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My Take
Sara Malakul Lane has one of those genuinely cross-cultural careers I find appealing. Thai-American, born in 1982, she built a body of work that spans both Thai cinema and Hollywood, which is a harder bridge to walk than people assume. She is probably best known as the female lead across two films in the Kickboxer franchise, so action is clearly in her wheelhouse, and she started out as a model before moving into acting. I like performers who do not stay boxed into one market. Moving fluidly between two film industries takes real adaptability, and that kind of range tends to keep a career alive longer than a single breakout role would.
Overview
Sara Ann Lane, married surname Grove, a.k.a. Sara Malakul Lane (Thai: ซาร่า มาลากุล เลน) is a Thai-American actress and former model. She has appeared in numerous Thai and Hollywood films. She most notably featured as the female lead in two films in the Kickboxer action film franchise.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Sara Malakul Lane
- Name (Japanese)
- サラ・マラクル・レイン
- Reading
- さら・まらくる・れいん
- Born
- February 1, 1982 (age 44)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Dog
- Origin
- Guam, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 171 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / model / film actor / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.