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Lisa Yamada plays Luna on The Bold and the Beautiful. The character arrived on the soap in September 2023 as a young design intern at Forrester Creations and is Dr. Li Finnegan's niece.
Initially, playing a meek college student with big dreams in the fashion industry, she was soon seen tying up with RJ and Zende in the soap. The Bold and the Beautiful also presented her mother, Poppy, developing a romantic relationship with Bill Spencer Jr.
In her one year on The Bold and the Beautiful, Yamada's character, Luna, seemed to be hiding a secret. She hinted at worrying about her biological father and her unexpected pregnancy in the story arc. While her paternity disclosed recently found Bill to be her father, two more follow-up paternity tests failed, leaving the scenario in some ambiguity.
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However, in a turn of events on The Bold and the Beautiful, Luna recently spiked Steffy's drink, leaving her unconscious. This was when Steffy saw her getting romantically close to Bill and deducing that Luna may have been behind the deaths of Tom and Hollis. Moreover, Steffy asked Luna upfront whether she was the kind of person who ruthlessly acquired all they wanted including money, power, and love.
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5 facts about The Bold and the Beautiful's Lisa Yamada
1) Lisa Yamada is fluent in both English and Japanese
Lisa Yamada is of Japanese origin and is fluent in her mother tongue. Japanese is her first language, and she is often asked to dub or provide voiceover for Asian shows and movies. One of her earlier professional acting jobs was for a documentary titled National Geographic Investigates, a show covering Japanese mobs, the Yazukas.
While she was credited in the show as "Young Sister," Yamada expressed satisfaction about working on Japanese culture with an Asian cast. However, many of her other projects are in English, such as her role in The Bold and the Beautiful.
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2) Lisa Yamada is multi-talented
Viewers of The Bold and the Beautiful have seen how convincing Yamada's acting is. Whether playing the gentle new designer or the evil plotter, she played both with aplomb. However, people may not know that she is both a dancer and a singer.
She also learned to play the guitar as a kid and has an interest in fashion, makeup, and travel. The actress has been known to support mental health and body positivity.
3) Yamada has worked with many high-profile celebrities
Although quite young, Yamada has had opportunities to work on famous projects with some high-profile celebrities. Some of the impressive names she met and worked with in her career include Steven Spielberg, Matt LeBlanc, Reese Witherspoon, Halle Berry, and Kerry Washington.
She was also part of the Celebrity Family Feud, an American television game show on NBC in 2008. She had her Cruel Summer co-stars with her in the show.
4) Yamada has also been part of five movies besides numerous series
The movies that Yamada was part of are Smashed, Adventures of Dally & Spanky, Crushed, Missing, and I Wish You All the Best. She was last seen in season 2 of Cruel Summer among the shows that she was part of. Some of the other popular TV series she worked on include Little Fires Everywhere, Game Shakers, All Americans, Extant, Man With a Plan and You're the Worst.
She had dubbing roles in All of Us Are Dead and The Sound of Magic. Her work has been showcased on various platforms. Other than The Bold and the Beautiful's CBS, some of the other platforms where her talent was projected include, Hulu, FX, CW, Nickelodeon, Amazon, Netflix, and Freeform.
5) Yamada's passions range from tattoos and Twilight movies to Billie Eilish
While speaking to JustJaredJr. in June 2023, Lisa Yamada of The Bold and the Beautiful revealed her love for tattoos. At the time of speaking to the media, she had seven tattoos and planned to get more. Yamada expressed her love for the Twilight franchise by getting two tattoos of the same on her body.
She also disclosed that Billie Eilish was her favorite artist and that she had attended two of her concerts. Yamada also stated that she was lucky to catch Billie's live show in a small venue before the artist became a big name.
Catch Lisa Yamada on The Bold and the Beautiful as she plays the sinister Luna in the soap on CBS at 1.30 pm ET, on weekdays.
