Alana Haim and her sisters grew up in Los Angeles — the valley, to be precise. As Este told Variety, "We grew up along Laurel Canyon on the Valley side, north of Ventura [Boulevard], in a city called Valley Village, which we affectionately call Valley Vill-ahh-ge, to make it a little more chic." For Alana, this has become a big part of her identity. "I'm a valley girl through and through, all day every day," she told Vanity Fair.
The actress-singer has plenty of memories of her childhood there. As she recalled to AV Club, she recalls Crossroads Trading Company on Ventura Boulevard, which was her first job, along with Pagliaci's on Ventura, Art's Deli, and Casa Vega. She continued listing off her favorite spots, including a hand car wash, Beaman Park, and Castle Park.
And as Paul Thomas Anderson told Variety, her natural Valley girl persona even helped her nab the part in "Licorice Pizza." "Alana looks like a girl from the Valley; she talks like a girl from the Valley; she is a girl from the Valley," he said.
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