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Jona Xiao
Changsha City, Hunan Province, China
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,…
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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.
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2025
Eyes of Wakanda
TV show Jorani / Iron Fist (voice)
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2025
The Pitt
TV show OB Nurse Sam Garvin
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2021
RESIDENT EVIL: Infinite Darkness
TV show Shen May (voice)
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2021
Raya and the Last Dragon
Movie Young Namaari (voice)
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2020
APPyness
Movie Tiffany
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2017
S.W.A.T.
TV show Grace
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2017
Gifted
Movie Lijuan
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2016
Keeping Up with the Joneses
Movie Stacey Chung
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2014
The Flash
TV show Carrie Bates / Rainbow Raider
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2014
Halt and Catch Fire
TV show Julie Yang
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2011
2 Broke Girls
TV show Hipster #3
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2010
Rizzoli & Isles
TV show Young Mother
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2010
Victorious
TV show Nina
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2009
The Forgotten
TV show Female Med Student
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2007
Alice Upside Down
Movie Loretta
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2006
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Movie Diner
