Jona Xiao

Born: 1989-05-18

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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as Young Namaari (voice)
Released: 2021-03-03

Long ago, in the fantasy world of Kumandra, humans and dragons lived together in harmony. But...

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Gifted

as Lijuan
Released: 2017-04-07

Frank, a single man raising his child prodigy niece Mary, is drawn into a custody battle with...

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Keeping Up with the Joneses

as Stacey Chung
Released: 2016-10-20

An ordinary suburban couple finds it’s not easy keeping up with the Joneses – their impossibly...

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Alice Upside Down

as Loretta
Released: 2007-10-06

Still mourning the death of her mother a few years back, Alice McKinley finds her life seriously...

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Jing Hua

as Marcial Artist
Released: 2020-01-24

A martial artist named Jing Hua stands in front of the grave of her deceased master. She exerts...

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Timeline

as Diner
Released: 2006-01-01

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APPyness

as Tiffany
Released: 2020-02-14

A troubled young woman tests out a new app that lets her control when and how she feels...

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Doggone

as Jamie Bishop
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A struggling artist takes a dog sitting job to pay rent, but the dog in her care is dognapped by...

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NCIS

as Dr. Mei Li
First aired: 2003-09-23

From murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines, a team of special agents...

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The Flash

as Carrie Bates / Rainbow Raider
First aired: 2014-10-07

After being struck by lightning, CSI investigator Barry Allen awakens from a nine-month coma to...

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Bones

as Miriam Young
First aired: 2005-09-13

Dr. Temperance Brennan and her colleagues at the Jeffersonian's Medico-Legal Lab assist Special...

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S.W.A.T.

as Grace
First aired: 2017-11-02

A locally born and bred S.W.A.T. lieutenant is torn between loyalty to the streets and duty to...

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Rizzoli & Isles

as Young Mother
First aired: 2010-07-12

Perhaps their strikingly different personalities make the relationship between detective Jane...

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2 Broke Girls

as Hipster
First aired: 2011-09-19

Comedy about the unlikely friendship that develops between two very different young women who...

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Victorious

as Nina
First aired: 2010-03-27

Aspiring singer Tori Vega navigates life while attending a performing arts high school called...

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Halt and Catch Fire

as Julie Yang
First aired: 2014-06-01

During the rise of the PC era in the early 1980s, an unlikely trio - a visionary, an engineer...

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The Forgotten

as Female Med Student
First aired: 2009-09-22

A team of dedicated amateurs work on cases involving unidentified victims. After the police have...

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RESIDENT EVIL: Infinite Darkness

as Shen May (voice)
First aired: 2021-07-08

Years after the horrors of Raccoon City, Leon and Claire find themselves consumed by a dark...

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