Lauren Tsai

Lauren Tsai (born February 11, 1998), also known as Lala (ララ), is a Chinese-American[2] illustrator, model and actress.[3] She is best known to audiences for her appearance in the Fuji TV and Netflix series Terrace House: Aloha State. She made her acting debut in the third and final season of Legion, a television series based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name.

Lauren Tsai
Lauren Tsai at the 2019 WonderCon
Born (1998-02-11) February 11, 1998
Wellesley, Massachusetts, U.S.[1]
Nationality
Other namesLala
Occupation
Years active2014-present
Relatives
Modeling information
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)[2][1]
Hair colorBrown[2]
Eye colorBrown[2]
AgencyIMG Japan
Websitelauren-tsai.com

Biography

Lauren Tsai was born on February 11, 1998, in Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States,[1] to American management consultants Linda Marie (neé Milkowski) and Stephen Ming-Hsi Tsai.[4][5] She has two older sisters, Christine and Michelle.[4] Through her father, she is a great-granddaughter of Chinese composer Lee Pao-Chen,[4] and niece of American restaurateur Ming Tsai.[6]

Tsai is of Eurasian descent. Her mother is of European descent, while her father is of Chinese descent.[7]

Her family moved to Honolulu, Hawaii when she was seven years old. She visited Japan for the first time at the age of eleven. She studied at Punahou School,[8] then attended a large boarding school in Massachusetts in the ninth grade.[3][7] After a year in Massachusetts, she moved back to Hawaii and attended Pacific Buddhist Academy,[9][10] when she started to take Japanese classes. Then, she studied in Hiroshima for six weeks when an exchange program.[3][7]

In 2014, she began modeling in Japan under the name "Lala." In November 2016, she auditioned for Terrace House.

After moving out of the show's Honolulu house, she continued to pursue her modeling and artistic work. As a model, she's since appeared in a number of magazines, commercials, catalogs and fashion shows, including in Japan and Hawaii.

In 2018, she drew a variant cover for issue No. 1 of West Coast Avengers.[11] In 2019, she followed with a variant cover for Captain Marvel No. 1.[12] She also collaborated with Marc Jacobs on a line of apparel and accessories.[13]

In January 2019, she was cast in the third and final season of the FX series Legion as Switch, a young mutant who has time travelling abilities.[14] She will next star in Moxie, directed by Amy Poehler for Netflix.[15]

Personal life

Tsai is vegan.[3]

In April 2020, Tsai adopted a cat through the rescue center,[16] and named it Sasha.[17]

Artistry

Influences

Tsai is inspired by animated films, fantasy, surrealism and music.[3]

Works
TitleYearNotes
Captain Marvel #12019Variant Cover.[12]
Nike Collaborations2019Air Force 1 and Nike Air Max.[18]
West Coast Avengers #12019Variant Cover.[19]
Brooklyn Mural #12019Mural for Mortal Kombat.
Revlon JP2019
Be@RBRICK Series 382019
"It's All For You"2018200-page hardbound book of original drawings.[20]
LAUREN TSAI X MARC JACOBS2017Featured as designer and illustrator.[21]
Starbucks Collaboration2017Starbucks Harajuku B-Side[22]
"Gateway to Fantasy"2017Art installation at Lucua Department Store in Osaka
"It's All Over"2017At Sezon Art Gallery in Omotesando.[23]
“18”2017Illustration gallery at ARS Cafe

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2021MoxieClaudiaPost-production

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2016–2017Terrace House: Aloha StateHerself17 episodes
2017Shōsuke Tanihara's 25th MealHerself
2019LegionJia-yi / SwitchMain role (season 3)

Music videos
Year Title Artist Notes
2016RererepeatFrederic
2017Summer DreamJung Yong-hwa[24]
2017Positive Shadow, Negative LightBehind the Shadow Drops
2019Naked LoveHiroomi Tosaka

References
  1. "ローレン・サイ" (in Japanese). IMG. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  2. "Lauren Tsai, Japanese WOMEN, Image Models". Image Models. Archived from the original on February 13, 2019. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  3. "Private Eyes: On the Road with Lauren Tsai". DEW Magazine. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  4. "【手稿】 李抱忱 女兒樸虹全家的聖誕信" (in Chinese). Taiwan Music Institute. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  5. "Linda Milkowski Is to Be Married". The New York Times. June 16, 1991. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  6. Ming Tsai (March 18, 2018). "Ming Tsai on Twitter: "So proud of my niece @LaLaChuu @nikejapan… "". Twitter. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  7. "Lauren Tsai Talks Terrace House, Modeling and Awkward Auditions". YouTube. Zach Sang Show. August 4, 2017. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  8. "Lauren in Grade 8 at Punahou School". Reddit. sardan10s. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  9. Pacific Buddhist Academy (April 18, 2015). "Congratulations to Lauren Tsai, PBA..." Facebook. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  10. Pacific Buddhist Academy (October 24, 2015). "Congratulations to Pacific Buddhist..." Facebook. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  11. Markus, Tucker Chet. "Terrace House's Lauren Tsai Draws a Variant for West Coast Avengers No. 1 | News | Marvel". Marvel Entertainment. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  12. "Lauren Tsai Creates a Variant Cover for 'Captain Marvel #1' | News | Marvel". Marvel Entertainment.
  13. Feitelberg, Rosemary (October 10, 2018). "Influence Peddler: Lauren Tsai Talks Marc Jacobs Collaboration, New Book, Marvel Comic Book Covers". Women's Wear Daily. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  14. Otterson, Joe (January 9, 2019). "'Legion' Season 3 Casts Lauren Tsai (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  15. N'Duka, Amanda (October 14, 2019). "Hadley Robinson, Lauren Tsai Star In Amy Poehler-Directed Netflix Film 'Moxie'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  16. Lauren Tsai (April 22, 2020). "Lauren Tsai on Twitter: "Went to the rescue center yesterday....welcome home"". Twitter. Archived from the original on May 1, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  17. Lauren Tsai (May 25, 2020). "Lauren Tsai on Twitter: "Sasha が元気になって嬉しすぎる"". Twitter (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 26, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  18. "Lauren Tsai's Hand-Painted Nike Air Force 1 Is One-Of-A-Kind". HYPEBAE. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  19. "Terrace House's Lauren Tsai Draws a Variant for West Coast Avengers #1 | News | Marvel". Marvel Entertainment.
  20. "It's all for you". Google Books. 青幻舎. October 29, 2018.
  21. "Terrace House Star Lauren Tsai on Her New Marc Jacobs Collaboration, Her Style, and Becoming an Artist". Vogue.
  22. "Lauren Tsai Links Up with Starbucks for a Special Christmas Collab". HYPEBAE.
  23. "セゾンアートギャラリー(SEZON ART GALLERY) – Terrace House Fun" (in Japanese).
  24. "CNBLUE Jung Yonghwa Summer Dream Japan Solo Comeback For Summer Calling Album". Kimchislap.com. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
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