Natalie GormanRecurring cast: season 1-2
2020; 2023 Hunters Millie MorrisMain cast
2024 A Man in Full Henrietta White5 episodes

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "SMU: University Registrar". Smu.edu. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Jerrika Hinton's resume" . Retrieved February 11, 2013.
  4. ↑ "East L.A. Classic Theatre/Our Artists/Teachers". Eastlaclassic.org. Archived from the original on October 30, 2013. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
  5. 1 2 "Jerrika Hinton as Stephanie Edwards - Grey's Anatomy". ABC. Archived from the original on March 16, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 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.
  7. ↑ Kirsch, Becky (March 24, 2017). "14 Actors Who've Been on Both Grey's Anatomy and Scandal". popsugar.com. PopSugar. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ Ausiello, Michael (January 10, 2013). "Exclusive: Grey's Anatomy's New Interns Are Sticking Around — But for How Long?". TVLine. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  10. 1 2 "Shonda Rhimes Comedy Toast Is Dead at ABC". May 13, 2016. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  11. 1 2 Nellie Andreeva. "'Grey's Anatomy' Co-Star Jerrika Hinton Joins 'Toast'; Will She Leave 'Grey's'?". Deadline. Archived from the original on March 16, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  12. 1 2 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.
  13. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (January 6, 2017). "Alan Ball HBO Series Casts Sosie Bacon, Daniel Zovatto, Raymond Lee & Jerrika Hinton". Archived from the original on January 7, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  14. ↑ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (January 7, 2017). "Jerrika Hinton Cast in HBO's Alan Ball Series — Will She Leave 'Grey's Anatomy'?" . Retrieved January 9, 2017.
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