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Momona Tamada (b. September 28,2006) is a Canadian actress, dancer and internet personality of Japanese descent. She is best known for her roles in the hit Netflix series “The Baby-Sitters Club”, “To All The Boys: P.S I Still Love You” and “To All The Boys: Always And Forever”.
Momona was born in Japan and later brought up in Vancouver, Canada.
According to her biography on iMDB, Momona means “hundreds of beaches”, supposedly referring to her origins in Vancouver.
Not much is known about her childhood, except for the fact that she went to a local private school. She started to perform as early as at the age of 4 and started competing in various events, as well as being a part of several dance troupes.
She performed in the original B.C Summer Games Opening Ceremonies and was also part of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet.
She started posting on social media and eventually was able to act in supporting roles in mainstream media, in several series. Tamada is active on various social media like TikTok, where she has 4.1 m followers.
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| Real Name | Momona Tamada |
| Nick Name | Momona Tamada |
| Net Worth | $400,000 |
| TikTok Followers | TikTok: 4.1 m; 42.4 million likes |
| Instagram Followers | Instagram: 873k |
| Height | 4’11” |
| Weight | Unknown |
| Address/ Residence | Los Angeles, California |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Total Views | TikTok: 119.9 m views |
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Momona Tamada started auditioning for acting roles in various English-language media, while posting her dance videos on social media. She officially debuted in the year 2019 in the famous Amazon Prime series “The Boys”, in the episode “The Innocents”, playing a younger version of the character Young The Female, at age 12.
She also appeared in an episode of the second season of “The Terror”, an AMC series based on Dan Simmons’ 2007 novel of the same name. She then bagged one of the main roles of Claudia Kishi on “The Baby-Sitters Club” in 2020. Claudia Kishi is a popular girl at school and also the Student Body President. She has continued to play the role till present day.
In 2020, she made appearances and had supporting roles in many series like
1.“Gabby Duran and The Unsittables”, where she played a dancer,
2. “To All The Boys: P.S I Still Love You”, as young Lara Jean
3. “The Main Event”, as Erica
4. “A Babysitter’s Guide To Monster Hunting”, as a babysitter from Japan
In 2021, she reprised her role as young Lara Jean in “To All The Boys: Always and Forever”.
In 2022, she starred in “Super PupZ” as her latest release. She is now set to star in two films- “ Secret Headquarters”, also starring Owen Wilson and Michael Pena, and “Oni: Thunder God’s Tale”, both of which are in post-production.
Commercially, Momona has been featured in the ivivva campaign for the popular Canadian athletic wear brand Lululemon.She has made various appearances on Netflix’s YouTube channel for youngsters- Netflix After School, showcasing her personal talents, among other topics.
According to various media sources, Momona Tamada’s net worth is estimated to be $400k. Most of her income is through her roles as an actress.
Presently, Momona Tamada is active on Instagram and TikTok, as far as her personal social media handles are concerned.
23.4 m views
In this video, Tamada and her “The Baby-Sitters Club” co-star Xochitl Gomez try out a Subway Surfers themed TikTok trend- which ends with Tamada slapping Gomez.
20.5 m views
In this video, Tamada wishes her viewers a happy Halloween, while showing her Halloween costume.
15.7 m views
In this video, Tamada shares her morning make-up routine.
14.4 m views
In this video, Tamada does the Face ID trend of TikTok, by dressing up as Claudia Kishi, her character from “The Baby-Sitters Club”.
12.8 m views
In this video, starring Tamada, Shay Rudoplh and Mirabelle Anais, the trio tries a viral TikTok audio, on the set of the second season of “The Baby-Sitters Club”.
Momona Tamada lives in Los Angeles, California.
In an interview with Variety in 2020, Tamada admitted that while she is pretty average when it comes to speaking and writing in Japanese, she is not fluent, and therefore it becomes a language barrier when she speaks with native Japanese people like her grandmother.
In the same interview, when she spoke about her character Claudia Kishi, she said that she felt ‘proud’ to represent the Asian-American community, and she acknowledged the impact of the novel on which the show “The Baby-Sitters’ Club” was based.
Tamada has made appearances on “Netflix After School” channel on YouTube, geared towards children. She has showcased her skills in baking. She has also been a vocal activist for the Asian-American community, and has tried to rally support behind issues affecting the Asian-Americans in America, in light of the increasing number of hate crimes committed against the demographic since 2020.
A.Yes. She is confirmed to belong to a Japanese ethnic family based in Canada.
A.Momona Tamada can speak Japanese, though according to her claims she is not fluent in it.
A. As of 2022, she is not in a relationship with anyone.
A.She debuted as an actress in 2019, in the series “The Boys”
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