Lauren Tsai

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Lauren Tsai
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Lauren Tsai at the 2019 WonderCon
Born (1998-02-11) February 11, 1998 (age 27)
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]
Agency William Morris Endeavor

Lauren Tsai (born February 11, 1998) is an American artist working across illustration, animation, painting, directing and acting. [4] She first became known to audiences in 2016 for her appearance in the Fuji TV and Netflix series Terrace House: Aloha State. [5]

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Life

Lauren Tsai was born in Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States. She was born to a Chinese father and White-American mother. [6]

Her family moved to Honolulu, Hawai'i when she was seven years old.

Career

After moving out of the show's Honolulu house, she continued to pursue modeling and artistic work. As a model, she has been featured in publications such as Vogue, [7] Women's Wear Daily [8] and Marie Claire [9] and was a global ambassador for Shiseido. [10]

In 2018, she drew a variant cover for issue No.1 of West Coast Avengers [11] followed by a variant cover for Captain Marvel No.1. [12] She collaborated with Marc Jacobs on a line of apparel and accessories [13] and brands such as Kojima Productions, [14] Nike [15] and YOASOBI. [16] Tsai has released collectibles with Medicom [17] [18] and How2Work [19] and published two books, It's All for You [20] and Passenger Seat [21] .Tsai and her artwork appear in Hideo Kojima's Death Stranding 2: On the Beach . [14]

Tsai created her first large-scale immersive installation in March 2025, My Dream: Our Hill, in partnership with The Landmark, [19] accompanied by a panel discussion at Art Basel Hong Kong. [22]

Her first solo immersive exhibition, The Dying World, was held in November 2025, featuring a full sized house built on the grounds of Hollywood Forever Cemetery, paintings, sculptures, drawings, and stop motion animation. [23]

In September 2023, Tsai made her directorial debut with the animated music video for the Boygenius song Cool About It. [24] She garnered a Clio award for her Boygenius Hollywood Bowl tour poster design. [25]

Tsai's animated short, The Dying World: Forgetting, premiered at Annecy Festival in June 2025. [26]

Tsai made her acting debut in the third and final season of the FX series Legion as Switch, a young mutant who has time traveling abilities. [27] She then starred in the 2021 Netflix film Moxie , directed by Amy Poehler. [28] Tsai stars in the HBO comedy series Rooster, starring Steve Carell, produced by Bill Lawrence. [29]

Lauren has more than 1 million followers on Instagram as of December 2025. [30]

Artistry

Tsai describes her sketchbook as "probably my most cherished item". [31]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016–2017 Terrace House: Aloha State Herself17 episodes
2017 Shōsuke Tanihara's 25th Meal  [ ja ]Herself
2019 Legion Jia-yi / SwitchMain role (season 3)
2022 Game Of Spy  [ ja ]Hiyama ReiMain role
2026 Rooster TBAMain role; post-production

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2021 Moxie Claudia
2025The Dying World Part One: ForgettingN/aWriter and director; short film

Music videos

YearTitleRoleNotes
2023 Cool About It N/aDirector

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2025 Death Stranding 2: On the Beach Lauren Tsai / Artist Voice and likeness

References

  1. 1 2 "ローレン・サイ". IMG | スポーツ、イベント、メディア、ファッション分野のグローバル・リーディングカンパニー | クライアントやパートナーと共に、スポーツ、イベント、メディア、ファッションの分野で比類ない体験を日々世界に送り出しています。 様々な分野のエキスパートが結集したEndeavorネットワークの強みを生かし、IMGはエンターテインメントに触れる人々に常に新しい価値を提供し続けています。 (in Japanese). IMG. May 31, 2018. Archived from the original on December 15, 2019. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Private Eyes: On the Road with Lauren Tsai". DEW Magazine. February 15, 2018. Archived from the original on January 2, 2020. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 "Lauren Tsai, Japanese WOMEN, Image Models". Image Models. Archived from the original on February 13, 2019. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  4. ↑ Vijitkasemkij, Shada (May 8, 2025). "Between the Lines: The Illustrative World of Lauren Tsai". www.prestigeonline.com. Retrieved December 12, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Terrace House Star Lauren Tsai on Her New Marc Jacobs Collaboration, Her Style, and Becoming an Artist". Vogue. October 10, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Meet Lauren Tsai, Terrace House star making her acting debut". South China Morning Post. June 26, 2019.
  7. ↑ VOGUE JAPAN (December 7, 2017). ローレン・サイ、クリスマスの夜の不思議な物語。｜A Holy Night Stranger . Retrieved December 16, 2025– via YouTube.
  8. ↑ Feitelberg, Rosemary (October 10, 2018). "Influence Peddler: Lauren Tsai Talks Marc Jacobs Collaboration, New Book, Marvel Comic Book Covers". WWD. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
  9. ↑ 派脆克 (November 1, 2024). "封面人物｜Lauren Tsai，我愛我勇敢：「我只能活這一次，所以必須勇敢。 」". Marie Claire 美麗佳人 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved December 16, 2025.
  10. ↑ Prance-Miles, Louise (February 13, 2020). "Shiseido announces Lauren Tsai as newest Global Ambassador". Global Cosmetics News. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ "Lauren Tsai Creates a Variant Cover for 'Captain Marvel #1' | News | Marvel". Marvel Entertainment.
  13. ↑ 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.
  14. 1 2 Ehrlich, David (December 12, 2025). "Looking for Life in 'The Dying World': How Lauren Tsai Made the Year's Most Beautiful Animated Short". IndieWire. Retrieved December 12, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Lauren Tsai's Hand-Painted Nike Air Force 1 Is One-Of-A-Kind". HYPEBAE. November 23, 2018. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  16. ↑ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Medicom Toy Taps Lauren Tsai for Vibrant BE@RBRICK Design". Hypebeast. July 2, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
  18. ↑ "Lauren Tsai Unveils First-Ever 'UNREAL' Sculpture with Medicom Toy". Hypebeast. November 18, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
  19. 1 2 "LANDMARK and artist Lauren Tsai join hands to unveil immersive installation". Marketing-Interactive. March 26, 2025. Retrieved December 12, 2025.
  20. ↑ It's all for you. 青幻舎. October 29, 2018. ISBN   9784861527166.
  21. ↑ "Lauren Tsai to Release Her Second Sketchbook Dubbed "Passenger Seat"". Hypebae. January 16, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
  22. ↑ Lo, Zabrina. "Art Basel Exchange Circle: Lauren Tsai and Henry Chu on why the viewer is indispensable to the art-making process". Tatler Asia. Archived from the original on April 3, 2025. Retrieved December 12, 2025.
  23. ↑ "The Dying World: by Lauren Tsai - Hollywood Forever". hollywoodforever.com. Retrieved December 12, 2025.
  24. ↑ "Boygenius Share Animated New "Cool About It" Video". Pitchfork. September 20, 2023. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  25. ↑ "Interscope Records: boygenius – The Hollywood Bowl / Lauren Tsai tour poster - The Clios" . Retrieved December 12, 2025.
  26. ↑ "Annecy Festival". Annecy Festival (in French). Retrieved December 12, 2025.
  27. ↑ Otterson, Joe (January 9, 2019). "'Legion' Season 3 Casts Lauren Tsai (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  28. ↑ N'Duka, Amanda (October 14, 2019). "Hadley Robinson, Lauren Tsai Star In Amy Poehler-Directed Netflix Film 'Moxie'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  29. ↑ Gomez, Dessi (December 8, 2025). "Bill Lawrence's HBO Comedy Series Starring Steve Carell Has Its Title And Premiere Window". Deadline. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
  30. ↑ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved December 12, 2025.
  31. ↑ Feitelberg, Rosemary (October 10, 2018). "Influence Peddler: Lauren Tsai Talks Marc Jacobs Collaboration, New Book, Marvel Comic Book Covers". WWD. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
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