Lana Therese Condor (born Trần Đồng Lan; May 11, 1997) is an American actress, producer, and singer. She made her acting debut starring as

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in the

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'' 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 ''

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'' (2019) and Koyomi in the film '' Alita: Battle Angel'' (2019).

Early life

Born in Vietnam, Condor lived her first months in an orphanage in

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under the name Trần Đồng Lan. On October 6, 1997 she was adopted and renamed by American parents Mary Carol Condor (née Haubold) and Bob Condor in

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, Illinois. Condor has an adoptive brother, Arthur. Condor and her family lived in

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, Washington, and

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. Condor studied ballet as a child, training with the Whidbey Island Dance Theater,

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, and the

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. She continued dancing with the

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and also trained at

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. She studied acting the

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and Yale Summer Conservatory for Actors, and in 2014 was a theatre scholar at the

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. As a high school freshman, she attended the

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in New York City, and graduated from Notre Dame Academy in Los Angeles in 2015. In 2016 she was accepted at

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but chose to postpone it to pursue acting.

Career

Condor made her acting debut as the mutant Jubilation Lee / Jubilee in

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's 2016 superhero film '' X-Men: Apocalypse''. That year, she also appeared in

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's drama film '' Patriots Day'', which depicted the events and aftermath of the

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. In 2017, Condor co-starred in the Lifetime romantic thriller film ''

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''. The following year, she gained recognition for her lead role as Lara Jean Covey in

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's romantic drama film '' To All the Boys I've Loved Before'', directed by Susan Johnson and based on

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's young adult novel of the same name. For the role, she was nominated for a

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. In 2019, Condor portrayed the assassin Saya Kuroki in

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's action drama series ''

'', based on the

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of the same name. She also appeared as Koyomi in

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's science fiction film '' Alita: Battle Angel'' based on the graphic novel series by

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. Condor also voiced the character of Kaoru in the Netflix stop-motion animated series ''

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'' (2019)'','' guest starred as the voice of Casey in the Netflix series ''

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'', and co-starred in the coming-of-age romantic comedy '' Summer Night'' (2019), directed by

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. In 2020, Condor reprised her role as Lara Jean Covey in '' To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You'', directed by

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, the second installment of the

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. 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. Within two months of posting her first video to

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in February 2020, Condor's channel had over 475,000 subscribers and more than 9.8million views. In 2022, Condor was executive producer of and acted in the lead role in ''

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,'' a comedy series on

. She has also been cast in the

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–directed comedy ''Girls Night'', and will appear in the

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live action comedy film ''

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''.

Personal life

Condor has been in a relationship with singer and actor Anthony De La Torre since 2015. The couple announced their engagement on January 28, 2022. They live together in

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, Washington.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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