Hannah Love Lanier starred as Charlie in the 2024 movie Road House alongside Jake Gyllenhaal and Dominique Columbus.
The remake of Patrick Swayze’s Road House from the 1980s is her first-ever big Hollywood project. She is absolutely grateful for what comes her way and is not hesitant to express her gratitude to the Road House production team.
Some two days ago, Hannah “posted an appreciation post on her Instagram, writing, “@jakegyllenhaal Thank you so much for your extreme generosity and kindness throughout our time working on this film.”
“Thank you, @dougliman and #JoelSilver, for trusting me to play such a strong, fun, young character. Side note: Every female is a force in this film. Not a weak one in the bunch! 💪🏼.” In the long caption, Hannah also mentioned what she learned throughout her shooting period and promoted the movie.
Though Road House highlighted her as an actress amongst a mass audience, Hannah was never a stranger to the limelight. From getting to host in front of the camera at an early age to holding the title of Junior Olympian and stepping into mainstream Hollywood at 16 as a lead, it’s an absolute wonder, right?
Key Takeaways
- Hannah Love Lanier has starred as Charlie in the 2024 movie Road House alongside a famous actor Jake Gyllenhaal.
- Growing up, she was pretty familiar with cameras. Her mom is a blogger who has featured her children multiple times on her family blog, Love the Laniers.
- Having been working as a host at her mom’s blog commenced her career in the spotlight.
- She also participated in Junior Olympic for Long Jumps in 2018 and won gold.
- Hannah professionally began as an actor in 2022; all credit goes to her mother Marquita.
Hannah’s parents running a family blog ‘Love the Laniers’ commenced her career in on-camera
Hannah Love Lanier’s mother, Marquita, began the family blog Love the Laniers and later featured her small kids, Hannah and Zion. They made funny short videos on their mom’s blog, which became Hannah’s learning space that familiarized her with the camera.
Talking to The Project for Women, she said, “The Love the Laniers blog gave me a place to be on camera. It was like getting training without even realizing it because it was just me and my brother having fun. But because my mom has done it for so long, she’s always giving tips on different ways to think about what we’re doing, like a coach.”
While Hannah was learning some skills, her mother took her to audition for a commercial that marked the commencement of her professional acting career. She then appeared in the 2019 mini-series The Tiny Mighty Club.
Subsequently, she then played young Haddassah in A Black Lady Sketch Show, Jennifer in short The Audition Frenzy, and Kate in the 2023 TV series Special Ops: Lioness.
Her role in the recently released movie Road House made Hannah visible to worldwide movie enthusiasts, undoubtedly inviting a great fate to her. Growing up in a family closely linked to the media, her dream has always been to step into the glamour field, which has been fulfilled.
Her maternal grandfather, Joe Terry, an Emmy-award-winning director for the popular talk show The Kelly Clarkson’s Show, said that his granddaughter is accomplishing more than him.
Hannah Love Lanier won Gold in the Junior Olympics for Long Jump at 8
In 2018, Hannah participated in the Junior Olympics for the Long Jump and won Gold. Her coach, Damien, helped her work on her sports skills, which enabled her to win the medal.
She said, “I started working with Coach Damien, who specialized in long jump and taught me specific techniques that improved my jump majorly right away. It was hard work, but it paid off. I won the Gold, with a personal best of 12′ 6″, in the California State Games and tied for fifth in the nation at the Junior Olympics.”
She further stated, “If I had jumped my same personal best at JO’s, I would have won the Gold then too, but it was a bit of an off day. I wasn’t disappointed, though, because with all the hard work I put in, to end up with a medal my first year competing was awesome!”
Whatever her expectations were of herself at the time, the experience shaped her into an ambitious young girl. She also understood the value of hard work.
After the competition, Hannah posted a picture of her family with a trophy in their hand. In the caption, she wrote, “Thankful for family. They could all grab a first-place trophy for being a little coo coo, but they’re mine, and they’re pretty great. 😁👨👩👧👦.”
FAQs
Hannah belongs to a mixed-ethnic background. Her father is of white descent, and his mother is black.
Hannah Love Lanier plays Charlie in Roadhouse 2024.
Yes, Roadhouse 2024 is a remake of the 1989 film Roadhouse.
