Sara Malakul Lane

Sara Malakul Lane
Malakul Lane in 2015
Born	Sara Ann Lane^[1] Guam
Other names	Sara Malakul Grove
Education	NIST International School
Occupations	Actress model
Spouse	Patrick Grove
Children	4

Sara Malakul Grove (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 in the Kickboxer action film franchise across several films as the female lead.

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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.

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.

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