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 US Narrative Feature at the Tribeca Film Festival Lewis also portrays the starring role of Ember in Pixars 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