Lana Condor: Once an orphan in Can Tho, now a Hollywood beauty

In early 2025, "Valiant One" was rated by Variety as one of the most impressive action and dramatic films. In particular, the performance of the female lead Lana Condor was commented as impressive and emotional.

At the 2025 Oscar Awards, Lana appeared prominently, receiving impressive compliments from many magazines such as Vogue and Vanity Fair.

The actress is of Vietnamese origin and has made a name for herself in the European and American entertainment industry. After two decades of living and working in the US, she has achieved many successes and cherishes the desire to carry out community activities in Vietnam.

Lana Condor shared that she wants to try to help the education of many girls in difficult circumstances in Vietnam, even planning to adopt a Vietnamese gir.l.

Lana Condor was born in 1997 in Can Tho, her birth name is Tran Dong Lan. She was adopted by an American family and moved to Chicago, Illinois.

"I'm 100% Asian, and I'm also 100% American. That's something I always try to make people understand," Lana told Who What Wear.

Confiding in Elle, Lana said that people often feel shy when mentioning that she is adopted, but the Vietnamese gir.l herself is very open about her origins.

"My parents often wear traditional Vietnamese clothes on heritage day at school. They also want me to try Vietnamese food to learn about my roots," the young actress said.

Talking about her Vietnamese birth mother, Lana shared: "I don't know anything about my birth mother. I think about my birth mother but I don't know who she is, where she is, whether she is alive or dead. Since I was little, I have always considered my adoptive mother as my mother and loved her with all my heart."

Lana hopes her appearance on screen will have a positive impact, making the public pay more attention to Asian artists working in Hollywood.

Since childhood, Lana's parents invested in her to study art at prestigious schools such as Joffrey Ballet High School, Alvin Ailey Performing Arts Theater, New York Film Academy, California School of Drama... Lana studied at Loyola Marymount University.

In 2016, Lana Condor made her acting debut in the blockbuster "X-Men: Apocalypse". She played the supporting role of Jubilee in the $250 million film. Although she only appeared for about 10 minutes in the film, Lana expressed that she felt honored to be in a big film with famous actors James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender...

In late 2016, Lana was invited to star in the sequel to the blockbuster "X-Men: Dark Phoenix", but she declined because of her schedule conflicting with the filming of the series "To All the Boys I've Loved Before". By starring in all three blockbuster films "To All the Boys I've Loved Before", Lana suddenly became a star.

In 2019, Lana Condor played the role of cold-blooded assassin Sayra Kuroki in the TV series "Deadly Class" based on the comic book of the same name by Rick Remender.

She is praised for her flexible acting, investing time in learning martial arts and acting.

Lana has appeared in many films such as "Patriot's Day", "Alita: Battle Angel"... In 2020, the Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) honored Lana Condor with the Next Generation of Hollywood awar.d.

In her personal life, Lana dated her boyfriend, American director Anthony De Le Torre, for about six years, before the two got engaged in January 2022.

Lana's engagement ring was custom-made by her husband from a jewelry brand owned by a Vietnamese woman.

"He knows how important it is to me so he collaborated with a Vietnamese company to design this ring to show me how thoughtful he is. I can't wait to be your wife, my love. I love you a million times more," she happily shared.

In mid-November 2022, Lana returned to Vietnam with her friends. She showed off a series of photos exploring Hanoi on an old Vespa, learning about and participating in wildlife conservation activities in the Van Long Wetland Nature Reserve (Ninh Binh).

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