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Birth Name: Lola Marie Tung
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: October 28, 2002
Ethnicity: * father – Eastern European * mother – Chinese, Swedish
Lola Tung is an American actress, singer, and model. Her roles include the show The Summer I Turned Pretty ; the films Chasing Summer and Forbidden Fruits ; the audiobooks for The Summer I Turned Pretty , It’s Not Summer Without You , and We’ll Always Have Summer ; and the music video for “Madwoman.”
Her mother, Pia Tung, is an actress. Her father, who is a musician, is of Eastern European descent.
Lola’s maternal grandfather was named Ting San “Timothy” Tung (also known as Dong Dingshan). Timothy was born in Ningbo, China, and was a writer, translator, and literary critic. He was described as “[helping] introduce American literature and culture to Chinese readers.”
Lola’s maternal grandmother was named Birgit Holst. Birgit was Swedish.
Sources: Marriage record of Lola’s maternal grandparents, Ting Tung and Birgit Holst – https://www.familysearch.org
Immigration record of Lola’s maternal grandfather, Ting San “Timothy” Tung – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Lola’s maternal grandfather, Ting San “Timothy” Tung – https://usa.chinadaily.com.cn