Lalaine was born in Burbank, California, on July 3, 1987. Her parents are of Filipino descent. She has two older sisters. Lalaine was homeschooled for her early education.
Lalaine’s acting career began when she was cast as a guest star on the television series General Hospital. She went on to appear in a number of television shows and movies, including the Disney Channel original movie Cadet Kelly. In 2002, she was cast as Miranda Sanchez on the Nickelodeon series Lizzie McGuire. The show ran for two seasons and ended in 2004.
In 2006, Lalaine released her debut album, Inside Story. The album peaked at #29 on the Billboard 200 chart.
Lalaine has a net worth of $3 million. She earns a salary of $30,000 per episode of Lizzie McGuire.
My fashion statement depends on my mood. I am more of a tomboy when dressing up and I have never worn pink in my entire life. I'm a jeans person, I love Abercrombie. My shoe collection is composed mostly of Chucks and a few pairs of girly ones.
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I say I have Spanish in me but I'm not just Spanish. I'm proud of my ethnicities and I will always be proud of being a Filipino.
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Lalaine became a member of Vanity Theft in 2010. In 2011 Lalaine was asked to leave Vanity Theft.
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In 2007 Lalaine plead guilty to possessing Crystal Meth. Her record was cleared after she completed a drug treatment program.
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She will reprise her role of Miranda Sanchez from "Lizzie McGuire" for the show's spin off series "Stevie Sanchez" according to her online journal. The show was to have focused on Miranda's little sister Stevie. The pilot episode was shot, but the series was never picked up. [February 2005]
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Finishing shooting a new music video called "I'm Not Your Girl" [May 2005]
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Finally released her debut album, "Lalaine Inside Story!" Tracks include "You Wish," which was written for the Disney Channel Original movie You Wish! (2003) and "All Fall Down," which was written for her soon-to-be released independent film Promised Land (2004). [July 2003]
She is of Filipino descent with Hispanic (Spanish) and a little Chinese ancestry.
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Just as her former Lizzie McGuire (2001) co-star and friend Hilary Duff, Lalaine was also born in the year of the rabbit, according to the Chinese Zodiac.
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Was considered for the role of Kammy in Southland Tales (2006).
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Both her parents were born in the Philippines. Her mom Lilia Paras is from Batangas, and her dad is from Pampanga.
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Lalaine is the youngest of four siblings, Marian, Francisco and Cristina, she also has two nephews and a niece. She resided in the Philippines from 1990 till 1995. Her sister Cristina had to beg her Mom to drive her to her singing coach for vocal training in 1997, which she paid for in three months. It was then that Lalaine was discovered and performed as Little Cosette in "Les Miserables" Broadway Production for almost a year.
