Sara Malakul Lane

Sara Malakul Grove (Thai: 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.

Sara Malakul Lane
Malakul Lane in 2015
Born
Sara Ann Lane[1]

Guam
Other namesSara Malakul Grove
EducationNIST International School
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model

Early life

Malakul Lane was born in Guam 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 Thailand. Her mother's father, Mom Luang Pikthip Malakul, was a diplomat, including ambassador of Thailand to Myanmar and the United Kingdom; Pikthip Malakul's grandfather was one of many children of Rama II of Siam.[1] The family name Malakul was bestowed by King Vajiravudh on 30 May 1913, following the royal act which prescribed the use of surnames.[2] She grew up between the United Kingdom and Bangkok, where she studied at NIST International School. She lived in Los Angeles[3] and she currently resides in Singapore.

Career

Malakul Lane, a method actress,[4] started her acting career at the age of 15, transitioning from modeling after she won a role in her first TV series.[5] She acted in Thai soap operas before moving to America.

Sara Malakul Lane modelling in 2012

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[6] 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.

Malakul Lane with Jared Cohn

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
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 and the Knights of the Round Table 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
2000 Hua Jai Song Park Sunny (Tawanshine) TV mini-series

References
  1. 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.
  2. Personal letter by King Vajiravudh, dated 30 May 1913.
  3. FHM Magazine, November 2013, pp.20–22
  4. McGrew, Shannon (4 August 2016). "Interview". Nightmarish Conjourings. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  5. "Exclusive Interview: Sara Malakul Lane Talks Pernicious". mrrumsey.com. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
  6. "Sara Malakul Lane - Getting to Know". somethingyousaid.com. 7 August 2013. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
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