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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)
Occupation Actress
Years active 2005–present

Jerrika Hinton is an American actress. She is most famous for playing Stephanie Edwards in the TV show Grey's Anatomy.

Early Life and Education

Jerrika Hinton was born and grew up in Oak Cliff, a part of Dallas, Texas. Her mother, Cynthia, worked for the government before she retired.

Jerrika went to Southern Methodist University. She studied theatre at the Meadows School of the Arts. In 2002, she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. She also studied directing and writing plays.

Acting Career Highlights

Hinton started her acting journey on stage in plays. Her first movie role was in the 2006 drama Rain. After that, she appeared in many TV shows.

Some of these shows include Gilmore Girls, Everybody Hates Chris, and Zoey 101. She also had roles in Gossip Girl, Lie to Me, Bones, and Scandal. She also acted in movies like Broken Angel (2008) and The Roommate (2011).

Becoming a Star on Grey's Anatomy

In 2012, Jerrika Hinton joined the cast of Grey's Anatomy. This popular medical drama was created by Shonda Rhimes. Jerrika played a new intern named Stephanie Edwards.

By 2013, she became a regular cast member on the show. She stayed on Grey's Anatomy for three seasons.

New Roles After Grey's Anatomy

After Grey's Anatomy, Jerrika took on new projects. In 2017, she co-starred with Holly Hunter in the HBO drama series Here and Now. She played Ashley Collins, who was one of the adopted children in the story.

Later, she played Natalie Gorman in the show Servant from 2019 to 2020. Since 2020, she has been playing Millie Morris in the Amazon Prime series Hunters.

Film and Television Appearances

Film Roles

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Foreign Soil Natalie
2006 Rain Beni Arnold
2008 Broken Angel Officer Raines
2011 The Roommate Shiana
2012 The Strangely Normal Black Friend Short film
2014 Teacher of the Year Mrs. Curtis
2015 Just Another Dance with My Father Katie Short film
2016 Odious Sharlette
2024 The Piano Lesson Grace
2024 Mr. Crocket Summer Hulu film

Television Roles

Year Title Role Notes
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

See also

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