Anna-Lisa Christiane

Anna Lisa Christiane (born 1994) is a New Zealand model, actress, and former beauty pageant titleholder.

Early life and education Christiane was born in 1994 in Wellington, New Zealand, and was raised in New Plymouth in the Taranaki region on the North Island. During her high school years, she aspired to pursue a career in acting or modeling in the United States. She made her runway debut at Wellington Fashion Week, and the agency subsequently placed her on contracts across Asia. At the age of 19, she began working internationally. Harper's Bazaar Vietnam,

In 2015, Christiane was crowned as Miss Earth New Zealand. In the same year, she became a face of the Be Cruelty Free campaign with animal rights activists and presented over 90,000 signatures to the Parliament of New Zealand, advocating for a ban on animal testing for cosmetics.

Acting Following her move to the United States, Christiane began pursuing acting alongside her modeling and social-media work. She took the title role in the 2021 film Heroine Yehenara, playing a 19th-century Chinese concubine who rises to imperial power; she undertook sword and weapons training in preparation for the part.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 2021 Heroine Yehenara Yehenara Lead role