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you're gonna be a shinin' star
in fancy clothes, and fancy cars
and then you'll see,
you're gonna go far
'cause everyone knows
just who you are
so live your life

you steady chasin' that paper
just live your life
ain't got no time for no haters
just live your life
no tellin' where it'll take ya
just live your life
'cause i'm a paper chaser
just livin' my life

WIKIPEDIA

full name: theadora luella james
aliases: thea, thee, tj
date of birth: june 30th, 2005
town of birth: hendersonville, tennessee
resident of: los angeles, california
age: nineteen as of june 2024
parents: anne james [mother]
siblings: none
occupation: model, actress
years active: 2011–present
roles: betty wheeler in stranger things, 2016-
charlotte jacobs in greys anatomy, 2016-2023
ruby miller in outer banks, 2020-2026
gabriella walker in yellowjackets, 2021-present
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trivia: james has also starred in an impressive handful of music videos for artists such as taylor swift and billie eilish.
Associated with: Taylor Swift. Billie Eilish. Madelyn Cline. Dove Cameron. Drew Starkey.
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MIXTAPE

SIDE A. THEA.
tired of california, nessa barrett. what was i made for, billie eilish. castles crumbling, taylor swift. die your daughter, susannah joffe. t.v, billie eilish. i know the end, phoebe bridgers. camden, gracie abrams. matilda, harry styles. a pearl, mitski. writer in the dark, lorde. no surprises, radiohead. male fantasy, billie eilish. long story short, taylor swift. teenage dream, olivia rodrigo. the path, lorde. you're on your own kid, taylor swift. dying on the inside, nessa barrett. everything i wanted, billie eilish. the archer, taylor swift. the greatest, billie eilish. making the bed, olivia rodrigo. first love/late spring, mitski. the grey, madison bailey. nda, billie eilish. skinny, billie eilish. block me out, gracie abrams. i told you things, gracie abrams. tired of california, nessa barrett. honestly, madison bailey. headlock, imogen heap. doubt, twenty one pilots. robin, taylor swift. i want you to love me, fiona apple.

SIDE B. THEADORA.
work, iggy azalea. empire state of mind, jayz & alicia keys. live your life, ti & rihanna. paparazzi, lady gaga. successful, ariana grande. i didn't change my number, billie eilish. on top of the world, imagine dragons. i lived, one republic. thnks fr th mmrs, fall out boy. teenage dream, katy perry. teenage dirtbag, wheatus. teenagers, my chemical romance. last friday night, katy perry. flashing lights, kanye. the perfect girl, mareux. formula, labrinth. one more hour, tame impala. maneater, nelly furtado. gimme more remix, slayyyter. cherry bomb, the runaways. more than a woman, bee gees. breakin' dishes, rihanna.

FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS

THEADORA JAMES
TV Actress

BIRTHDAY
June 30th, 2005

BIRTH SIGN
Cancer

BIRTHPLACE
Tennessee

AGE
19 years old (2024)

#33
Most Popular BOOST

ABOUT
Child actress who first rose to fame following her breakout role as Charlotte Jacobs on season thirteen of hit ABC series Greys Anatomy. Since then, she has quickly become one of the most in-demand and well-known child actors across the United States.

BEFORE FAME
She resided in her birth town of Hendersonville, Tennessee before moving to Los Angeles full time in 2019.

TRIVIA
Theadoras first ever acting role was as Betty in Netflix's Stranger Things, starring Millie Bobby Brown and Finn Wolfhard. She was just 10 years old when filming began.

FAMILY LIFE
She is an only child and became an emancipated minor in 2019. Theadora has not publicly spoken about any family members besides her mother, Anne James, whom she has mentioned once.

ASSOCIATED WITH
Theadora is often photographed and closely associated with actors such as Madelyn Cline, Margot Robbie, Drew Starkey, Ella Purnell, Dove Cameron, and more. She has also been known to be close with popular artists such as Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Renee Rapp, Gracie Abrams, and Sabrina Carpenter.

POPULARITY
Most Popular
#78

Born on June 30
#1

TV Actress
#9

19 Year Old
#9

Born in Tennessee
#18

Cancer
#13
                              

Theadora Luella James.

family relationships
❀ while theadora has never publicly named her father, she has shared that he left her and her mother shortly after she was born. from then onwards she was raised solely by her toxic and controlling single mother, anne james, whose main concern was making her daughter a star in order to pay the ever-piling bills.

❀ anne got her daughter signed to a child acting agency when thea was six years old and began attending auditions that same age.

❀ theadoras mother became addicted to using drugs in when thea was only freshly ten years old. it became dangerous and violent fast, so theadora threw herself even further into her biggest passion, acting, as a way to escape—despite her mother keeping her daughters earnings entirely to herself.

❀ she had been close family friends with the Swift family long before their own daughters fame:
- the swifts moved into the house next door to the james' the year before thea was born, when taylor and her brother were fourteen and twelve years old. the two sets of parents hit it off, quickly becoming close family friends.
- being fifteen years younger, thea had only ever known the "famous" taylor swift; however, she had still been extremely close to the blonde growing up.
- after becoming emancipated shortly after turning fourteen, thea moved to los angeles, which is just roughly thirty minutes outside of beverly hills, where taylor has two houses.

friendships
❀ thea's current close friends around her own age include:
ariana greenblatt (actress, 17)
jules leblanc (actress/influencer, 20)
lilah pate (actress, 21)
tate mcrae (singer/dancer, 21)
olivia rodrigo (singer/actress, 22)
& more !

❀ theadora is also closely associated with:
billie eilish (singer, 23)
renee rapp (actress/singer, 25)
sophie nélisse (actress, 25)
madison bailey (actress/singer, 26)
madelyn cline (actress, 27)
ella purnell (actress, 28)
dove cameron (actress/singer, 29)
courtney eaton (actress, 29)
taylor swift (singer, 35)
& more !

❀ theadora is close with the majority of her co-stars, both past and present.

❀ the majority of her friends are much older than she as thea stopped attending public school at the age of eight to focus entirely on her career, so she has met all of her friends through work which also happens to predominantly consist of adults.

2011, age 5/6
❀ made her public debut starring in taylor swifts video for "mean" at the age of five.

2013, age 7/8
❀ starred in her second music video at seven for taylor's song "everything has changed."

2015, age 9/10
❀ anne james began displaying signs of substance abuse. theadora quickly became incredibly busy between auditions and filming; it took her mind off of anne, who had begun showing up to rehearsals/filming and other public events under the influence.

❀ with the help of her agent theadora booked season 1 of stranger things; portraying ten year old Elizabeth 'betty' Wheeler, the third child of karen and ted wheeler. her role in the first season was minimal, appearing only in small family scenes. however in the second installment her character became more of an integral role, becoming one of the main characters from that point onward. theadora continued on stranger things until its fifth and final season which wrapped in 2024, when she was nineteen. filming for all seasons took place in atlanta, georgia.

2016, age 10/11
❀ in the early months of 2016 thea booked the role of charlotte jacobs on season 13 of greys anatomy, which also extended onto abcs spinoff titled station 19. filming for season 13 began in march, and its first episode aired in september of that same year. thea continued on greys until its 20th season and station 19 for the rest of its seven season run. while the series itself took place in seattle washington, filming was stationed in los angeles california.

❀ season one of stranger things hit netflix in july of 2016, shortly after thea's eleventh birthday.

❀ in august of 2016 thea booked a supporting role as Mother Gothels daughter, Mavis 'Maeve' Gothel, in Disneys second installment of the Descendants series. filming lasted from early september 2016 to the end of october that same year.

❀ ten year old thea began 'couch hopping' to avoid having to go home to her mother; she would sleepover at the homes of various trusted co-stars or other close friends within the industry, including taylor and past or present co-stars. this was obviously kept private and never revealed to the media.

❀ filming for season two of stranger things began in november 2016, age eleven. throughout shooting, theadora stayed with various adult cast members such as joe keery, natalia dyer, charlie heaton, or winona ryder in order to avoid needing to be around her mother as much as possible.

❀ thea quickly came to the realization that she must be more careful with hiding her paychecks from her mother to avoid anne taking her daughters hard-earned money for her own uses.

2018, ages 12/13
❀ thea began filming season three of stranger things in the spring of 2018, aged twelve. she stayed with older co-stars while shooting once again and was able to wrap her characters scenes by the end of may in order to work around the descendants 3 filming schedule.

❀ that june she began Descendants 3, returning as Mavis Gothel, daughter of Mother Gothel from Rapunzel.

❀ thea booked the role of Cassandra Cain in DC's birds of prey in december 2018, aged thirteen.

2019, ages 13/14
❀ filming birds of prey began in January of 2019 and lasted until april of that same year.

❀ in may, theadora landed the role of ruby miller in netflix's Outer Banks which shot in South Carolina.

❀ thea officially filed for emancipation in june, specifically on the day of her fourteenth birthday, and was granted it by the court once she proved she was more than capable of taking care of herself; or at least better than her mother, who had easily signed the emancipation papers without much care. using money saved from previous roles, thea permanently and fully moved herself from her home-state of tennessee into a small apartment in california. after this move, she promptly cut all ties with her worsening mother.

❀ in early july, thea flew to Charleston alone to begin filming Outer Banks. she stayed in an apartment with two of her cast mates, Madelyn Cline and Madison Bailey, during the shooting of the first season. theadora continued on the show for the rest of its five season run.

❀ filming for outer banks wrapped in september and by november theadora was in los angeles shooting a pilot for showtime titled yellowjackets. the storyline revolves around a highschool girls soccer team whose plane crashes in the middle of the canadian wilderness on the way to nationals. theadora portrays gabrielle—a young girl who'd been abducted by her father and living in a cabin the crash victims stumble upon at the worst possible time.

2020, ages 14/15
❀ theadora began shooting season four of stranger things in january. however, due to the covid pandemic, filming was paused in february 2020 before resuming in september that same year, after theadora had turned fifteen.

❀ filming for Outer Banks season two began in september 2020 and lasted until april 2021.

❀ also in 2020, thea was featured in taylor swifts music video for "the man."

2021, ages 15/16
❀ yellowjackets began shooting the rest of the first season in vancouver in may of 2021.

❀ filmed taylors short film "all too well" alongside dylan o'brian.

❀ theadora was invited to be an interviewer on the red carpet of the 2021 met gala, becoming the youngest to have done so at just sixteen years old. she continued at the 2023 & 2024 events, sporting incredible fashion by iconic designers such as Tommy Hilfiger, Balenciaga, and Versace.

❀ she met billie eilish at the event and they exchanged numbers. later, billie asked theadora to star in the music video for her new song 'your power.' (of course thea accepted.)

2022, age 16/17
❀ in the early months of 2022, thea starred in a music video for taylor and ed sheeran for their song titled "the joker and the queen".

2023, ages 17/18
❀ also at seventeen years old thea starred in another one of taylor's music videos, this one for her song titled "i can see you."

❀ in january thea began shooting a fourth installment of the Descendants franchise, Return of Mavis. she starred as the titular character, returning as Mavis Gothel.

❀ in 2023, aged eighteen, thea began filming season twenty of grey's anatomy and season four of outer banks. season twenty would be the last recurring season for thea's character in order to provide more time in the teens busy schedule for other projects. she only appeared in a small handful of episodes/scenes in this final season to slowly say goodbye to her character; however it has been confirmed that 'charlotte' will continue to make occasional appearances and her character would continue to be mentioned often.

2024, ages 18/19
❀ filming season five of stranger things began in january 2024, age 18 and wrapped in december of that same year.

❀ starred alongside sabrina carpenter in the latters music video for her song 'taste'.

mental health
❀ Thea has become well accustomed to taking care of herself from a physical aspect, but struggles with the after effects of being essentially abandoned at a young age; heavy anxiety, tends to get overwhelmed quite easily, occasional panic attacks.

❀ having been independent for so long, she struggles with asking for and accepting help.

additional information
❀ adoringly referred to as 'hollywood's little sister' by the media as she is in many popular series and films and due to her sister-like relationships with many of her older costars whom she is spotted with more often than not.

❀ although she often struggles with showing it, thea absolutely adores all of her co-stars and, while this career path hasn't been her own choice to begin with, thea loves her job very much and couldn't see herself doing anything else.

ROLES
descendants 2 (2016)
Mavis Gothel (Theadora James) is first introduced in the second installment of the Descendants series when Mal, daughter of Maleficent (Dove Cameron) runs away back to her hometown of the Isle of the Lost. Mal finds Mavis cleaning in her mother's "Rock Shop," where self-proclaimed 'witch' Mother Gothel sells rocks she claims are magical—despite the impenetrable magic-proof dome covering the isle. Gifted with all aspects of art, Mal recruits Maeve's help in fixing her blonde, princess-like hair. long before the original VKs had been chosen to venture to Auradon, Mavis had bonded with the daughter of the Evil Queen, Evie (Sofia Carson), through their love of all things art and style. they are reunited at last when Evie returns to the salon with Mal, and Maeve convinces the pair to let her tag along for their rescue of King Ben (Mitchel Hope), who had been captured by Uma (China Anne McClain) and her pirate crew.

stranger things (2016–2024)
introduced in season one as a minor character before becoming an official member of the party for seasons two-five, Elizabeth Wheeler (Theadora James) is the younger sister to Mike Wheeler (Finn Wolfhard). occasionally shown in the first season in family scenes or terrorizing her brother, Betty only becomes involved with the upside down after discovering a strange bald girl living in her basement in the seventh episode. curious, Betty insists on tailing after Mike and his friends as they escape from the 'bad men', seeing Elevens incredible capabilities for the first time.

greys anatomy (2016–2025) & station 19 (2017-2023)
first introduced in season 13, eleven year old Charlotte Jacobs (Theadora James) is a reoccurring character on greys anatomy/station 19. a child fugitive who escapes from a toxic household by attacking her abusive stepfather and rendering her violent aunt unconscious, Charlotte ends up on a park bench in Seattle, Washington, where she meets dr. Alex Karev (Justin Chambers) and his girlfriend, dr. Jo Wilson (Camilla Luddington). the couple takes charlie under their wing & she is soon introduced to an entire community of doctors. after choosing to remain in Seattle, Charlotte also finds refuge in one of the city's finest firehouses when hanging around the hospital gets too boring, finding another chosen family within the tight-knit group of firefighters.

descendants 3 (2019)
Mavis 'Maeve' Gothel (Theadora James) is chosen as one of the next VKs to be brought over to Auradon. when one of the kingdoms own begins threatening its safety, however, Maeve's help is recruited—which she only accepts following a certain promise from Mal (Dove Cameron) in which her best friend C.J, daughter of Captain Hook, would be allowed to join her kingdom-side. Mal agrees, only to later reveal that she had never actually intended to open the barrier again.

birds of prey (2020)
Cassandra Cain (Theadora James) is a thirteen year old foster child who has turned to pickpocketing as a way to earn funds. when one picked pocket lands her in hot water, cass finds herself befriending a certain bad influence—Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie).

outer banks (2020–?)
ruby miller (Theadora james) is sent to the island of Outer Banks to live with her mother and step family, the well-respected cameron's, after the sudden death of her father. in an act of grief-driven rebellion, ruby befriends the lower class pogues, never expecting to be roped into an intensely dangerous treasure hunt.

yellowjackets (2021–?)
fourteen year old gabriella walker (theadora james) has been missing and presumed dead for nearly four years. held captive by her deranged father in the middle of the canadian wilderness, gabby's once ruthless sense of hope that she'd one day be reunited with her mother and sister slowly begins to dwindle. this hope is re-ignited when she finally works up the courage to kill her father to escape... moments before a high school girls soccer team breaks into their cabin after their plane crashes.

return of mavis (2024)
following Mals decision to permanently bring down the barrier between the Isle and Auradon, Mother Gothel [Helena Bonham Carter] devises a plan to exact revenge over Rapunzel [Florence Pugh] and the kingdom of Auradon as a whole. with the future of Auradon up to her, Mavis [Theadora James] must travel back in time to right a wrong that may have turned her mother into the narcissistic villain she had become. Mavis's only problem...she has to do it with Ruby Fitzherbert [Ruby Rose Turner], who just so happens to be the daughter of none other than her mother's worst enemy... Rapunzel.

MUSIC VIDEOS
2011, 6yo—mean, taylor swift.
2013, 8yo—everything has changed, taylor swift.
2020, 14yo—the man, taylor swift.
2021, 16yo—all too well short film, taylor swift.
2021, 16yo— your power, billie eilish.
2022, 16yo—the joker & the queen, ed sheeran.
2023, 17yo—i can see you, taylor swift.
2024, 18yo— i hate it here, taylor swift.
2024, 18yo— look at that woman, rolemodel.
2024, 19yo— taste, sabrina carpenter.

CHARACTERS
DESCENDANTS 2-4, mavis gothel.
hair: wavy. dark brown. purple & red highlights. worn down or half up.
style: purple. red. dark colors. skirts. wedges.
personality: blunt. harsh. creative. mean. street smart. slow-to-warm.
age(s): 14 & 16 [mavis] / 11 & 17 [thea]
other: mommy issues. moon. black cat. cold eyes. maeve.

STRANGER THINGS, elizabeth wheeler.
hair: wavy brunette. worn down or in ponytail.
style: jorts.old t-shirts.hand-me-downs.eighties.
personality: curious.determined.sassy.street smart.sarcastic.sneaky.
age(s): 10 to 15 [betty] / 10 to 19 [thea]
other: middle child syndrome. scraped knees. wide eyes. moon. golden retriever. chipped nail polish. betty.

GREYS/STATION 19, charlotte jacobs.
hair: long blonde. worn down or in ponytail. dyed.
style: old clothes.
personality: fearful. bold. untrusting. brave.
age(s): 11 to 18 [charlie] / 10 to 18 [thea]
other: runaway.pocketknives.bit tongues.moon. golden retriever. grit teeth. charlie.

BIRDS OF PREY, cassandra cain.
hair: shoulder length. dark brown. straight.
style: old clothes. boy shorts. red jacket.
personality: foul mouthed. sneaky. quick. smart.
age: 13 [cass] / 13 [thea]
other: foster kid. hot pink cast. thief. runner. moon. black cat. donation box. cass.

OUTER BANKS, ruby miller-cameron.
hair: blonde. sunkissed. cute-messy. long. dyed.
style: crop tops. old converse. jean shorts. denim.
personality: fiesty. protective. fierce. unafraid. blunt. defensive. quick. street smarts.
age(s): 14 to 16 [ruby] / 13 to 20 [thea]
other: little sister. freckles. adrenaline chaser. sun. martial arts. self defense. smart blonde. fire and gasoline. golden retriever and black cat. rue.

YELLOWJACKETS, gabriella walker.
hair: long. straight. brunette.
personality: blunt. timid. angry. lowkey batshit.
age(s): 14-16 [gabriella] / 14-19+ [thea]
other: mommy+daddy issues. moon. gabby.

disclaimers!
❀ some roles are made up, some characters/timelines altered, & some films/tv shows are entirely made up.

❀ yes, i am aware it is highly unlikely for a child to have this much going on & for it to even be legal for a child to work this often, but for theas sake we're going to pretend it's very possible :)))

❀ these all take place in the same "world"

❀ the media dubbed her "hollywood's little sister" bc it seemed like she was everywhere & always with different celebrities.

❀ original idea was comfort one shots with thea & celebs but i'll do whatever requests you may have!

❀ below is theadoras 'summarized' filming/wrap schedule. (*her role in greys is mainly a guest role, hence why it says she's filming greys and something else at the same time.*)

NOVEMBER2015- filming stranger things s1
APRIL2016- wrap stranger things s1
AUGUST2016- filming greys anatomy s13
SEPTEMBER2016- filming descendants 2
OCTOBER2016- wrap descendants 2
NOVEMBER2016- filming stranger things s2
APRIL2017- wrap greys anatomy s13
JUNE2017- wrap stranger things s2
JULY2017- filming greys anatomy s14
MARCH2018- filming stranger things s3
APRIL2018- wrap greys anatomy s14
MAY2018- wrap stranger things s3
JUNE2018- filming descendants 3
JULY2018- wrap descendants 3
JULY2018- filming greys anatomy s15
JANUARY2019- filming birds of prey
MARCH2019- wrap birds of prey
APRIL2019- wrap greys anatomy s15
JUNE2019- filming outer banks s1
SEPTEMBER2019- wrap outer banks s1
SEPTEMBER2019- filming greys anatomy s16
NOVEMBER2019- filming yellowjackets pilot
NOVEMBER2019- wrap yellowjackets pilot
FEBRUARY2020- filming stranger things s4
MARCH2020- stranger things s4 paused
MARCH2020- wrap greys anatomy s16
SEPTEMBER2020- filming outer banks s2
SEPTEMBER2020- filming greys anatomy s17
OCTOBER2020- stranger things s4 resumed
MARCH2021- wrap greys anatomy s17
APRIL2021- wrap outer banks s2
MAY2021- filming yellowjackets s1
AUGUST2021- wrap stranger things s4
OCTOBER2021- wrap yellowjackets s1
SEPTEMBER2021- filming greys anatomy s18
MAY2022- wrap greys anatomy s18
JULY2022- filming greys anatomy s19
AUGUST2022- filming yellowjackets s2
JANUARY2023- filming return of mavis (d4)
FEBRUARY2023- wrap yellowjackets s2
MAY2023- wrap greys anatomy s19
NOVEMBER2023- filming greys anatomy s20
APRIL2024- wrap greys anatomy s20
MAY2024- filming yellowjackets s3
JULY2024- filming greys anatomy s21
OCTOBER2024- wrap yellowjackets s3
FEBRUARY2025- wrap greys anatomy s21
MAY2025- filming outer banks s5