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Leah Lewis

Leah Lewis

Born: 1996-12-09 • Shanghai, China

Adopted from a Chinese orphanage as an infant, American actress Leah Lewis is poised to emigrate into living rooms everywhere with her triple talent as an actress, singer, and dancer. She was raised in Windermere, FL and in Los Angeles, CA.

Leah Lewis is known for her breakout performance in the Netflix feature film, "The Half of It," written and directed by Alice Wu. The film launched globally on Netflix after winning the Founders Award for Best U.S. Narrative Feature at the Tribeca Film Festival. Lewis also portrays the starring role of 'Ember' in Pixar's animated feature, "Elemental" written and directed by Peter Sohn." She is also known for her role 'George Fan' in the CW series "Nancy Drew."

In addition to her acting, Lewis is professionally trained singer since childhood who has been writing her own music since the age of 15. In her free time, Lewis has many hobbies with a strong physical background including power lifting, dancing, yoga and strength and conditioning training. She enjoys writing, playing guitar, staying active in nature, advocating for mental health care, spending time with her family and creating strong community while traveling or resting between work.

Filmography
The Tiger's Apprentice poster
The Tiger's Apprentice
2024 • Räv (voice)
Tripped Up poster
Tripped Up
2023 • Lizzy
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Verano de película 3
2023 • Self
Elemental poster
Elemental
2023 • Ember (voice)
How to Deter a Robber poster
How to Deter a Robber
2021 • Heather Williams
Penn & Teller: Try This at Home Too poster
Penn & Teller: Try This at Home Too
2020 • Herself
The Half of It poster
The Half of It
2020 • Ellie Chu
FRED 3: Camp Fred poster
FRED 3: Camp Fred
2012 • Spoon
Nanking poster
Nanking
2007 • Banner Girl (uncredited)
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Arcanum
— • Faye
Dog Years poster
Dog Years
— • Olivia