Lauren Tsai

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Lauren Jia-Wei Tsai
Lauren Tsai at the 2019 WonderCon
Born (1998-02-11) February 11, 1998 (age 26)
Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States[1]
Occupations
Years active2014–present
Relatives
Modeling information
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[3][1]
Hair colorBrown[3]
Eye colorBrown[3]
AgencyWilliam Morris Endeavor

Lauren Tsai (born February 11, 1998), is an American visual artist, model, and actress.[2] She is best known to audiences for her appearance in the Fuji TV and Netflix series Terrace House: Aloha State. She made her acting debut in the third and final season of Legion, a television series based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name.

Life[edit]

Lauren Tsai was born on February 11, 1998, in Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States.

Her family moved to Honolulu, Hawaii when she was seven years old.

Career[edit]

After moving out of the show's Honolulu house, she continued to pursue her modeling and artistic work. As a model, she's since appeared in a number of magazines, commercials, catalogs and fashion shows, including in Japan and Hawaii.

In 2018, she drew a variant cover for issue No. 1 of West Coast Avengers.[4] In 2019, she followed with a variant cover for Captain Marvel No. 1.[5] She also collaborated with Marc Jacobs on a line of apparel and accessories.[6]

In January 2019, she was cast in the third and final season of the FX series Legion as Switch, a young mutant who has time travelling abilities.[7] She then starred in the 2021 Netflix film Moxie, directed by Amy Poehler.[8]

In September 2023, she directed the animated music video for the Boygenius song Cool About It.[9]

Lauren has more than 1 million followers on Instagram as of December 2023.[10]

Artistry[edit]

Tsai describes her sketchbook as "probably my most cherished item."[11]

Works[edit]

Title Year Notes
Be@RBRICK - Lauren Tsai (2nd ver.) 2022
Nike Collaborations 2019 Air Force 1 and Nike Air Max.[12]
Brooklyn Mural #1 2019 Mural for Mortal Kombat.
Revlon JP 2019
Be@RBRICK Series 38 2019
"It's All For You" 2018 200-page hardbound book of original drawings.[13]
LAUREN TSAI X MARC JACOBS 2017 Featured as designer and illustrator.[14]
Starbucks Collaboration 2017 Starbucks Harajuku B-Side[15]
"Gateway to Fantasy" 2017 Art installation at Lucua Department Store in Osaka
"It's All Over" 2017 At Sezon Art Gallery in Omotesando.[16]
“18” 2017 Illustration gallery at ARS Cafe

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2021 Moxie Claudia Main role

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2016–2017 Terrace House: Aloha State Herself 17 episodes
2017 Shōsuke Tanihara's 25th Meal [ja] Herself
2019 Legion Jia-yi / Switch Main role (season 3)
2022 Game Of Spy [ja] Hiyama Rei Main role

Music videos[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2023 Cool About It Director

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "ローレン・サイ" (in Japanese). IMG. May 31, 2018. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Private Eyes: On the Road with Lauren Tsai". DEW Magazine. February 15, 2018. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Lauren Tsai, Japanese WOMEN, Image Models". Image Models. Archived from the original on February 13, 2019. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  4. ^ Markus, Tucker Chet. "Terrace House's Lauren Tsai Draws a Variant for West Coast Avengers No. 1 | News | Marvel". Marvel Entertainment. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  5. ^ "Lauren Tsai Creates a Variant Cover for 'Captain Marvel #1' | News | Marvel". Marvel Entertainment.
  6. ^ Feitelberg, Rosemary (October 10, 2018). "Influence Peddler: Lauren Tsai Talks Marc Jacobs Collaboration, New Book, Marvel Comic Book Covers". Women's Wear Daily. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  7. ^ Otterson, Joe (January 9, 2019). "'Legion' Season 3 Casts Lauren Tsai (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  8. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (October 14, 2019). "Hadley Robinson, Lauren Tsai Star In Amy Poehler-Directed Netflix Film 'Moxie'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  9. ^ "Boygenius Share Animated New "Cool About It" Video". Pitchfork. September 20, 2023. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  10. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
  11. ^ Feitelberg, Rosemary (October 10, 2018). "Influence Peddler: Lauren Tsai Talks Marc Jacobs Collaboration, New Book, Marvel Comic Book Covers". WWD. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  12. ^ "Lauren Tsai's Hand-Painted Nike Air Force 1 Is One-Of-A-Kind". HYPEBAE. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  13. ^ It's all for you. 青幻舎. October 29, 2018. ISBN 9784861527166.
  14. ^ "Terrace House Star Lauren Tsai on Her New Marc Jacobs Collaboration, Her Style, and Becoming an Artist". Vogue. October 10, 2018.
  15. ^ "Lauren Tsai Links Up with Starbucks for a Special Christmas Collab". HYPEBAE.
  16. ^ "セゾンアートギャラリー(SEZON ART GALLERY) – Terrace House Fun" (in Japanese).

External links[edit]

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