Shenae Grimes
Grimes in 2011, Helga Esteb / Shutterstock.com
Birth Name: Shenae Sonya Grimes
Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Date of Birth: October 24, 1989
Ethnicity: Irish, Italian
Shenae Grimes is a Canadian actress. Her roles include television’s Degrassi: The Next Generation, Shania: A Life in Eight Albums, Naturally, Sadie; 90210, Picture This, True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet, The Hazing Secret, and The Detail, and the films The Cross Road, Dead Like Me: Life After Death, Scream 4, Empire State, Sugar (2013), and Blood Honey. She has also been billed as Shenae Grimes-Beech.
Shenae has said said that she is of Irish and Italian descent. She is married to English indie rock singer, songwriter, musician, photographer, and model Josh Beech, with whom she has two children. She became a U.S. citizen in 2019, holding dual citizenship.
Shenae’s paternal grandfather was named Frank Grimes.
Shenae’s paternal grandmother was named Julia.
Shenae has said:
My nonna… She’s lived a crazy life and because of our language barrier (Italian is her first language), I never feel like I get a full grasp on all of her crazy stories. She survived and thrived through so much in her life. From being a child in Italy at the end of the war, humble beginnings working on a farm in a large family, meeting my nonno and overcoming so much as an immigrant in Canada where she knew no one and they were truly starting from scratch. She’s had a wild ride and such an incredible faith throughout all of it. She’s one of the strongest women I know…
grimes is english
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lol @paul :)
Shenae is an Irish name. Anyway, what does your first name have to do with your heritage? Mine’s Paul, but I’m not Latin. xP
Shenae is a straight up Black person name.. Shanay, Shanae, how ever you want to spell it, her name doesnt fit her at all.
Shes definitely Irish and Italian.
If she’s italian and Irish, then what’s up with her first name? No offense, but her first name sounds black unless I’m prouncing it wrong.
It’s Irish.
Yep, she’s of Italian and Irish descent, born in Canada. Either way, parents can choose to name their children anything they like – it doesn’t have to relate to ancestry. In her case, her parents chose an Irish name, but they decided to modify the spelling a little bit, so that others would be better able to pronounce it. At least that’s what she has said in an interview.
LMAO you’re kidding right? xD