Sasha Lane

Lane was born in Houston, Texas, and grew up in Dallas, Texas. Her father is African-American, and her mother is of New Zealander Māori descent.[1][2] After her parents divorced when she was young, Lane went to live with her mother, moving several times near Dallas before settling in Frisco, Texas.[3] She has one brother, Sergio D'Arcy.[4] Prior to becoming an actress, Lane attended Liberty High School,[5] where she was a stand-out athlete on the basketball and track and field teams, and also worked as a hostess at an On the Border in Frisco.[6] Lane graduated high school in 2014, and went on to attend Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas, but left.[7][8]

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.[9] 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."[10][11][12]

The film had its world premiere on May 15, 2016, at the Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Prix du Jury.[13] The film was released in a limited release on September 30, 2016, by A24.[14][15] In 2017, Lane starred in Born in the Maelstrom, a short film directed by Meryam Joobeur.[16] In 2018, Lane starred in Hearts Beat Loud, opposite Nick Offerman and Kiersey Clemons, directed by Brett Haley,[17] and The Miseducation of Cameron Post directed by Desiree Akhavan.[18] 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.” [19] In 2019, Lane played Alice Monaghan in Hellboy, directed by Neil Marshall.[20]

She appeared in horror thriller film Daniel Isn't Real (2019), directed by Adam Egypt Mortimer.[21]

In 2020, Lane starred in an episode of Amazing Stories for Apple TV+ executive produced by Steven Spielberg.[22] She then starred in Utopia created by Gillian Flynn, an American remake of the British television show of the same name for Amazon Prime Video.[23] In May 2020, she was cast in Loki, which premiered in June 2021.[24] In February 2021, she was cast in Conversations with Friends, an adaptation of Sally Rooney's 2017 debut novel.[25]

She will next appear in Twisters, directed by Lee Isaac Chung.[26]

In 2015, Lane came out as bisexual,[27] and she described herself as gay in 2018.[28][29] In 2020, she gave birth to a daughter.[30]

Lane has schizoaffective disorder.[31] As of 2016, she lives in Los Angeles.[3]

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