Calah Lane

{{short description|American actress (born 2009)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2023}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Calah Lane

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2009|04|20}}

| birth_name = Calah Francine Lane

| birth_place = Irving, Texas, U.S.

| occupation = Actress
Singer

| years_active = 2013–present

| known_for = Wonka (2023)

}}

Calah Francine Lane (born April 20, 2009) is an American actress and singer.{{Cite web |title=Calah Lane Age, Biography, Net Worth, Height, Parents, Boyfriend |url=https://www.filmwell.org/calah-lane/ |access-date=December 9, 2023 |website=filmwell.org|date=December 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240422153512/https://www.filmwell.org/calah-lane/ |archive-date=April 22, 2024 }} She was born in Irving, Texas and started performing as an actress at the age of 4.{{Cite web |title=Wonka Cast Interview: Timothée Chalamet & Calah Lane chat to Newsround | date=December 9, 2023 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BV-joYupKe0 |publisher=BBC Newsround |via=YouTube}} She had minor parts in commercials, short movies and episodes of television series, before being cast as the young Laurel in the TV drama This Is Us (2021).{{Cite web |title=Who is Calah Lane, the actor starring alongside Timothée Chalamet in Wonka? |url=https://www.cosmopolitanme.com/celebs/who-is-calah-lane-star-of-wonka |access-date=December 9, 2023 |website=www.cosmopolitanme.com|date=July 12, 2023 }} Her breakthrough was the role as main character Noodle opposite Timothée Chalamet in Wonka (2023), directed by Paul King. For this, she was nominated for a Critics' Choice Award for Best Young Actor/Actress.{{Cite web |date=December 13, 2023 |title=Film Nominations Announced for the 29th Annual Critics Choice Awards Hosted by Chelsea Handler |url=https://www.criticschoice.com/2023/12/13/film-nominations-announced-for-the-29th-annual-critics-choice-awards-hosted-by-chelsea-handler/ |access-date=December 14, 2023 |website=Critics Choice Association}} and for an NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Youth Performance in a Motion Picture.{{Cite web |title=55th NACCP Image Awards |url=https://naacpimageawards.net/ |access-date=February 24, 2024 |website=NAACP Image Awards}} In August 2024, Calah Lane released her music single "Otherside"{{Cite web |date=21 August 2024 |title=Calah Lane - Otherside (Official Video) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDUIG_EhLo4 |access-date=1 October 2024 |website=YouTube}} on all major platforms.