Leah Marie Liang Lewis (born December 9, 1996) is a Chinese-born American actress. She is 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). She also starred in a lead voice role as Ember Lumen in the Pixar animated film Elemental (2023), and portrays attorney Sarah Franklin in the legal drama series Matlock (2024–present).
Early life and education Lewis was adopted from an orphanage in Shanghai when she was six months old and raised in Windermere, Florida. Her younger, non-biologically related sister, Lydia, was later adopted from the same orphanage. Their parents, Frederick and Lorraine Lewis, are both realtors.
Leah discovered performing arts at Crenshaw School in Orlando, Florida. She attended Thornebrooke Elementary School in Ocoee, Florida and Southwest Middle School in Orlando. 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 in 2016.
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.
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.
In 2015 and 2016, she was featured in the Disney shows Best Friends Whenever and Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything. She also was a main character on season 2 of the Michelle Trachtenberg-produced Go90 web series, Guidance. 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. She 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.
Her first major film role was as the lead character, Ellie Chu, in the 2020 Netflix film, The Half of It. She starred alongside Mamoudou Athie in the 2023 Pixar animated film Elemental directed by Peter Sohn, which she voiced the character Ember Lumen in her main role of the film. In 2024 she was cast as Räv in Paramount's animated film The Tiger's Apprentice.
Personal life Beyond acting, Lewis sings, plays guitar, and does photography. In May 2016, she began dating singer and actor Payson Lewis.
On September 26, 2025, Lewis was allegedly assaulted by co-star David Del Rio during production of Matlock. Upon her report of the incident, Del Rio was promptly fired.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2007 Nanking Banner Girl 2020 The Half of It Ellie Chu How to Deter a Robber Heather Williams 2023 Elemental Ember Lumen (voice) 2024 The Tiger's Apprentice Räv (voice) TBADog YearsPost-production
Television Year Title Role Notes2006 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 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" 2019–2023 Nancy Drew Georgia "George" Fayne Main role 2021 It's Pony Max (voice) 2 episodes 2022–present Batwheels Cassandra Cain / Batgirl (voice) Main role 2024–present Matlock Sarah Franklin Main role
Web Year Title Role Notes2016 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
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result Ref. 2013Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries, Special or Pilot - Leading Actress Fred 3: Camp Fred 2016 Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Actress Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything Young Entertainer Awards Best Guest Starring Young Actress - Television SeriesBest Friends Whenever
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