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E.L. James(II)

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E.L. James
While Christian wrestles with his inner demons, Anastasia must confront the anger and envy of the women who came before her.
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Cinquante nuances plus sombres (2017)
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E L James is an incurable romantic and a self-confessed fan girl. After twenty-five years of working in television, she decided to pursue a childhood dream and write stories that readers could take to their hearts. The result was the controversial and sensuous romance Fifty Shades of Grey and its two sequels, Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed. In 2015, she published the #1 bestseller Grey, the story of Fifty Shades of Grey from the perspective of Christian Grey, and in 2017, the chart-topping Darker, the second part of the Fifty Shades story from Christian's point of view. Her books have been published in fifty languages and have sold more than 165 million copies worldwide.

E L James has been recognized as one of Time magazine's "Most Influential People in the World" and Publishers Weekly's "Person of the Year." Fifty Shades of Grey stayed on The New York Times Best Seller List for 133 consecutive weeks. Fifty Shades Freed won the Goodreads Choice Award (2012), and Fifty Shades of Grey was selected as one of the 100 Great Reads, as voted by readers, in PBS's The Great American Read (2018). Darker was long-listed for the 2019 International Dublin Literary Award.

She was a producer on each of the three Fifty Shades movies, which made more than a billion dollars at the box office. The third installment, Fifty Shades Freed, won the People's Choice Award for Drama in 2018. E L James is blessed with two wonderful sons and lives with her husband, the novelist and screenwriter Niall Leonard, and their West Highland terriers in the leafy suburbs of West London.
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    Known for

    Cinquante nuances de Grey (2015)
    Cinquante nuances de Grey
    4.2
    • Writer
    • 2015
    Dakota Johnson in Cinquante nuances plus sombres (2017)
    Cinquante nuances plus sombres
    4.6
    • Writer
    • 2017
    Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan in Cinquante Nuances plus claires (2018)
    Cinquante Nuances plus claires
    4.5
    • Writer
    • 2018
    Bodies (2004)
    Bodies
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Additional Crew(as Erika Leonard)

    Credits

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    Writer



    • La condesa (2023)
      La condesa
      Video
      • author
      • 2023
    • The Missus (2023)
      The Missus
      Video
      • author
      • 2023
    • Freed (2021)
      Freed
      Video
      • author
      • 2021
    • The Mister (2019)
      The Mister
      Video
      • author
      • 2019
    • Mister (2019)
      Mister
      Video
      • author
      • 2019
    • The Mister (2019)
      The Mister
      Video
      • author
      • 2019
    • Cincuenta sombras liberadas (2018)
      Cincuenta sombras liberadas
      Video
      • author
      • 2018
    • Cinquanta sfumature di rosso (2018)
      Cinquanta sfumature di rosso
      Video
      • author
      • 2018
    • Más oscuro (2018)
      Más oscuro
      Video
      • author
      • 2018
    • Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan in Cinquante Nuances plus claires (2018)
      Cinquante Nuances plus claires
      4.5
      • based on the novel by
      • 2018
    • I mørket (2017)
      I mørket
      Video
      • author
      • 2017
    • Darker (2017)
      Darker
      Video
      • novel
      • 2017
    • Darker (2017)
      Darker
      Video
      • author
      • 2017
    • Befreite Lust: Fifty Shades of Grey (2017)
      Befreite Lust: Fifty Shades of Grey
      7.5
      Video
      • author
      • 2017
    • Dakota Johnson in Cinquante nuances plus sombres (2017)
      Cinquante nuances plus sombres
      4.6
      • based on the novel by
      • 2017

    Producer



    • Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan in Cinquante Nuances plus claires (2018)
      Cinquante Nuances plus claires
      4.5
      • producer (as E L James, produced by, p.g.a.)
      • 2018
    • Dakota Johnson in Cinquante nuances plus sombres (2017)
      Cinquante nuances plus sombres
      4.6
      • producer (as E L James, produced by, p.g.a.)
      • 2017
    • Cinquante nuances de Grey (2015)
      Cinquante nuances de Grey
      4.2
      • producer (as E L James)
      • 2015
    • Vodafone Live Music Awards
      TV Special
      • executive producer (as Erika Leonard)
      • 2006

    Additional Crew



    • Ian Mills in Naked (2009)
      Naked
      8.4
      TV Series
      • head of production (as Erika Leonard)
      • 2009
    • The Armstrong and Miller Show (2007)
      The Armstrong and Miller Show
      7.4
      TV Series
      • head of production (as Erika Leonard)
      • 2007
    • Sarah Alexander and Ben Miller in La pire semaine de ma vie (2004)
      La pire semaine de ma vie
      7.9
      TV Series
      • head of production (as Erika Leonard)
      • 2006
    • Ian Hislop and Paul Merton in Have I Got News for You (1990)
      Have I Got News for You
      7.9
      TV Series
      • head of production (as Erika Leonard)
      • 2003–2006
    • Frank Skinner in Room 101 (1994)
      Room 101
      6.5
      TV Series
      • head of production (as Erika Leonard)
      • 2004
    • Bodies (2004)
      Bodies
      8.4
      TV Series
      • production executive (as Erika Leonard)
      • 2004
    • Not Another Eurovision Song Contest
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • production executive (as Erika Leonard)
      • 2002
    • Madonna in There's Only One Madonna (2001)
      There's Only One Madonna
      4.7
      TV Movie
      • production executive (as Erika Leonard)
      • 2001
    • Goodbye 2000
      TV Movie
      • production executive (as Erika Leonard)
      • 2000
    • Funny Turns
      7.4
      TV Series
      • production executive (as Erika Leonard)
      • 1999–2000

    Videos3

    Fifty Shades Freed - The Wedding Video
    Trailer 1:01
    Fifty Shades Freed - The Wedding Video
    Valentine's Day 2017
    Trailer 2:29
    Valentine's Day 2017
    Valentine's Day 2017
    Trailer 2:29
    Valentine's Day 2017
    Original Interviews: Fifty Shades of Grey
    Video 7:41
    Original Interviews: Fifty Shades of Grey

    Personal details

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    • Official site
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    • Alternative names
      • E L James
    • Born
      • March 7
      • London, England, UK
    • Spouse
      • Niall LeonardAugust 8, 1987 - present (2 children)
    • Publicity listings
      • 3 Articles

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Erika is the author of the twilight fan fiction story Master of the Universe published on fanfiction.net and her own blog between 2009-2011. This story was penned under the name Snowsqueen's Icedragon. This story was later turned into the New York Times Bestselling trilogy Fifty Shades of Grey, Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed, published in 2011 and 2012. This was penned under the name E L James.
    • Quotes
      [on 'Fifty Shades of Grey' ] I wrote the books really just to entertain myself. The fact that they've entertained a whole lot of other people is just thrilling. My only ambition when I published this was to see it one day in a book-shop. So everything has been, like, 'Holy crap!'

    FAQ

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    • What is E.L. James's birth name?
      Erika Mitchell
    • What is E.L. James known for?
      Bodies, Fifty Shades of Grey, Fifty Shades Darker, and Fifty Shades Freed
    • Is E.L. James married?
      Yes, to Niall Leonard since August 8, 1987

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