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Lana Condor
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Condor at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con
Born
Trần Đồng Lan

(1997-05-11) May 11, 1997 (age 28)
Cần Thơ, Vietnam
Occupation
  • Actress
  • YouTuber
Years active 2015–present
Spouse(s)
Anthony De La Torre
(m. 2024)
YouTube information
Years active 2019–present
Subscribers 810,000
(November 2, 2023)
Total views 27 million
(November 2, 2023)

Lana Condor (born Trần Đồng Lan on May 11, 1997) is an American actress and a popular YouTuber. She became famous for playing Lara Jean Covey in the romantic comedy movies To All the Boys (2018–2021).

Lana first appeared in a movie as Jubilee in the superhero film X-Men: Apocalypse (2016). She also played Saya Kuroki in the TV show Deadly Class (2019) and Koyomi in the movie Alita: Battle Angel (2019). More recently, she was the voice of the main character in the animated movie Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (2023).

Early Life and Education

Lana Condor was born in Vietnam. She lived in an orphanage in Cần Thơ for her first few months. In October 1997, she was adopted by American parents, Mary Carol and Bob Condor. They renamed her Lana Condor. She also has an adoptive brother named Arthur.

Lana and her family lived in different places, including Whidbey Island, Washington, and New York City. As a child, Lana loved to dance. She studied ballet with several famous dance groups. She also trained in acting at places like the New York Film Academy. In 2015, she finished high school at Notre Dame Academy in Los Angeles.

Acting Career Highlights

Lana Condor started her acting career in 2016. Her first big role was as the mutant character Jubilee in the superhero movie X-Men: Apocalypse. That same year, she was also in the drama film Patriots Day. This movie was about the events of the Boston Marathon bombing.

In 2017, Lana starred in the TV movie High School Lover. The next year, she became very well-known for her main role as Lara Jean Covey. This was in the Netflix romantic drama film To All the Boys I've Loved Before. The movie was based on a popular young adult book. For this role, she was nominated for a Teen Choice Award.

In 2019, Lana played Saya Kuroki, an assassin, in the TV series Deadly Class. She also appeared as Koyomi in the science fiction movie Alita: Battle Angel. Lana also lent her voice to characters in animated shows. She voiced Kaoru in Rilakkuma and Kaoru and Casey in BoJack Horseman. She also co-starred in the romantic comedy Summer Night.

Lana continued her role as Lara Jean Covey in the To All the Boys movie series. She starred in To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You in 2020. Then, in 2021, she was in the final movie of the series, To All the Boys: Always and Forever.

In 2022, Lana starred in the romantic sci-fi film Moonshot with Cole Sprouse. She also voiced the main character in the animated movie Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken for DreamWorks. Lana has more exciting projects coming up, including the films Valiant One and Ballerina Overdrive.

Personal Life

Lana Condor has been in a relationship with actor Anthony De La Torre since 2015. They met at an awards party. They got engaged in December 2021 and were married in 2024. The couple lives in Seattle.

Filmography

Movies

Year Title Role Notes
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 Post-production
2025 Valiant One Selby Post-production
TBA Ballerina Overdrive Filming

Television Shows

Year Title Role Notes
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, ... Erika Vu Main role
2024 Abbott Elementary Olivia Guest Role; 2 episodes

Awards and Nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2019 MTV Movie & TV Awards Best Kiss (with Noah Centineo) To All the Boys I've Loved Before Won
Teen Choice Awards Choice Drama Movie Actress Nominated
Choice Movie Ship (with Noah Centineo) Nominated
2020 Hollywood Critics Association Next Generation of Hollywood Herself Won

See also

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