Lauren Tsai

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Lauren Tsai
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Lauren Tsai at the 2019 WonderCon
Born (1998-02-11) February 11, 1998 (age 23)
Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States[1]
Other namesLala
Citizenship
Occupation
Years active2014–present
Relatives
Modeling information
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)[4][1]
Hair colorBrown[4]
Eye colorBrown[4]
AgencyIMG Japan
Websitelauren-tsai.com

Lauren Tsai (born February 11, 1998), also known as Lala (ララ), is an American illustrator, model, and actress.[2] She is best known to audiences for her appearance in the Fuji TV and Netflix series Terrace House: Aloha State. She made her acting debut in the third and final season of Legion, a television series based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name.

Life[]

Lauren Tsai was born on February 11, 1998, in Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States,[1] to American management consultants Linda Marie (née Milkowski) and Stephen Ming-Hsi Tsai.[5][6]

She has two older sisters, Christine and Michelle.[5] She is a niece of American restaurateur Ming Tsai,[7] a granddaughter of American engineer Stephen W. Tsai and a great-granddaughter of Chinese composer Li Baochen.[5]

Her family moved to Honolulu, Hawaii when she was seven years old. She visited Japan for the first time at the age of eleven. She studied at Punahou School,[8] then attended Concord Academy in Massachusetts in the ninth grade.[9][10] After a year in Massachusetts, she moved back to Hawaii and attended Pacific Buddhist Academy,[11][12] when she started to take Japanese classes. She then studied in Hiroshima, Japan for six weeks during an exchange program.[2][10]

Career[]

In 2014, she began modeling in Japan under the name "Lala".[citation needed] In November 2016, she auditioned for Terrace House.

After moving out of the show's Honolulu house, she continued to pursue her modeling and artistic work. As a model, she's since appeared in a number of magazines, commercials, catalogs and fashion shows, including in Japan and Hawaii.

In 2018, she drew a variant cover for issue No. 1 of West Coast Avengers.[13] In 2019, she followed with a variant cover for Captain Marvel No. 1.[14] She also collaborated with Marc Jacobs on a line of apparel and accessories.[15]

In January 2019, she was cast in the third and final season of the FX series Legion as Switch, a young mutant who has time travelling abilities.[16] She then starred in the 2021 Netflix film Moxie, directed by Amy Poehler.[17]

Artistry[]

Tsai describes her sketchbook as "probably my most cherished item."[18]

Early artistic influences include Studio Ghibli, Tim Burton, and Laika Studios. Her friendship and collaborations with artist James Jean has introduced her to artists such as Katsuya Terada and the collective FriendsWithYou.[18]

Works[]

Title Year Notes
Captain Marvel #1 2019 Variant Cover.[14]
Nike Collaborations 2019 Air Force 1 and Nike Air Max.[19]
West Coast Avengers #1 2019 Variant Cover.[20]
Brooklyn Mural #1 2019 Mural for Mortal Kombat.
Revlon JP 2019
Be@RBRICK Series 38 2019
"It's All For You" 2018 200-page hardbound book of original drawings.[21]
LAUREN TSAI X MARC JACOBS 2017 Featured as designer and illustrator.[22]
Starbucks Collaboration 2017 Starbucks Harajuku B-Side[23]
"Gateway to Fantasy" 2017 Art installation at Lucua Department Store in Osaka
"It's All Over" 2017 At Sezon Art Gallery in Omotesando.[24]
“18” 2017 Illustration gallery at ARS Cafe

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
2021 Moxie Claudia Main role

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2016–2017 Terrace House: Aloha State Herself 17 episodes
2017  [ja] Herself
2019 Legion Jia-yi / Switch Main role (season 3)

Music videos[]

Year Title Artist Notes
2016 Rererepeat Frederic
2017 Summer Dream Jung Yong-hwa [25]
2017 Positive Shadow, Negative Light Behind the Shadow Drops
2019 Naked Love Hiroomi Tosaka

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "ローレン・サイ" (in Japanese). IMG. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Private Eyes: On the Road with Lauren Tsai". DEW Magazine. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  3. ^ "Lauren Tsai, Japanese WOMEN, Image Models". Image Models. Archived from the original on February 13, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Lauren Tsai, Japanese WOMEN, Image Models". Image Models. Archived from the original on February 13, 2019. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c "【手稿】 李抱忱 女兒樸虹全家的聖誕信" (in Chinese). Taiwan Music Institute. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  6. ^ "Linda Milkowski Is to Be Married". The New York Times. June 16, 1991. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  7. ^ Ming Tsai (March 18, 2018). "Ming Tsai on Twitter: "So proud of my niece @LaLaChuu @nikejapan… "". Twitter. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  8. ^ "Lauren in Grade 8 at Punahou School". Reddit. sardan10s. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  9. ^ "Lauren Tsai - Fun With Dumb - Ep. 40". May 30, 2019. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b "Lauren Tsai Talks Terrace House, Modeling and Awkward Auditions". YouTube. Zach Sang Show. August 4, 2017. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  11. ^ Pacific Buddhist Academy (April 18, 2015). "Congratulations to Lauren Tsai, PBA..." Facebook. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  12. ^ Pacific Buddhist Academy (October 24, 2015). "Congratulations to Pacific Buddhist..." Facebook. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  13. ^ Markus, Tucker Chet. "Terrace House's Lauren Tsai Draws a Variant for West Coast Avengers No. 1 | News | Marvel". Marvel Entertainment. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  14. ^ Jump up to: a b "Lauren Tsai Creates a Variant Cover for 'Captain Marvel #1' | News | Marvel". Marvel Entertainment.
  15. ^ Feitelberg, Rosemary (October 10, 2018). "Influence Peddler: Lauren Tsai Talks Marc Jacobs Collaboration, New Book, Marvel Comic Book Covers". Women's Wear Daily. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  16. ^ Otterson, Joe (January 9, 2019). "'Legion' Season 3 Casts Lauren Tsai (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  17. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (October 14, 2019). "Hadley Robinson, Lauren Tsai Star In Amy Poehler-Directed Netflix Film 'Moxie'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  18. ^ Jump up to: a b Feitelberg, Rosemary (October 10, 2018). "Influence Peddler: Lauren Tsai Talks Marc Jacobs Collaboration, New Book, Marvel Comic Book Covers". WWD. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  19. ^ "Lauren Tsai's Hand-Painted Nike Air Force 1 Is One-Of-A-Kind". HYPEBAE. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  20. ^ "Terrace House's Lauren Tsai Draws a Variant for West Coast Avengers #1 | News | Marvel". Marvel Entertainment.
  21. ^ It's all for you. 青幻舎. October 29, 2018. ISBN 9784861527166.
  22. ^ "Terrace House Star Lauren Tsai on Her New Marc Jacobs Collaboration, Her Style, and Becoming an Artist". Vogue.
  23. ^ "Lauren Tsai Links Up with Starbucks for a Special Christmas Collab". HYPEBAE.
  24. ^ "セゾンアートギャラリー(SEZON ART GALLERY) – Terrace House Fun" (in Japanese).
  25. ^ "CNBLUE Jung Yonghwa Summer Dream Japan Solo Comeback For Summer Calling Album". Kimchislap.com. Retrieved December 6, 2018.

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