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Leonardo DiCaprio may be the star of Paul Thomas Anderson\u2019s new revolutionary-minded epic, One Battle After Another<\/a>, but Chase Infiniti will be the name on\u00a0audience members\u2019 minds. The 25-year-old plays DiCaprio\u2019s daughter, Charlene (or sometimes Willa, depending on what passwords you know) \u2014 a 16-year-old who becomes entangled in her revolutionary parents\u2019 histories. While DiCaprio is the lead, the story belongs to Infiniti. Vulture critic Alison Willmore described her<\/a> as having a \u201cclear-eyed, stirring gravitas that belies her age.\u201d The movie tracks Charlene\u2019s growth from a strong-willed teen into a wary, wily, powerful adult. Part of Infiniti\u2019s power is that she\u2019s a near-complete unknown. While the rest of the film is populated with stars, including not only DiCaprio but Teyana Taylor, Sean Penn, Regina Hall, and Benicio del Toro, Infiniti, a newcomer to film, shoulders the brunt of the film\u2019s emotional arc. So, who is she? Below, unlock everything you need to know about the year\u2019s brightest new star.<\/p>\n Chase Infiniti was born Chase Infiniti Payne. She\u2019s since dropped the Payne, but that\u2019s understandable. Raised in Indianapolis by her construction-company-owner father and stay-at-home mom, Infiniti\u2019s first name is a tribute to Nicole Kidman\u2019s character in Batman Forever, Chase Meridian, per The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>. And her middle name was chosen as a tribute to Buzz Lightyear\u2019s catchphrase in Toy Story: \u201cTo infinity, and beyond!\u201d She may not be a nepo baby, but she was a movie star from birth.<\/p>\n Infiniti previously starred on Jake Gyllenhaal\u2019s Emmy-nominated limited series, Presumed Innocent, on Apple TV+. She played Gyllenhaal\u2019s and Ruth Negga\u2019s characters\u2019 daughter in a \u201cdeft<\/a>\u201d performance.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhat Chase does so well in Presumed Innocent is convey the desperation of a teenage girl realizing her father isn\u2019t a hero but a villain; she gives that coming-of-age experience real heft even as the series\u2019 plotting doesn\u2019t actually do her character any favors,\u201d Vulture critic Roxana Hadadi explains. \u201cGreat prep for playing burnout Leo\u2019s daughter, though!\u201d<\/p>\n