Background
She was born and raised in Kauai, Hawaii.
She was born and raised in Kauai, Hawaii.
Sanoe Lake is a surfer, model and actress. Her name "Sànoe" means " The Mist of the Mountains."
She was a known tomboy and thrill seeker when she was growing up earning herself the nickname "Sanoe boy." Sanoe was discovered at 15 years old by a manager on the beach of Oahu"s North Shore when she came in from surfing. Soon after she began internationally modeling.
Sanoe was the face used to launch the brand Roxy.
The early Roxy campaigns that featured Sanoe were shot by the New York fashion photographer Dewy Nicks. Some of the magazines Sanoe was featured in were Elle, Vogue, Vanity Fair, West, Cosmo, Sports Illustrated, Seventeen and Teen Magazine in her career as a model.
She also wrote a book, Surfer Girl. She starred in the music video of Jam & Spoon "Stella" (1999 version) and starred in the music video "If I Could Fall in Love" by Lenny Kravitz (2003)
Sanoe is best known for starring in the movie Blue Crush in 2002.
Since she developed a love of acting and show business, she didn’t hesitate to accept the role Rain in Rolling when it was offered to her in 2007.
In 2008 Lake stars as Gina, alongside Devon Sawa in the Ghost film Creature of Darkness. She landed the lead role in the 2009 film Half-Life and played the role Pamela Wu. lieutenant was also nominated for the Tokyo Grand Prix at the Tokyo International Film Festival.
Sanoe was also the face of Billabong Girls from 2003-2011.