'What was so awesome about shooting three movies was I got to see [Lara Jean's] growth,' lanacondor tells us. 'She’s always made decisions based on her heart, but I think we start to see her use her gut a little bit.' more.
Lana Condor made hearts melt in To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before as the first Asian American leading lady in a young adult romance flick. Here, she chats about meeting Michelle Obama, snuggling puppies, and why everyone thinks she’s their best friend
Condor took her first acting class as a high school freshman and adored it. Her family relocated to Los Angeles so Condor could pursue ballet and acting. And while studying at the Yale Summer Conservatory for Actors, she booked her first role in X-Men: Apocalypse as Jubilee, an Asian American X-Men comic book character. As we chatted , it was clear that the vivacious energy of Lara Jean Covey is also very much part of Lana Condor herself.
Lara Jean is true to herself. She follows her heart and is honest. Do you feel that she’s a young feminist in training? Every single day I feel honored that I’ve been given the opportunity to represent Asian American women, and the community in general. We did the first movie without knowing if it was even going to be bought; we were just making a little movie. They cast it true to the story and that was amazing. There was pushback from other studios, I think, when they were shopping it around.
Your adoptive father, a journalist, wrote a Chicago Tribune article about adopting you and your brother in Vietnam. It sounded like such an emotional journey for both of your parents. How has your experience as an adoptee shaped you as a woman?
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