Leah Lewis (born December 9, 1996) is an American actress. She portrays Sarah Franklin in the 2024 television series Matlock. Best known for her roles as Georgia 'George' Fan in The CW series adaptation of Nancy Drew (2019–2023) and Ellie Chu in the Netflix comedy-drama film The Half of It (2020), Lewis also starred in a voice lead role as Ember Lumen in the Pixar animated film Elemental (2023).
Biography
At eight months old, Lewis was adopted from an orphanage in Shanghai and grew up in Windermere, Florida.[1] Her younger sister, Lydia, was also adopted from the same orphanage. Their parents, Frederick and Lorraine Lewis, work as realtors.[2]
Leah found her passion for performing arts at Crenshaw School in Orlando, Florida. She attended Thornebrooke Elementary School in Ocoee, Florida and Southwest Middle School in Orlando. During her teenage years, she and her mother moved between Los Angeles and Orlando. At 17, she returned to Orlando to finish high school at Olympia High School, then moved back to Los Angeles on her own at 20.[3]
References
- ↑ The Voice 2013 (Archived). IMDb (2021-09-4). Retrieved on February 15, 2025.
- ↑ Mason, Aiden (2019-10-13). 10 Things You Didn’t Know about Leah Lewis (Archived). TVOvermind. Retrieved on February 15, 2025.
- ↑ Freed, Tim (2020-01-02). Actress Leah Lewis discovered her passion while growing up in Gotha. Orange Observer. Retrieved on February 15, 2025.
External links
Leah Lewis at IMDb
