Shenae Grimes-Beech (; born October 24, 1989), previously credited as Shenae Grimes, is a Canadian actress. She portrayed

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series '' 90210'', a

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's '' Beverly Hills, 90210''. Prior to that, she had a recurring role on the television series '' Naturally, Sadie'', and played Darcy Edwards on the CTV series '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' for four seasons.

Early life

Grimes was born in

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. She attended Forest Hill Collegiate Institute. She interned at Toronto's

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as part of her high school education. Grimes attended City Academy, a private school for her last two years of high school.

Career

Acting

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

in '' ''90210'''',

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of '' Beverly Hills, 90210''. She also appeared in '' Picture This'' with

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and with her former ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' co-star

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, and then in '' True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet'' alongside singer

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. In 2009, Grimes was named one of the world's most beautiful people without makeup, by ''

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'' magazine. She also appeared in a

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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". She also participated in

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r 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

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with her ''90210'' costars

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and

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to attend the Asia Girls Explosion (AGE) in

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, after filming ''90210'' third-season finale. Grimes was caught up in Japan due to the events of the tsunami and earthquake. According to the actress, she was at

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'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 ''

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'' 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 and Liz's original song "Are You Happy Now?" to raise awareness about anti-bullying, in partnership with DoSomething.org. In 2013, Grimes starred in the film ''

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'' about a runaway girl living on the streets of Venice, Los Angeles. In 2018, Grimes began playing homicide detective Jacqueline Cooper on CTV's police drama ''

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''; the role marks her first time playing an adult character.

Other projects

Grimes has graced the covers of numerous fashion magazines, including US's ''

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,'' '' Saturday Night Magazine, Teen Prom'' and ''Dirrty Glam''. She also modeled for ''

'' and '' Complex.'' She has appeared in television commercials for Coffee Crisp. In 2014, she became the brand ambassador for the

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-based Annabelle Cosmetics. As the face of the cosmetics line, she appeared in print and television advertisements to promote the products. Grimes and husband Josh Beech started their own clothing line in 2014 called "Two Halves." The line featured jewelry and clothes that were sold online and at the Toronto-based boutique Jonathon + Olivia.

Personal life

Grimes began dating British model and musician

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in May 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

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, England. In May 2018, the couple announced that they were expecting their first child; their daughter was born in September 2018. Their second child, a son, was born in August 2021. On December 20, 2019, Grimes announced on her

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page that she had become an American citizen, and now holds dual Canadian-American citizenship. Grimes is an

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Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Grimes, Shenae 1989 births Living people 21st-century American actresses 21st-century Canadian actresses Actresses from Toronto American atheists American child actresses American film actresses American television actresses Canadian atheists Canadian child actresses Canadian emigrants to the United States Canadian expatriate actresses in the United States Canadian film actresses Canadian Screen Award winners Canadian television actresses Naturalized citizens of the United States People with acquired American citizenship