Lola Tung is an aspiring actress who recently made her acting debut with the Amazon Prime Video‘s The Summer I Turned Pretty — released on June 17, 2022. In the coming-of-age romantic drama, she portrays the lead role of Isabel Conklin, aka Belly.
The television show follows the lead character Belly, as she goes on a summer vacation and finds her first love. The show’s synopsis is, “A love triangle between one girl and two brothers. A story about first love, first heartbreak, and the magic of that one perfect summer.”
Joining Tung on the cast list are Jackie Chung, Rachel Blanchard, Christopher Briney, Gavin Casalegno, Sean Kaufman, Alfredo Narciso, and others. As of this writing, The Summer I Turned Pretty has already been renewed for a second season.
How old is Lola Tung? Age and parents explored
Tung is presently 20 years of age, and she celebrates her birthday every year on October 28. Additionally, as per her date of birth, her zodiac sign is Scorpio.
Born in 2002, the young actress was primarily raised in the city of Los Angeles, California. Talking about her family, there is only a handful of information about her parents.
A picture of a baby Lola Tung being held by her mother, Pia Tung (Photo: Instagram)
Currently, it is only known that Tung’s mother’s name is Pia Tung (nee Marie). Pia goes by the username of @piamarie113 on Instagram, but as the account is in private mode, no information could be gathered from it.
That said, it has been reported that Pia is also an actress and is involved as a businesswoman and entrepreneur. During her video interview with Collider, Lola mentioned that she fell in love with acting after taking part in the Wizard of Oz musical in sixth grade.
Lola knew she wanted to pursue a career in acting, and after seeing her daughter’s passion, Pia and her husband gave Lola the support and means she needed. The young actress also spoke of her mother’s support during her July 2022 interview with Glamour Magazine.
During that interview, she credited her mom for the support she provided and said that her mother saw how passionate she was about acting and how happy performing made her. “She’s always there for me,” she added.
In the same interview, Lola was asked if she was freaking out after landing a role in The Summer I Turned Pretty. While answering that, she once again mentioned her mother’s support and said she was always there for her, even if it was her middle school play.
She stated, “I was just grateful to have made it to each step, so that’s what I focused on. Whatever I auditioned for, even if it was my middle school play, my mom was like, ‘You go in, and you do your best. And no matter what happens, I’m proud of you.'”
She was also asked how she learned she got the role in the series, and she replied that she received the news via a Zoom call with the directors of the show. After that, she freaked out and called her mother, father, and roommates to tell them the good news.
Coming over to Lola’s father, it’s only known that he is a musician. Besides that, other details of her dad, such as his name and profession, remain in the darkness. So, it’s safe to say that the actress has kept her family life private.
Lola Tung at an event organized by Gold House in Los Angeles (Photo: Instagram)
Apart from her parents, Lola has a sibling, a sister whose details currently remain unknown. The actress revealed she has a sister when she was featured in L’ODET Magazine. During the feature, she was asked if her family had seen The Summer I Turned Pretty.
In reply, she mentioned that her mother and sister had seen some of the episodes before they were fully done, whereas her father and her family members hadn’t seen any of it. Furthermore, she stated that some of her extended family hasn’t even seen her act that much.
Lola Tung’s nationality and ethnicity explored
As Tung was born and raised within the boundaries of the United States of America, the actress holds an American nationality. Coming over to her ethnicity, many fans have asked questions like, “Is Lola Tung Filipino?” “Is Lola Tung Swedish?” and “Is Lola Tung Chinese?”
There have also been questions regarding her heritage. To answer the questions about her ethnicity, it’s not true that she is Swedish. Tung is of Asian-American descent, a thing which she is really proud of. During her interview with Teen Vogue, she mentioned;
“To be working with other Asian-American actors and to have an Asian-American creator, writer, and showrunner who has that voice and that understanding is so incredible. We had an Asian-American director, too, Jeff Chan, who was amazing.”
Details about Lola Tung’s education
The newbie actress was into acting from an early age. She first discovered her love for acting when she portrayed the role of Tin Man in her school production of The Wizard of Oz.
As she grew up, the passion continued. She enrolled at the highly-known Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in New York City for high school. Years later, she completed her graduation.
She then joined Carnegie Mellon University in The School of Drama Acting and Music Theater. In her first year at Carnegie Mellon University, she was offered the role of Belly in The Summer I Turned Pretty.
At the time, Tung mainly focused on her studies and even told her manager, “All right, this sounds really great. But you know, I’m very focused on school right now.” However, she decided to do auditions, and the chemistry read process over Zoom.
The process went on for a while, and afterward, she was finally selected for the role, and for her, it was “unbelievable and so exciting.” After getting cast in the show, she immediately phoned her mother and started crying out of happiness.
Tung completed her first year as they filmed the show from July to October 2021. But, she took the following year off for filming — probably for season 2. As for if she will return to school in the fall of 2022, the actress currently doesn’t have an answer for that.
Lola Tung’s height and weight discussed
As Tung is a newcomer in the entertainment industry, several details about her are yet to be known, such as her height and weight. As of now, there has been no official disclosure of her height and weight.
However, some media outlets have reported the actress as 5 feet 4 inches or 1.64 meters tall. On the other hand, other media outlets have reported her to stand at the height of 5 feet 5 inches or 5 feet 6 inches.
Lola Tung has an average height (Photo: Instagram)
So, that has created some confusion about her exact height. Nonetheless, it’s safe to say that she has an average height. As for her weight, she reportedly weighs around 50-55 kg. Furthermore, her body measurements are reported to be 36-26-40 inches.
Is Lola Tung dating a boyfriend?
As mentioned earlier, Tung is a private person and prefers to keep privacy about many things in her life, including her romantic life.
Due to that reason, it couldn’t be said whether the actress is dating a boyfriend or not. There have been no reports or hints of her being in a romantic relationship — either now or in the past.
And until anything comes out, it could only be said that her relationship status is single. It might be possible that Tung might be focusing more on her acting career rather than her dating life.
