Erna Cooper was born and raised in Southern California. She studied fine art and theatre at New York University, holds a B.A. in English Literature, from UCLA, and has produced theatre at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, in Scotland. Erna is a member of the Societe des Autuers et Compositeurs Dramatiques, as well as a member of the Lester McNutt Theatre Company, in Paris. Additionally, Erna holds graduate degrees in European Literature, English and Modern Languages, from Oxford University, where she was awarded 'proxime accessit' for the Rex Warner Literary Prize, at Wadham College.