Sara Malakul Lane
Sara Malakul Lane | |
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![]() Malakul Lane in 2012 | |
Born | Sara Ann Lane[1] February 1, 1982[1] |
Education | Nist International School of Thailand |
Occupation | Former Actress, Model |
Sara Malakul Lane (Thai: ซาร่า มาลากุล เลน; born 1 February 1982) is an actress and former supermodel of Thai and Scottish descent. She has appeared in numerous Thai and Hollywood films. She most notably featured in the Kickboxer action film franchise across several films as the female lead.
Through her mother, she is a member of the Chakri dynasty and direct descendant of Rama I and Rama II of Siam. She is married to Patrick Grove and they have a son, Zander.
Early life[]
Malakul Lane was born in Guam to a Scottish father, Alastair Lane, and a Thai mother, Thapthim Malakul na Ayudhaya.[1] She grew up between the United Kingdom and Bangkok where she studied at Nist International School of Thailand. She now lives in Singapore.[2]
Career[]
Malakul Lane started her acting career at the age of 15, transitioning from modelling after she won a role in her first TV series.[3] She acted in Thai soap operas before moving to America.
Her first role in a Hollywood film was playing Steven Seagal's daughter in the 2003 film Belly of the Beast. She then starred in Sharktopus with Eric Roberts in 2010[4] and alongside Roberts and Peter Stormare in The Wayshower in 2011.
In 2016, she played a Bangkok detective who becomes the love interest of the lead character in Kickboxer: Vengeance, which was released in September 2016. She reprised the role in the sequel, Kickboxer: Retaliation, released in 2018.
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Filmography[]
Film[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2003 | Belly of the Beast | Jessica Hopper | |
2005 | The Volcano Disaster | Angela | |
2005 | Dumber Heroes | Gaywarin | พยัคฆ์ร้ายส่ายหน้า (Phayak Rai Sai Na) |
2005 | Match Point | Net | เพราะรักครับผม (Phro Rak Khrapphom) |
2008 | Tied in Knots | Kate | |
2010 | Sharktopus | Nicole Sands | |
2011 | The Wayshower | Maylene | |
2011 | Baby, We'll Be Fine | Her | Short film |
2012 | 12/12/12 | Veronica | |
2013 | 100 Degrees Below Zero | Taryn Foster | |
2014 | Jailbait | Anna Nix | |
2014 | Pretty Perfect | Jessica | |
2014 | Pernicious | Samorn | |
2015 | Jurassic City | Mandy | |
2015 | Sun Choke | Savannah | |
2015 | Cowboys vs Dinosaurs | Dr. Sinclair | |
2015 | Shark Lake | Meredith Hernandez | |
2015 | Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse | Beth Daniels | |
2015 | Buddy Hutchins | Evelyn | |
2016 | Wishing for a Dream | Mika Andrews | |
2016 | Beyond the Gates | Dahlia | |
2016 | Shortwave | Jane | |
2016 | Kickboxer: Vengeance | Liu | |
2017 | Who's Watching Oliver | Sophia | |
2017 | King Arthur's Sword | Morgana | |
2017 | Death Pool | Scarlet | |
2017 | The Domicile | Lucy | |
2017 | Halloween Pussy Trap Kill Kill | Amber Stardust | |
2018 | Kickboxer: Retaliation | Liu | |
2018 | Shangri-La: Near Extinction | Pax / Dr. Savatanand | |
2018 | Disposition | Sarah Hitchens | Short film |
2018 | All About the Afterglow | Jade | |
2019 | Captured | Sunny |
Television[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | Hua Jai Song Park | Sunny (Tawanshine) | TV mini-series |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c ไม่แคร์คนไม่รู้จัก "ซาร่า เลน" เมินถูกวิจารณ์ "เซ็กซี่" เกินเหตุ บอกคนตระกูล "มาลากุล" ภูมิใจ. Matichon (in Thai). May 3, 2014. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
- ^ FHM Magazine, November 2013, pp.20–22
- ^ "Exclusive Interview: Sara Malakul Lane Talks Pernicious". mrrumsey.com. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
- ^ "Sara Malakul Lane - Getting to Know". somethingyousaid.com. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
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- 1983 births
- Living people
- American female models
- American film actresses
- Thai female models
- Thai people of Scottish descent
- Guamanian actresses
- 21st-century American actresses
- Malakul family
- Thai film actresses
- Thai television actresses
- 20th-century Thai actresses