A young emerging actress who was barely 18 years of age when she played the lead role in the 2017 fantasy The Changeover and her name is Erana James. Before her big debut as the lead actress, she also played in TV series named Lucy Lewis Can’t Lose.
Erana James Wikipedia Facts
| Full Name/Real Name | Erana James |
| Date of Birth/Birthday | February 17, 1999 |
| Age | 22 |
| Birth Sign | Aquarius |
| Born Country | New Zealand |
| Nationality | New Zealander |
| Hometown | Whangarei |
| Ethnicity | White |
| Parents | N/A |
| Siblings | N/A |
| Profession | Actress |
| Education(college/university) | BA in Te Reo Maori and sociology with a minor in philosophy at Victoria University |
| Marital status | Single |
| Partner / Husband | N/A |
| Children | None |
| Social Media | Twitter and Instagram |
| Net Worth | $200,000 |
| Height | 5 feet 4 inches |
| Weight | 1.62 meters |
Erana James Wiki – Ethnicity, Parents, Family
Erana was born on February 17, 1999, in Whangarei, New Zealand where she grew up with her grandparents’ avocado farm. She belonged to the Māori descent, the indigenous people to New Zealand. When she was ten years old, her family moved to Wellington where she attended the local Wellington Girls’ High School. In each of her interviews, she has revealed her love for her home nation New Zealand. She described Wellington as the creative city and the home of her lifetime.
She knew that she wanted to become an actress from the early age of her teens which made her enroll at Harcourt’s Professional Teen Acting at age 13. Harcourt as soon as he saw James and her skills in acting knew that she one day would become a huge star but what he didn’t realize was the ti,e would come so early.
Regarding her studies, James passed high school, finished college, and was about to start university when she was cast for the lead role in the Changeover. She completed her University education with a BA in Te Reo Maori and sociology with a minor in philosophy at Victoria University.
Erana James Biography – Career
Erana was at Harcourt’s Professional Teen Acting when she was first noticed fr her talent and skills by Harcourt himself. Harcourt was desiring in the adaptation of The Changeover with McKenzie and when renowned film director Jane Campion visited the studio, he at once identified James for the lead role of Laura in The Changeover. Just like the character Laura, Erana also had olive skin and brown eyes, and a strong personality. Thus, they found Laura for the Changeover. She played the role of Laura a 16-year-old New Zealand girl who will have to fight against a supernatural spirit that attacks her little brother, discovering her true identity along the way. She must fight the stranger who had taken her brother. To defeat the stranger, she must follow the advice of a young man who seems to know Laura’s secrets. Witches, fantasy, and spells are part of the solution. The Changeover was released in 2017.
In 2018, Erana grab the lead role of Nell in another New Zealand movie Southland’s Home. She played the character of Nell, a timid teenager who was sent to reside at Southland’s Home for young mentally disturbed women. Nell explores the home to find out why she was residing there, what were the stories of other girls who were there, and finding out the way to escape from this home. The movie was based in 1972 in rural New Zealand.
As of 2020, she is playing the movie Hot Mother in which she played the role of Sofia who is again the teen daughter having no emotional connection with her mother. The story of this movie was inspired by a true story in which a single mother and daughter spend some time in a spa. However, as there was no union between them, the mother tried to leave the sauna room but the door handle breaks. The mother and daughter now had to spend the time together in a hot room where they have to fight hot temperatures, dehydration, and possible death. The circumstance reminds them of their love and connects them emotionally.
She also played the character of Toni Shalifoe one of the teenagers in the series the Wilds who get stranded on a deserted island after a plane crash. the series is produced by Amazon and seems to be the combination of lost and lord of the files. A group f young teenagers find themselves on an island, bond with each fight with each other, learn about each other, and fight to survive and escape from the island.
Erana should also be given credit for her uncredited appearance in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug in 2013. in 2019 she also played in another TV series Golden Boy released in 2019 as Kahu.
Erana James Height
Erana James is a young talented beautiful girl with olive skin, brown hair, and brown eyes. She is just 22 and still growing. She is young, beautiful, charming, and just making her name and her fan following is also increasing with the days. To b precise Erana stands at a height of 5 feet and 4 inches tall.
Erana James Net worth 2021
Erana has just started her career and already established her name as one of the potential actresses of New Zealand. Before the changeover, she had acted in TV series, and after a breakthrough movie, she acted in TV Series and got the opportunity to act in other movies as well. At this young age, she already has earned a decent fortune and her net worth is estimated to be $200,000.
Erana James Boyfriend
As of now, Erana is single and focusing on her career. She is young and beautiful so there is probably plenty of time for her to make a boyfriend and jump into the dating game. As for now, she is totally single as one can find out looking at her social media account.
Erana James- Social Media
erana_james as her Instagram account and with 2610 followers, she is firing her account with her personal pictures, her family pictures, and in one of her posted photos, you can see the photo of her father.
Joined October 2018, Erana has a Twitter account as @erana_james with 91 followers. She has fun with her Twitter handle and keeps posting funny quotes and pictures.
