Sara Malakul Lane

Sara Ann Lane, also known as Sara Malakul Lane and by her married surname Grove, is a Thai-American actress and former model. She has appeared in numerous Thai and Hollywood films throughout her career. She is most notably recognized for her role as the female lead in two action films within the Kickboxer franchise.

Lane was born in Guam to a Scottish father, Alastair Lane, and a Thai mother, Thapthim Malakul na Ayudhaya. Her maternal grandfather, Mom Luang Pikthip Malakul, served as a diplomat and was Thailand's ambassador to Myanmar and the United Kingdom. Through her maternal lineage, which traces back to a child of Rama II of Siam, she is the great-great-great-granddaughter of King Rama II. She spent her youth growing up between the United Kingdom and Bangkok, where she attended NIST International School. Over the course of her life, she has lived in Los Angeles and currently resides in Singapore.

Lane began her career as a model before transitioning into acting at the age of 15 after securing a role in her first television series. Early in her acting career, she performed in various Thai soap operas before eventually relocating to the United States to pursue roles in Hollywood productions.

Her debut in Hollywood arrived with the 2003 film Belly of the Beast, in which she portrayed the daughter of Steven Seagal's character. She continued working in American film productions, starring in the 2010 film Sharktopus alongside Eric Roberts. In 2011, she appeared in The Wayshower alongside Roberts and Peter Stormare, followed by a starring role in the 2014 thriller drama film Jailbait.

In September 2016, Lane played a Bangkok detective who serves as the love interest of the lead character in Kickboxer: Vengeance. She later reprised this role in the film's 2018 sequel, Kickboxer: Retaliation.