Biography
Who is Lana Condor?
Early life and background
Lana Condor was born as Trần Đồng Lan in Cần Thơ, Vietnam. She spent her first months in an orphanage there before being adopted by American parents, Mary Carol Condor and Bob Condor. Her adoption was finalized on October 6, 1997, in Chicago, Illinois. She grew up with a brother named Arthur, who was also adopted from the same facility.
During her youth, the family moved between several locations including Whidbey Island in Washington and New York City. Lana Condor trained extensively in dance, studying with the Joffrey Ballet, the Rock School for Dance Education, and the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. She later attended the Professional Performing Arts School in New York and graduated from Notre Dame Academy in Los Angeles in 2015.
Acting career beginnings
Lana started her professional acting career with a significant role in the 2016 superhero film X-Men: Apocalypse, where she played the character Jubilee. That same year, she appeared in Patriots Day, a drama focused on the Boston Marathon bombing. In 2017, she took a role in the Lifetime thriller High School Lover.
She also pursued education in the arts, attending the New York Film Academy and the Yale Summer Conservatory for Actors. In 2014, she served as a theatre scholar at the California State Summer School for the Arts. Although she was accepted into Loyola Marymount University in 2016, she decided to delay her enrollment to focus entirely on her budding acting career.
Breakthrough and major roles
Her major breakthrough arrived in 2018 when she was cast as the lead, Lara Jean Covey, in the Netflix film To All the Boys I've Loved Before. This performance led to further opportunities, and she reprised the character for two sequels, To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You and To All the Boys: Always and Forever. These films secured her status as a prominent young actor.
Beyond romantic comedies, Lana Condor has explored various genres. She played Saya Kuroki in the action series Deadly Class and portrayed Koyomi in Alita: Battle Angel. She has also contributed voice work, including the title character in Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken and Kaoru in the series Rilakkuma and Kaoru. In 2022, she produced and starred in the series Boo, Bitch and the film Moonshot.
Personal life and marriage
Lana Condor met actor Anthony De La Torre at an Emmy Awards party in August 2015, and they began a relationship shortly after. The couple lived together in Seattle for several years. They announced their engagement in December 2021 following a vacation in Mexico.
The couple married in 2024 during an intimate ceremony held in Malibu, California. Throughout her career, she has balanced film and television work, including recent roles in the 2025 military thriller Valiant One and the 2026 action-thriller Pretty Lethal.
Birthday and age
Lana Condor was born on May 11, 1997, which makes Lana 29 years old today. That birthday falls under the Taurus sign. Lana shares the date with 65 other famous people.
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