Hannah Simone

Hannah Simone
Simone in March 2012
Born	(1980-08-03) August 3, 1980 (age 36) London, England, UK
Occupation	Actress, model, television hostess, VJ
Years active	2005–present
Home town	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Hannah Simone (born August 3, 1980) is a British-Canadian television hostess, actress, and former fashion model. From May 2006 to November 2008, she worked as a VJ for MuchMusic in Canada, and is best known for portraying Cece Parekh on the Fox sitcom New Girl.

Simone was born in London, to an Indian father and an English mother of German, Italian, and Greek Cypriot descent. She has a brother named Zach. Simone spent her early childhood in Calgary, Alberta. From ages 7–10, Simone moved through three continents, attending schools in each one. At the age of 13, Simone was living in Cyprus and was working as a fashion model. At 16 years old, Simone lived in New Delhi, India, where she attended the American Embassy School. A year later, at 17, she returned to Canada. Initially settling at White Rock, British Columbia, she subsequently relocated to Vancouver where she attended the University of British Columbia. After her first degree, she worked as a human rights and refugees officer at the United Nations in England for a year.

Following her 2005 graduation from Ryerson University, Simone became host of HGTV Canada's television show Space for Living for its first season.