READ more STYLE here: https://sc.mp/style_Leah_Lewis<br />5 things to know about Leah Lewis, Chinese-American star of Netflix’s The Half of It<br /><br />Actress, who was adopted from a Shanghai orphanage when she was 8 months old, has appeared on The Voice and Nancy Drew, and now plays a teenage Chinese immigrant in the hit coming-of-age drama The Half of It<br /><br />Netflix seems to be on a roll these days when it comes to showing cultural representation on screen. After recently releasing the first Indian-American series Never Have I Ever, the online streaming giant instantly succeeded it with the premiere of the coming-of-age film, The Half of It.<br /><br />Written and directed by Alice Wu, the movie follows the life of a high school Chinese immigrant who finds herself in a complicated love triangle. Spoiler alert though, the film is more about the protagonist’s struggle as an immigrant and coming into her sexuality.<br /><br />Who is the actress that gave life to the role of 17-year-old Ellie Chu? Find out more about 23-year-old actress Leah Lewis.<br /><br /><br />Explore the A-list lifestyle with our newsletter. <br />Sign up at https://sc.mp/yt-get-The-STYLE-Invite-newsletter<br /><br />Follow STYLE on:<br />https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style<br />https://www.facebook.com/scmpstyle<br />https://www.instagram.com/scmp_style<br />https://www.twitter.com/scmp_style<br />https://www.youtube.com/c/SCMPStyle<br />https://www.dailymotion.com/scmp_style
