Lane is originally from the village of Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire.
At the age of 19 she was accepted to train at the prestigious Central
School of Speech and Drama in London, graduating in 2008 with a 1st
Class Honours Degree in Acting. On finishing drama school, Lane was
cast immediately in the Yorkshire drama,'Heartbeat' where she made her
television debut.
Her Coronation Street (1960) character Kylie Platt became the 28th woman on the soap opera to give birth. Kylie had a daughter Lily (played by Betsie and Emmie Taylor), born on 26 August 2013.
Gave birth to her 1st child at age 28, a son Arthur Wallace Shaw on December 31, 2014. Child's father is her husband, Tom Shaw.
Returned to work 3 months after giving birth to their son Arthur to resume filming Coronation Street (1960).