Areana was born in Oregon where she started her acting career at age 19. She then continued to pursue her dream of being a great actress, starring in local indie films such as, Hammer City. Eventually she landed a costar role, acting in the TV series, Grimm. A few months later, she decided to take a big leap and move to Los Angeles, where she landed another costar role, acting in four episodes of American Horror Story. Most recently she was cast as the female lead character, Mary Lucas, in the TV series, The Nostradamus Mission, set to film in Budapest in 2021.