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'', set in the

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(MCU).

Early life

Lane was born in

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, and grew up in

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. Her father is African-American, and her mother is of New Zealander Māori descent. After her parents divorced when she was young, Lane went to live with her mother, moving several times near

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before settling in

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. She has one brother, Sergio D'Arcy. Prior to becoming an actress, Lane attended Liberty High School, where she was a stand-out athlete on the

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and

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teams, and also worked as a hostess at an On the Border in Frisco. Lane graduated high school in 2014, and went on to attend Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas, but left.

Career

Lane made her film debut in the critically acclaimed and award-winning '' American Honey'' (2016), a film about magazine crews, written and directed by Andrea Arnold, starring opposite Shia LaBeouf and Riley Keough. Arnold spotted Lane sunbathing on a beach while on spring break. Lane said in an interview that she "felt Arnold's vibe and decided to trust Arnold for an audition." The film had its world premiere on May 15, 2016, at the

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, where it won the Prix du Jury. The film was released in a

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on September 30, 2016, by A24. In 2017, Lane starred in ''Born in the Maelstrom'', a short film directed by Meryam Joobeur. In 2018, Lane starred in '' Hearts Beat Loud'', opposite Nick Offerman and Kiersey Clemons, directed by Brett Haley, and '' The Miseducation of Cameron Post'' directed by Desiree Akhavan. ''The Miseducation of Cameron Post'' won Top Prize at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival and has been praised for its “sensitive, understated portrayal of adolescent self-doubt and discovery.” In 2019, Lane played Alice Monaghan in '' Hellboy'', directed by Neil Marshall. She appeared in horror thriller film '' Daniel Isn't Real'' (2019), directed by Adam Egypt Mortimer. In 2020, Lane starred in an episode of ''

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'' for Apple TV+ executive produced by Steven Spielberg. She then starred in ''

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'' created by Gillian Flynn, an American remake of the British television show of the same name for

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. In May 2020, she was cast in ''

'', which premiered in June 2021. In February 2021, she was cast in '' Conversations with Friends'', an adaptation of Sally Rooney's 2017 debut novel. She appeared in '' Twisters'', directed by Lee Isaac Chung.

Personal life

In 2015, Lane came out as bisexual, and she described herself as gay in 2018. In 2020, she gave birth to a daughter. Lane has schizoaffective disorder. As of 2016, she lives in

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Filmography

Film

Television

Podcast

Music videos

Accolades

References

External links

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