Lola Tung

Lola Tung (born October 28, 2002) is an American actress, who stars as Isabel "Belly" Conklin in the 2022 Amazon Prime series, The Summer I Turned Pretty based on the Jenny Han novel of the same name.[1]

Lola Tung
Born (2002-10-28) October 28, 2002
New York City, U.S.
EducationFiorello H. LaGuardia High School
Carnegie Mellon University
OccupationActress

Early life and education

Lola Tung grew up 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 Pia Tung.[4]

In fall 2020, she began studying at Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama as an acting major.[5][6] She completed her first year of school and then took a year off to film The Summer I Turned Pretty.[7]

Tung also plays guitar and sings.[8]

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 freshman year at Carnegie Mellon University, the manager reached out to her to begin working together and with an audition.[9] The audition was for the titular role of Isabel "Belly" Conklin in The Summer I Turned Pretty, Amazon Prime's television adaptation of Jenny Han's bestselling trilogy.[9] While taking remote college classes, Tung auditioned for the series on Zoom. She later landed the job, which is her first credited acting role.[6][10][11][12] Before the first season's release, Amazon Prime renewed the series for a second season, which the cast is filming in summer 2022.[7]

In September 2021, shortly after landing the leading role in The Summer I Turned Pretty, Tung signed with American talent agency, Creative Artists Agency.[13]

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2022–present The Summer I Turned Pretty Isabel "Belly" Conklin Lead role

Audiobooks
Year Title Voice role Notes
2022 The Summer I Turned Pretty Isabel "Belly" Conklin Re-recorded audiobooks[10]
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. "Lola Tung and mother Pia Tung attend cocktail party with women in..." Getty Images. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  5. 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.
  6. "The Summer I Turned Pretty's Lola Tung: 5 Things to Know About the Actress". Us Weekly. 2022-06-17. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  7. Owen, Rob (2022-06-17). "TV Talk: CMU student stars in 'Summer I Turned Pretty' on Amazon Prime". TribLIVE.com. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  8. "Lola Tung Had Olivia Rodrigo Jam Sessions With "The Summer I Turned Pretty" Cast On Set". Seventeen. 2022-06-17. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. "Who Is Lola Tung? Everything We Know About 'The Summer I Turned Pretty' Star". J-14. 2022-06-16. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  12. "The Summer Lola Tung Turned Famous". Elite Daily. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  13. Petski, Denise (2021-09-28). "'The Summer I Turned Pretty' Star Lola Tung Inks With CAA". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
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