Lana Therese Condor (born Trần Đồng Lan; May 11, 1997)[2][3][4] is a Vietnamese-born American actress and YouTuber. She made her acting debut starring as Jubilee in the superhero film X-Men: Apocalypse (2016), and gained international recognition for portraying Lara Jean Covey in the romantic comedy To All the Boys film series (2018–2021). She has also portrayed Saya Kuroki in the television series Deadly Class (2019) and Koyomi in the film Alita: Battle Angel (2019). More recently, Condor voiced the titular character in the animated teen comedy film Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (2023).
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| Born | Trần Đồng Lan May 11, 1997 Cần Thơ, Vietnam | ||||||
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| Years active | 2015–present | ||||||
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| Years active | 2019–present | ||||||
| Subscribers | 810,000[1] (November 2, 2023) | ||||||
| Total views | 27 million[1] (November 2, 2023) | ||||||
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Early life
editBorn in Vietnam,[5] Condor lived her first months in an orphanage in Cần Thơ under the name Trần Đồng Lan. On October 6, 1997, she was adopted and renamed by American parents Mary Carol Condor (née Haubold) (died July 2024)41 and Bob Condor in Chicago, Illinois.[6] Condor has a brother, Arthur, who is three months older and was adopted from the same orphanage.[2][7] Condor and her family lived in Whidbey Island,[8] Washington, and New York City.[9]
Condor studied ballet as a child, training with the Whidbey Island Dance Theater, Joffrey Ballet, the Rock School for Dance Education, and the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.[10] She continued dancing with the Los Angeles Ballet,[11] and also trained at the Groundlings in improvisational theatre. She studied acting at the New York Film Academy and Yale Summer Conservatory for Actors,[6] and in 2014 was a theatre scholar at the California State Summer School for the Arts.[12] As a high school freshman, she attended the Professional Performing Arts School in New York City, and graduated from Notre Dame Academy in Los Angeles in 2015.[11] In 2016 she was accepted at Loyola Marymount University but chose to postpone it to pursue acting.[13]
Career
editCondor made her acting debut as the mutant Jubilation Lee / Jubilee in Bryan Singer's 2016 superhero film X-Men: Apocalypse.[14] That year, she also appeared in Peter Berg's drama film Patriots Day, which depicted the events and aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing.[15] In 2017, Condor co-starred in the Lifetime romantic thriller film High School Lover.[16] The following year, she gained recognition for her lead role as Lara Jean Covey in Netflix's romantic drama film To All the Boys I've Loved Before, directed by Susan Johnson and based on Jenny Han's young adult novel of the same name.[17][18] For the role, she was nominated for a Teen Choice Award.[19]
In 2019, Condor portrayed the assassin Saya Kuroki in Syfy's action drama series Deadly Class, based on the Rick Remender comic book series of the same name.[20] She also appeared as Koyomi in Robert Rodriguez's science fiction film Alita: Battle Angel based on the graphic novel series by Yukito Kishiro.[21] Condor also voiced the character of Kaoru in the Netflix stop-motion animated series Rilakkuma and Kaoru (2019),[22] guest starred as the voice of Casey in the Netflix series BoJack Horseman,[23] and co-starred in the coming-of-age romantic comedy Summer Night (2019), directed by Joseph Cross.[24]
In 2020, Condor reprised her role as Lara Jean Covey in To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You, directed by Michael Fimognari, the second installment of the film series.[25] The following year, she starred once again as Lara Jean Covey in To All the Boys: Always and Forever, the third and final installment of the trilogy.[26] Within two months of posting her first video to YouTube in February 2020, Condor's channel had over 475,000 subscribers and more than 9.8 million views.[27]
In 2022, Condor executive produced and starred in the lead role of high schooler Erika Vu in the Netflix comedy-drama series Boo, Bitch.[28] That same year, she headlined the romantic sci-fi film Moonshot as Sophie Tsukino, alongside Cole Sprouse.[29] She had a supporting role in the Looney Tunes live action comedy film Coyote vs. Acme, opposite Will Forte and John Cena.[30][31] Condor voiced the title character in the animated film Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken, which also features Forte, for DreamWorks.[32] Her upcoming film projects include the military thriller Valiant One and the action-thriller Ballerina Overdrive.[33][34] In 2023, Condor wrapped production on the romantic-comedy Worth The Wait, an Asian-American version of Love Actually.[35]
Personal life
editCondor began a relationship with actor Anthony De La Torre in August 2015 shortly after they met at an Emmy Awards party.[36] They got engaged in December 2021 while on vacation in Mexico,[37] and married in late October 2024 in an intimate ceremony in Malibu, California.[38][39] The couple currently reside in Seattle.[40]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2016 | X-Men: Apocalypse | Jubilee | |
| Patriots Day | Li | ||
| 2018 | To All the Boys I've Loved Before | Lara Jean Covey | |
| 2019 | Alita: Battle Angel | Koyomi | |
| Summer Night | Lexi | ||
| 2020 | To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You | Lara Jean Covey | |
| 2021 | To All the Boys: Always and Forever | ||
| 2022 | Moonshot | Sophie Tsukino | |
| 2023 | Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken | Ruby Gillman (voice) | |
| Coyote vs. Acme | Unreleased | ||
| 2024 | Worth The Wait[citation needed] | Post-production | |
| 2025 | Valiant One | Selby | Post-production |
| TBA | Ballerina Overdrive[41] | Filming |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2017 | High School Lover | Allison | Television film |
| 2019 | Deadly Class | Saya Kuroki | Main role |
| Rilakkuma and Kaoru | Kaoru | Main role; Voice, English dub | |
| BoJack Horseman | Casey McGarry | Voice; 2 episodes | |
| 2022 | Boo, Bitch | Erika Vu | Main role |
| 2024 | Abbott Elementary | Olivia | Guest Role; 2 episodes |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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| 2019 | MTV Movie & TV Awards | Best Kiss (with Noah Centineo) | To All the Boys I've Loved Before | Won | [42] |
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Drama Movie Actress | Nominated | [19] | ||
| Choice Movie Ship (with Noah Centineo) | Nominated | ||||
| 2020 | Hollywood Critics Association | Next Generation of Hollywood | Herself | Won | [43] |
References
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- ^ a b Condor, Bob (December 21, 1997). "Journey Of The Heart: How One Couple's Dream Of Having A Family Finally Came True". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on August 5, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
- ^ Condor, Lana [@lanacondor] (May 11, 2015). "It's my Bday!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Schwartz, Dana (August 20, 2018). "Don't worry, To All the Boys star Lana Condor is Team Peter". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on August 18, 2019. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
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I was born in Vietnam and I was adopted by an Irish lady and a Hungarian man, and then I moved to America.
- ^ a b Chang, Kee (November 7, 2015). "Screen Test: Lana Condor". Anthem. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
- ^ Bell, Carrie (May 24, 2016). "Young Mutant Power: Meet X-Men: Apocalypse's Alexandra Shipp & Lana Condor". Refinery29. Archived from the original on July 31, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
- ^ "'To All The Boys' star Lana Condor says farewell to Lara Jean". king5.com. February 11, 2021. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ^ Weik, Taylor (August 31, 2017). "In To All the Boys I've Loved Before, Lana Condor Is the Rom-Com Star She's Always Wanted". NBC News. Archived from the original on September 1, 2017. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
- ^ Aldana, Ida (May 10, 2016). "Lana Condor: New Flame". Status. Archived from the original on August 29, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
- ^ a b Johnson-Hoyle, Kristopher (April 26, 2016). "Breakout Star of X-Men Apocalypse: Lana Condor". Raine. Archived from the original on August 18, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
- ^ "California State Summer School for the Arts: California Art Scholars 2014!". Ovation. May 20, 2014. Archived from the original on January 21, 2018. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
- ^ Zemler, Emily (February 23, 2016). "Meet Lana Condor, X-Men's Newest Star". Paper. Archived from the original on June 12, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
- ^ McNary, Dave (March 25, 2015). "X-Men: Apocalypse Casts Newcomer Lana Condor as Jubilee". Variety. Archived from the original on October 12, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
- ^ McNary, Dave (April 7, 2016). "X-Men Actress Lana Condor Joins Patriots Day (Exclusive)". Variety. Archived from the original on December 13, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (January 13, 2017). "Lifetime Orders Michael Jackson Original Movie, Picks Up James Franco, Viola Davis Films – TCA". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on January 14, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
- ^ Spangler, Todd (July 21, 2017). "Lana Condor to Star in To All the Boys I've Loved Before Movie Based on Jenny Han Novel". Variety. Archived from the original on November 30, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
- ^ Jarvey, Natalie (July 21, 2017). "John Corbett, Lana Condor Join To All the Boys I've Loved Before Film (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on February 19, 2020. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
- ^ a b Moreau, Jordan (June 19, 2019). "Avengers: Endgame, Riverdale, Aladdin, Top 2019 Teen Choice Awards Nominations". Variety. Archived from the original on February 22, 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
- ^ Petski, Denise (November 9, 2017). "Deadly Class: Syfy Sets Full Cast For Comic-Based Drama Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
- ^ McNary, Dave (October 11, 2016). "X-Men Star Lana Condor Joins James Cameron's Alita: Battle Angel". Variety. Archived from the original on July 12, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
- ^ Gill, Nav (March 25, 2019). "Lana Condor is voicing a character in Netflix's adorable new Rilakkuma and Kaoru series". Insider Inc. Archived from the original on April 10, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
- ^ Entenman, Martha Sorren,Elizabeth. "The Voice Cast In BoJack Horseman Season 6 Is Massive". Refinery29. Archived from the original on February 10, 2020. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
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- ^ Hipes, Patrick (December 19, 2018). "To All The Boys I've Loved Before 2: Lana Condor & Noah Centineo Are Returning, Netflix Says". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 19, 2020. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
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- ^ Galuppo, Mia (June 23, 2020). "Lana Condor to Star in Rom-Com 'Moonshot' for Greg Berlanti, HBO Max". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on May 6, 2023. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
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- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (November 9, 2023). "'Coyote Vs. Acme': Warner Bros Shelves Finished Live-Action/Animated Pic Completely As Studio Takes $30M Tax Write-off". Deadline. Archived from the original on November 9, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
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41. Mazzeo, Esme (July 28, 2024) Lana Condor Shares Emotional Tribute to Her Mother Days After Her Death: ‘I Miss You with My Whole Soul’ Retrieved July 29, 2024.
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