Arana James is a New Zealand actress who rose to prominence with Amazon Prime’s The Wilds (2020), in which she played Toni Chalifo.
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Wiki/Biography
Erana James was born on Tuesday, February 16, 1999 (age 21 years; as of 2020), and hails from Whangarei, New Zealand. At the age of ten, she moved to Wellington, New Zealand. She did her schooling from Wellington Girls’ College. At the age of fourteen, she took a professional acting course for teenagers at Rata Studios, a performing arts school in Wellington. Later, she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Te Reo Māori (the Polynesian language spoken by the Māori people) from Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington.
Physical Appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 4″
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: dark brown
Family and ethnicity
Erana James is from the Māori ethnic group. The Māori consist primarily of indigenous Polynesians who settled in New Zealand.
parents and siblings
Erana’s father’s name is Kevin Waki James and her mother Jackie James is the manager of Rata Studio in Wellington, New Zealand. His brother’s name is Ethan James.
Erana James with her father
Erana James with her mother
erana james with her brother
Relationships, Husband and Children
Not much is known about his relationships.
livelihood
Television
In 2015, Arana James made her television debut in the show Sons of Liars, in which she played the role of Bria. In 2017, she appeared as Jay’s in the children’s comedy show Lucy Lewis Can’t Lose.
Later, she appeared in the television series Golden Boy (2019), Playing for Keeps (2019), and Golden Boy (2019).
film
In 2017, she made her film debut in the film The Changeover, in which she played the role of Laura Chant. The film is about Laura Chant, a teenage girl whose younger brother meets a sinister old man who places a supernatural seal on the boy. As her brother begins to fall ill, Laura discovers her magical powers to save him.
OTT/Web Series
In 2020, he made his digital debut with Amazon Prime’s The Wilds, in which he played Tony Chalifo. The series follows the lives of a group of teenage girls who struggle to survive while stranded on a deserted island after a plane crash.
Erana James in the Wilds (2020)
Facts/General Knowledge
- Erana James smokes occasionally.
- Erana James likes to consume alcoholic beverages.
- Arana James has also starred in the short films 1882 (2017) and Hot Mother (2020).
- In an interview, explaining why he studied a Bachelor of Arts in Te Reo Māori Language, he said,
I chose te reo because there really aren’t enough people who speak te reo Māori in this country… being Māori I felt it was very important to learn the language of my people, even though it doesn’t help anyone – no matter where they are from Ho-te should not stop you from learning reo Māori.”
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