Jerrika Hinton | |
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 Hinton in a 2018 video by NASA's Universe of Learning | |
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| 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 .
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]
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.
| 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 | |
| TBA | The Piano Lesson | Filming |
| 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 |
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