Carrie Anne James is a teacher, speaker, writer, artist and entrepreneur based in Paris, France.

Please check the above events page for upcoming in-person and online events. To work with her one-on-one, or to book her as a speaker, please reach out to us via the contact form.

She holds a Masters in Philosophy (specializing in Metaphysics) from the Sorbonne in Paris. She holds undergraduate degrees from the University of California at Berkeley (Music) and Philosophy (Sorbonne). Carrie Anne was awarded highest honors by the Sorbonne for her masters thesis on empathy, written in French. She received her certification as a meditation teacher from The Veda Center.

She is the founder of French is Beautiful®, the author of The Paris Lessons and a member of SAG-AFTRA (the American guild for performing and recording artists). She has worked on numerous film and television projects as an actor, musician, translator and dialect specialist. She speaks English, French, Spanish and Italian.

Carrie Anne moved to Paris in 2015 after calling New York, Los Angeles, Northern California and Michigan home. She became a French citizen in 2022.

photo credits: Nastasia Yakoub (above, Central Park, New York), Jordan Plihal (below, the Seine, Paris)