Lola Tung
Born (2002-10-28) October 28, 2002
New York City, U.S.
EducationFiorello H. LaGuardia High School
Carnegie Mellon University
Occupation(s)Actress, model
Years active2021–present

Lola Tung (born October 28, 2002) is an American actress and model. She is known for her role as Isabel "Belly" Conklin in the Amazon Prime Video series The Summer I Turned Pretty, based on the novel of the same name by Jenny Han.[1]

Early life and education

Lola Tung was raised in New York City and graduated from Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in 2020.[2][3] Her mother is of Chinese and Swedish descent and her father is of Eastern European descent.[4] Her maternal grandmother is from Sweden.[5]

In fall 2020, she began studying at Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama as an acting major,[6][7] where she participated in school plays.[8] She completed her first year of college and then took a year off to film The Summer I Turned Pretty.[9]

Career

In her senior year of high school, Tung acted in LaGuardia's virtual senior acting showcase, where her current manager saw her first perform. Months later, during the second semester of Tung's first year at Carnegie Mellon University, the manager reached out to her to begin working together and with an audition.[10] The audition was for the main role of Isabel "Belly" Conklin in The Summer I Turned Pretty, Amazon Prime's television adaptation of Jenny Han's bestselling trilogy.[10] While taking remote college classes, Tung auditioned for the series on Zoom. She later landed the job, which is her first credited acting role.[7][11][12][13] Before the first season's release, Amazon Prime renewed the series for a second season, which was filmed in summer 2022.[9]

In September 2021, shortly after landing the leading role in The Summer I Turned Pretty, Tung signed with American talent agency, Creative Artists Agency.[14]

In February 2024, she will make her Broadway debut as Eurydice in Hadestown.[15]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2022–present The Summer I Turned Pretty Isabel "Belly" Conklin Lead role [16]
2023 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards Self Presenter [17]

Stage

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2024 Hadestown Eurydice Lead role; limited run [15]

Audiobooks

Year Title Voice role Notes Ref.
2022 The Summer I Turned Pretty Isabel "Belly" Conklin Re-recorded audiobooks [11]
2022 It's Not Summer Without You
2022 We'll Always Have Summer

References

  1. ↑ Radloff, Jessica (2022-06-17). "Meet Lola Tung, Star of Your New Favorite Series, 'The Summer I Turned Pretty'". Glamour. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  2. ↑ "Alumni and Friends of LaGuardia High School: "Premiering today, June 17 – watch LaG '20 Drama classmates Lola Tung and David Iacono and LaG '18 alumnus Sean Kaufman in the new Amazon Prime series "The Summer I Turned Pretty!"". Facebook. June 17, 2022. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  3. ↑ "This Summer Belongs to Lola Tung". InStyle. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  4. ↑ "It's Not Summer Without Lola Tung". Harper's BAZAAR. 2023-07-12. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  5. ↑ Marine, Brooke (2023-06-27). "Lola Tung Was Meant to Play a Jenny Han Heroine". The Cut. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  6. ↑ Liebman, Lisa (2022-06-16). "Lola Tung Is Ready for Her Close-Up in 'The Summer I Turned Pretty'". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  7. 1 2 "The Summer I Turned Pretty's Lola Tung: 5 Things to Know About the Actress". Us Weekly. 2022-06-17. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  8. ↑ Kuo, Christopher (13 July 2023). "'The Summer I Turned Pretty': Lola Tung on Growing Up Alongside Belly". The New York Times. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
  9. 1 2 Owen, Rob (2022-06-17). "TV Talk: CMU student stars in 'Summer I Turned Pretty' on Amazon Prime". TribLIVE.com. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  10. 1 2 Nemiroff, Perri (2022-06-19). "Everything You Need to Know About 'The Summer I Turned Pretty's Breakout Star Lola Tung". Collider. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  11. 1 2 Penn, Farrah (22 June 2022). "13 Behind-The-Scenes "The Summer I Turned Pretty" Tidbits Straight From Jenny Han And Lola Tung". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  12. ↑ "Who Is Lola Tung? Everything We Know About 'The Summer I Turned Pretty' Star". J-14. 2022-06-16. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  13. ↑ "The Summer Lola Tung Turned Famous". Elite Daily. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  14. ↑ Petski, Denise (2021-09-28). "'The Summer I Turned Pretty' Star Lola Tung Inks With CAA". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  15. 1 2 Lenker, Maureen Lee (9 January 2024). "'The Summer I Turned Pretty' star Lola Tung joins Hadestown on Broadway". Entertainment Weekly.
  16. ↑ Otterson, Joe (28 April 2021). "'Summer I Turned Pretty' Series at Amazon From Jenny Han Sets Four Lead Roles". Variety.
  17. ↑ Perez, Lexy (27 April 2023). "Jamie Lee Curtis, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Halle Bailey Among MTV Movie & TV Awards Presenters". The Hollywood Reporter.
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