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Leah Lewis
Born (1996-12-09) December 9, 1996 (age 27)
Shanghai, China
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Actress, singer and model
Years active2006–present

Leah Lewis (born December 9, 1996[1][2][3]) is an American actress, model and singer who began her career as a child actress. She is best known for her roles as Ellie Chu in the 2020 Netflix film The Half of It and as Georgia "George" Fan in The CW series adaptation of Nancy Drew.[4]

Early life and education

Lewis was adopted from an orphanage in Shanghai, China when she was eight months old and raised in Windermere, Florida.[5] Her younger, non-biologically related sister, Lydia, was later adopted from the same orphanage. Their parents, Frederick and Lorraine Lewis, are both realtors.[6]

Leah discovered performing arts at Crenshaw School in Orlando, Florida. She also attended Thornebrooke Elementary School in Ocoee, Florida; she also attended Southwest Middle School in Orlando, Florida as well as Gotha Middle School. She and her mother moved back and forth between Los Angeles and Orlando during her teen years. At 17, she went back to Orlando to finish high school at Olympia High School and then moved back to Los Angeles by herself at 20.[7]

Career

At a young age, Lewis started acting in commercials. Once her family moved to Los Angeles, she acted in the 2012 Nickelodeon film, Fred 3: Camp Fred as the character Spoon.[7]

In 2013, she auditioned for the fourth season of The Voice, singing "Blown Away" by Carrie Underwood. None of the coaches turned their chairs, meaning that she did not make it onto the show.[5][8]

In 2015 and 2016, she was featured in the Disney shows Best Friends Whenever and Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything.[7] She also was a main character on season 2 of the Michelle Trachtenberg-produced gq40 web series, Guidance.[9]

Once she moved back to Los Angeles after graduating from high school, she began booking roles in TV shows like Station 19 and The Good Doctor.[7]

Lewis had a recurring role in The CW series Charmed. She then later joined the main cast of another The CW show, a 2019 TV adaptation of Nancy Drew on which she plays Georgia "George" Fan, based on the original character George Fayne.[7]

Her first major film role was as the lead character, Ellie Chu, in the 2020 Netflix film, The Half of It.[10][1][11]

Personal life

Beyond acting, Lewis sings, plays guitar, and does photography.[12][13] In May 2016, she began dating singer/actor Payson Lewis.[14][15] The couple coincidentally share the same last name.[16][17]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Lullaby Young Alice Short film
Circumstance Vietnamese Girl
2007 Nanking Banner Girl
Gua zi Mei Short film
2020 The Half of It Ellie Chu
How to Deter a Robber Heather Williams
2023 Elemental Ember Lumen Voice

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2006 The New Adventures of Old Christine Tess Episode: "The Passion of the Christine"
Paloozaville Leah
2012 Fred 3: Camp Fred Spoon Television film
Madison High Peyton Hall Pilot
2013 The Voice Herself - Contestant Blind Auditions
2015–2016 Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything Lika 2 episodes
2016 Best Friends Whenever Alex Episode: "Girl Code" 
2018 Playing Dead Cassie Pilot
Light as a Feather Gabby Darwish Episode: "Innocent as a Lamb" 
The Good Doctor Katherine "Kitty" Kwon Episode: "Tough Titmouse"
Charmed Angela Wu 3 episodes
2018–2019 Station 19 Shannon 2 episodes
2019 The Gifted Young Clarice Episode: "hoMe"
2019–present Nancy Drew Georgia "George" Fan Main role
2021 It's Pony Max (voice) 2 episodes
2022–present Batwheels Cassandra Cain / Batgirl (voice) Main role

Web

Year Title Role Notes
2016 Sing It! Sophie Chu Recurring role; 6 episodes
Teens React Herself 2 episodes
Guidance Liddy Main role (season 2)
2018 My Dead Ex Amber Episode: "The Z Word" 

Music videos

Song Year Artist Notes
"Love Generation" 2005 Bob Sinclar featuring Gary Pine [18]
"Incontrami" 2018 Laci Kay Somers

Awards and nominations

  Year   Award   Category   Work   Result  Ref.
2013 Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries, Special or Pilot - Leading Actress Fred 3: Camp Fred Nominated [19]
2016 Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Actress Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything Nominated [20]
Young Entertainer Awards Best Guest Starring Young Actress - Television Series Best Friends Whenever Nominated [21]

References

  1. ^ a b Feller, Madison (May 2, 2020). "'The Half Of It' Star Leah Lewis Really Wanted to Cry During That Dumpling Scene". ELLE. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  2. ^ leahmlewis (December 9, 2018). "Turning 22 means CHAAANGGGE. This is the year. Low key, last year was the year too. 21 brought so much love into my life. The growth is worth a smile and a half. The experiences exceeded what I'd ever expect the year to have had, and the people have made my last year feel like the best most entertaining rom-com. I am so happy and so grateful to experience life. Thank you. Here's a ridiculous video of me ripping off my 21 year old skin". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 25, 2021.
  3. ^ "Payson Lewis on Instagram: "the absolute happiest of birthdays goes out to this spectacular cosmic ray of star shine; the one that keeps this big goofy smile glued to…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 25, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  4. ^ "Leah Lewis - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  5. ^ a b "The Voice 2013". IMDb. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  6. ^ Mason, Aiden (October 13, 2019). "10 Things You Didn't Know about Leah Lewis". TVOvermind. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  7. ^ a b c d e Freed, Tim (January 2, 2020). "Actress Leah Lewis discovered her passion while growing up in Windermere". Orange Observer. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  8. ^ Phillips, Hedy (April 27, 2020). "Leah Lewis Auditioned For The Voice". POPSUGAR Celebrity. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  9. ^ "Guidance - TV Review". www.commonsensemedia.org. December 16, 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  10. ^ Vlessing, Etan (April 22, 2019). "Leah Lewis, Alexxis Lemire to Star in Alice Wu's 'The Half of It' Teen Romance for Netflix". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  11. ^ "Netflix's "The Half of It" Star Leah Lewis Explains Why Ellie Chu's Story Is Vital to the Coming-of-Age Canon". Teen Vogue. May 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  12. ^ Phillips, Hedy (April 27, 2020). "Leah Lewis Is a Budding Photographer". POPSUGAR Celebrity. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  13. ^ "Ellie Chu in 'The Half of It' Is Leah Lewis' Breakout Role". Distractify. April 10, 2020. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  14. ^ "Leah Lewis on Instagram: "1 year down, forever to go. @paysonlewis"". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 25, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  15. ^ Phillips, Hedy (April 27, 2020). "Leah Lewis Has Been With Her Boyfriend For Years". POPSUGAR Celebrity. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  16. ^ "5 things to know about Leah Lewis, star of Netflix's The Half of It". South China Morning Post. May 8, 2020. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  17. ^ "Who is Leah Lewis dating? Is Payson Lewis her boyfriend?". PopBuzz. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  18. ^ "Leah Lewis's Tweet". Twitter. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  19. ^ "34th Annual Young Artist Awards - Nominations / Special Awards". archive.is. April 17, 2016. Archived from the original on April 17, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  20. ^ "Nominations » Young Artist Awards". April 24, 2016. Archived from the original on April 24, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  21. ^ "Young Entertainer Awards Submissions". www.youngentertainerawards.org. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
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