Erica Jennifer Fernandes is an Indian actress and model, who works in Indian television. She has also featured in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu and Kannada films. She got her breakthrough with her television debut, portraying Dr. Sonakshi Bose in Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi. Erica has also acted in many films in the South including Ninnindale and Galipatam. Erica is also known for her portrayal of Prerna Sharma in Kasautii Zindagii Kay.
Erica Jennifer Fernandes was born on 7 May 1993 in Mangalore in a Konkani Mangalorean Catholic family and later shifted to Mumbai. She did her schooling at Holy Cross High School, Kurla, and completed her Pre-Degree Course from Sies College Of Arts, Science & Commerce, Sion. Later she discontinued her studies to pursue a career in modelling.
She always aspired to be a model since childhood, which earned her the crown of “Bombay Times Fresh Face”, “Pantaloons Femina Miss Fresh Face 2011” and “Pantaloons Femina Miss Maharashtra” in 2010 and 2011 respectively. In 2014, she made her debut in Kannada with the film Ninnindale, featuring alongside Puneeth Rajkumar, which was followed by her debut Hindi film, Babloo Happy Hai, directed by Nila Madhab Panda.
She was selected to play the lead role in the Tamil film Virattu, featuring newcomer Sujiv. In 2015, she appeared in the Kannada film Buguri.In 2016, Fernandes made her television debut with Sony TV’s Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi where she portrayed Dr. Sonakshi Bose, opposite Shaheer Sheikh. From 2018 to 2020, she portrayed Prerna Sharma in StarPlus’s Kasautii Zindagii Kay, opposite Parth Samthaan. She is currently hosting Emirates Draw. a game show in Dubai, which is live-streamed across Emirates Draw’s digital platforms YouTube, Facebook, and Website. In 2023, Erica played the role of Moushmi in an Amazon Mini TV horror film The Haunting. In 2017, Fernandes was ranked fourth in The Times of India’s Most Desirable Women on Indian Television List.
She was also listed third in The Times of India’s Most Desirable Women on Indian Television List 2018. Fernandes was placed 13th in Eastern Eye’s 50 Sexiest Asian Women of 2019 List and fourth in The Times of India’s Most Desirable Women On Television List 2019. Fernandes was ranked first in The Times Most Desirable Women on TV 2020. (Collected from the public domain)
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