Lane made a name for herself onstage early on, and it wasn't long until she began venturing into other fields, including film and television. At just 12 years old, she was discovered by director George Roy Hill, who was known for his movies "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" and "The Sting" at the time. He cast Lane in her debut film, "A Little Romance," which shot her into Hollywood fame. Her co-star on the film, Laurence Olivier, was so moved by her performance that he even coined the young actress "the next Grace Kelly," according to The Guardian.
This profound success found her on the cover of Time magazine, next to the headline, "Hollywood's Whiz Kids." Lane spoke with CBS News about the sudden fame she found at 14 years old. Addressing Olivier's claim, she said, "No pressure there, right?" She continued, "I felt embarrassed, like, wow, will I ever be able to live up to it?"
Fortunately, she mostly did. Lane went on to star in many more movies following her role in "A Little Romance," including a handful of films from renowned director Francis Ford Coppola. With the exception of a few years in the '80s when she took some time off after the film "The Cotton Club," which garnered an abysmal reception from audiences, the actress has grown her filmography consistently.
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