Sara Malakul Lane ( th, ซาร่า มาลากุล เลน) is a Thai American actress and former supermodel. 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.

Early life

Malakul Lane was born in

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to a Scottish father, Alastair Lane, and a Thai mother, Thapthim Malakul na Ayudhaya. Through her mother, she is a member of the Chakri dynasty, the current reigning dynasty of

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. Her mother's father,

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Pikthip Malakul, was a diplomat, including ambassador of Thailand to

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and the

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; Pikthip Malakul's grandfather was one of many children of Rama II of Siam. The family name Malakul was bestowed by King Vajiravudh on 30 May 1913, following the royal act which prescribed the use of surnames. She grew up between the

and

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, where she studied at NIST International School. She currently resides in

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Career

Malakul Lane, a method actress, started her acting career at the age of 15, transitioning from modeling after she won a role in her first TV series. She acted in Thai soap operas before moving to America. Her first role in a Hollywood film was playing

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's daughter in the 2003 film ''

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''. She then starred in '' Sharktopus'' with

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in 2010 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. Sara Malakul Lane and Jared Cohn interviewed by Tia Barr about Pernicious

Sara Malakul Lane and Jared Cohn interviewed by Tia Barr about Pernicious

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Malakul Lane, Sara Living people American female models American film actresses

Sara Malakul Lane Sara Malakul Lane ( th, ซาร่า มาลากุล เลน) is a Thai American actress and former supermodel. She has appeared in numerous Thai and Hollywood films. She most notably featured in the '' Kickboxer'' action film franchis ...

Guamanian actresses 21st-century American actresses

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