Calah Francine Lane (born April 20, 2009) is an American actress and singer.[1] She was born in Irving, Texas and started performing as an actress as a 4-year-old.[2] 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).[3] Her breakthrough was the role as main character Noodle opposite Timothée Chalamet in Wonka (2023), directed by Paul King.[2] For this she was nominated for a Critics' Choice Award for Best Young Actor/Actress.[4] and for an NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Youth Performance in a Motion Picture.[5] In August 2024, Calah Lane released her music single "Otherside"[6] on all major platforms.