Leah Lewis

Leah Marie Liang Lewis (born December 9, 1996[2][3][4]) is an American actress 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.[5]

Leah Lewis
Born (1996-12-09) December 9, 1996
Shanghai, China
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present[1]

Early life and education

Lewis was adopted from an orphanage in Shanghai, China when she was 6 months old and raised in Gotha, Florida.[6] Her younger sister Lydia (non-biologically related) was later adopted from the same orphanage.[7]

She discovered performing arts at Thornebrooke Elementary School in Ocoee, Florida; she also attended Southwest Middle School in Orlando, Florida as well as Gotha Middle School and the Crenshaw School in Windermere, Florida. 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 19.[8]

Career

At a young age, Lewis started booking commercials. Once her family moved to Los Angeles, she acted in the 2012 Nickelodeon film, Fred 3: Camp Fred as the character Spoon.[8]

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 Leah did not make it onto the show.[6][9]

In 2015 and 2016, she was featured in Disney shows Best Friends Whenever as well as Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything.[8] She also was a main character on season 2 of the Michelle Trachtenberg-produced gq40 web series, Guidance.[10]

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.[8]

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.[8]

Her first major film role was as the lead character, Ellie Chu, in the 2020 Netflix film, The Half of It.[2]

Personal life

Beyond acting, Lewis sings, plays guitar, and does photography.[11][12] In May 2016, she began dating singer/actor, Payson Lewis.[13][14] The couple coincidentally share the same last name.[15][16]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2006LullabyYoung AliceShort film
2006CircumstanceVietnamese GirlShort film
2007NankingBanner Girl
2007Gua ziMeiShort film
2020The Half of ItEllie ChuNetflix film[17]
2020How to Deter a RobberHeather Williams

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2006The New Adventures of Old ChristineTessEpisode: "The Passion of the Christine"
2006PaloozavilleLeah
2012Fred 3: Camp FredSpoonTelevision film
2012Madison HighPeyton HallPilot
2013The VoiceHerself - ContestantBlind Auditions
2015–2016Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much EverythingLika2 episodes
2016Best Friends WheneverAlexEpisode: "Girl Code" 
2018Playing DeadCassiePilot
2018Light as a FeatherGabby DarwishEpisode: "Innocent as a Lamb" 
2018The Good DoctorKatherine "Kitty" KwonEpisode: "Tough Titmouse"
2018CharmedAngela Wu3 episodes
2018–2019Station 19Shannon2 episodes
2019The GiftedYoung ClariceEpisode: "hoMe"
2019–presentNancy DrewGeorgia "George" FanMain role

Web
Year Title Role Notes
2016Sing It!Sophie ChuRecurring role; 6 episodes
2016Teens ReactHerself2 episodes
2016GuidanceLiddyMain role (season 2)
2018My Dead ExAmberEpisode: "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 Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Actress Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything Nominated [20]
2016 Young Entertainer Awards Best Guest Starring Young Actress - Television Series Best Friends Whenever Nominated [21]

References
  1. "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. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  2. Feller, Madison (2020-05-02). "'The Half Of It' Star Leah Lewis Really Wanted to Cry During That Dumpling Scene". ELLE. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  3. 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.
  4. "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. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  5. "Leah Lewis - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  6. "The Voice 2013". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  7. Mason, Aiden. "10 Things You Didn't Know about Leah Lewis". TVOvermind. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  8. Freed, Tim (January 2, 2020). "Actress Leah Lewis discovered her passion while growing up in Gotha". Orange Observer. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  9. Phillips, Hedy (2020-04-27). "Leah Lewis Auditioned For The Voice". POPSUGAR Celebrity. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  10. "Guidance - TV Review". www.commonsensemedia.org. 2018-12-16. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  11. Phillips, Hedy (2020-04-27). "Leah Lewis Is a Budding Photographer". POPSUGAR Celebrity. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  12. "Ellie Chu in 'The Half of It' Is Leah Lewis' Breakout Role". Distractify. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  13. "Leah Lewis on Instagram: "1 year down, forever to go. @paysonlewis"". Instagram. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  14. Phillips, Hedy (2020-04-27). "Leah Lewis Has Been With Her Boyfriend For Years". POPSUGAR Celebrity. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  15. "5 things to know about Leah Lewis, star of Netflix's The Half of It". South China Morning Post. 2020-05-08. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
  16. "Who is Leah Lewis dating? Is Payson Lewis her boyfriend?". PopBuzz. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
  17. Vlessing, Etan. "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.
  18. "Leah Lewis's Tweet". Twitter. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  19. "34th Annual Young Artist Awards - Nominations / Special Awards". archive.is. 2016-04-17. Archived from the original on 2016-04-17. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
  20. "Nominations » Young Artist Awards". 2016-04-24. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
  21. "Young Entertainer Awards Submissions". www.youngentertainerawards.org. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
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