A few weeks ago, a viral video went around when Aerith’s actress fromFinal Fantasy 7 Remakeposted her reaction to seeing her character in the game for the first time. That was Briana White, actress and content creator, who shared this wholesome and inspiring moment with her existing fans as well as the gaming community around the world. And like many other creators around the world, she is streaming her first full playthrough of the game to her many fans.
While Briana White’s content creation career skyrocketed as a fantastic byproduct ofFinal Fantasy7 Remake’s immense popularity, she’s been doing content creation for a lot longer than that. Not only that, she’s seen great success in her primary career as an actress long before she took on the role of Aerith.
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Her First Video Game Role
Longbefore her role as Aerith, Briana White’s careerbegan like any other budding actress. She made the move to L.A., worked her side job as a waitress while she get more roles in films and television. White was the leading actress in the independent filmOccupants, as well as lead role in short film Summer in the Waters. White also had a supporting role inPopstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, but her part was cut from the theatrical release of the film. From there, she also had a supporting role in television with an episode ofCriminal Minds: Beyond Borders, as well as starred in various commercials for high tier brands.
What’s unique about White is that she had never acted or lent her voice for a video game prior toFinal Fantasy 7 Remake. As was the case with a majority ofthe cast inFinal Fantasy 7 Remake, many of the voices for the iconic characters were brand new to the roles and the series. Featuring veteran voice actors such as Erica Lindbeck and Max Mittleman, White was in good company forFinal Fantasy 7 Remake. And even though both Aerith and Cloud’s actors had not acted for video games previously, White specifically had an even stronger connection to the character like many other fans did.
Explosion of Community Support
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An amazing feat indeed, considering her first outing as Aerith’s actress has been met with so much praise. In her 2019 reveal video on YouTube, White expressed how so many devoted fans of the game had reached out to her about the impact Aerith had on their lives. Even asRemakehas come out to massive success and settled with fans and players around the world, she’s received overwhelming support for her work inFinal Fantasy 7 Remake. For those who are curious, White’s still continuing her run throughFinal Fantasy 7 Remakeon Twitch at twitch.tv/thestrangerebel. Hopefully fans will get to see even more wholesome momentsas theRemakemarches on to the next episode, whenever that may be.
