Sara Ann Lane, married surname Grove, a.k.a. Sara Malakul Lane () 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.
Early life Sara Malakul Lane was born in Guam to a Scottish father, Alastair Lane, and a Thai mother, Thapthim Malakul na Ayudhaya. 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, making her King Rama's great-great-great-granddaughter. She grew up between the United Kingdom and Bangkok, where she studied at NIST International School. She lived in Los Angeles and she currently resides in Singapore.
Career Lane, a method actress, started her acting career at the age of 15, transitioning from modeling after she won a role in her first TV series. 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 and alongside Roberts and Peter Stormare in The Wayshower in 2011.
In 2014, she starred in Jailbait, a thriller drama film.
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
Television Year Title Role Notes 2000 Hua Jai Song Park Sunny (Tawanshine) TV mini-series
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