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Jona Xiao

Acting
Known For

36 Years Old

Jona Xiao (born May 18, 1989) is an American actress born in China. Xiao was born in Changsha, China, and moved to New York as an infant, before ultimately settling in St. Louis, Missouri, with her family, starting acting in middle school. Growing up, she was called racial slurs and decided to be an actress to break against stereotypes. Xiao founded Career ACTivate, which specialises in helping actors jumpstart and progress their careers. Xiao was cast in Spider-Man: Homecoming in a role that she denies was initially written for an Asian-American actress. Marisa Tomei, who plays Aunt May in the film, lobbied for Xiao to be cast. Her role ended up getting cut in the final film. In 2021, Xiao lent her voice to a younger Namaari in Raya and the Last Dragon. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jona Xiao, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born

Changsha City, Hunan Province, China on 18th May 1989

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NCIS
Dr. Mei Li
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Bones
Miriam Young
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S.W.A.T.
Grace
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The Flash
Carrie Bates / Rainbow Raider
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2 Broke Girls
Hipster
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Rizzoli & Isles
Young Mother
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Victorious
Nina
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Halt and Catch Fire
Julie Yang
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The Forgotten
Female Med Student
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RESIDENT EVIL: Infinite Darkness
Shen May (voice)
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Raya and the Last Dragon
Young Namaari (voice)
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Gifted
Lijuan
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Keeping Up with the Joneses
Stacey Chung
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Alice Upside Down
Loretta
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Jing Hua
Marcial Artist
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Timeline
Diner
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APPyness
Tiffany
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Doggone
Jamie Bishop