Dianne Doan

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Dianne Doan
Born (1990-09-08) September 8, 1990 (age 34)
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present
Spouse
(m. 2021)

Dianne Doan (born September 8, 1990) is a Canadian actress. She is known for portraying Kora in season 7 of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and as the character of Mai Ling in Cinemax's Warrior.

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Early life

Doan was born and raised in Abbotsford, British Columbia. [1] She is of Vietnamese descent, and has Chinese ancestry through her half Chinese grandmother. [2]

She first developed an interest in acting in grade 9 when she took drama classes as an elective. She started technical training in dance at the age of 10. [3]

Career

As a young adult, she later performed as a dancer in the Opening Ceremonies for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and as a back-up dancer for Michael Bublé. In addition, she's worked as a dancer to other music videos for recording artists including Big Time Rush and Marianas Trench as well as worked on Fox's So You Think You Can Dance . [3]

While she's made small appearances on shows like ABC's Once Upon a Time and TV Land's Impastor , her big break came when she was cast in the Disney Channel made-for-television film Descendants as Lonnie, the daughter of Mulan and Li Shang. Disney's Descendants expanded into a successful franchise including prequel live-action mini-series (which aired before the initial film), a sequel and an animated spin-off.

In 2016, she was cast in a major recurring role in History Channel's Vikings as Yidu for season four. [4] Following that, she starred in a major role Verizon (go90) and AwesomenessTV's webseries Guidance where she played twin sisters. [5]

In 2017, she joined the main cast of Cinemax's Warrior as the character of Mai Ling as a Series Regular. The series is produced by filmmaker Justin Lin, based on an original concept by the late Bruce Lee. [6]

Personal life

In 2019, she became engaged to actor Manny Jacinto. [7] People confirmed the two had quietly gotten married. [8] Additionally, in an interview with GMA Network, Jacinto referred to Doan as his wife. [9]

Filmography

Television and film roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2010 Tower Prep LisaEpisode: "Monitored"
2013 Once Upon a Time IsraEpisode: "Selfless, Brave and True"
Impastor ChelseaEpisode: "Genesis"
2015 Descendants: School of Secrets Lonnie / Secret BloggerTelevision shorts; voice role
Descendants LonnieTelevision film
2015–2017 Descendants: Wicked World LonnieTelevision shorts; voice role
2016 Vikings YiduRecurring role (season 4); 7 episodes
2017 Descendants 2 LonnieTelevision film
Guidance Faith and Grace Park-JensenWeb series; main role (season 3)
Legends of Tomorrow Anh LyEpisode: "Welcome to the Jungle" [10]
Last Night in SuburbiaRachelFilm
2019 Good Trouble Kate3 episodes
2019–2023 Warrior Mai LingMain role; 30 episodes
2020 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Kora Recurring role (season 7); 6 episodes
2024Better HalfDaphneFilm
2024 Tracker Sun MaiEpisode: "Chicago"
2024 Reunion LisaFilm
2024-2025 Grey's Anatomy Molly TranRecurring role (Season 21)

References

  1. "Dianne Doan - :: Naluda Interviews". Naluda Interviews. July 29, 2015. Archived from the original on 2019-04-13. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
  2. "What's an Asian woman doing in a show about Vikings?". TODAY. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  3. 1 2 "Artist Profile: Dianne Doan". Asian Pacific Post. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
  4. Petski, Denise (December 17, 2015). "'Vikings' Gets Four More Episodes For Season 4, Premiere Date". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
  5. "Meet The Cast of 'Guidance' Season 3". Awesomenesstv. August 10, 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
  6. Andreeva, Nellie (October 11, 2017). "'Warrior': Cinemax Sets Cast & Director For Bruce Lee-Inspired Martial Arts Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
  7. Harmata, Claudia (November 10, 2019). "The Good Place's Manny Jacinto Engaged to Longtime Girlfriend Dianne Doan". People. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
  8. Weiss, Jacqueline (August 8, 2025). "Who Is Manny Jacinto's Wife? All About Dianne Doan (and the Surprising Place They First Met!)". People . Retrieved 2025-08-09.
  9. Fast Talk with Boy Abunda: Manny Jacinto joins the chaos in 'Freakier Friday!' (Full Episode 656) (Video). August 8, 2025. Event occurs at 2:10.
  10. "The CW Press | DC's Legends of Tomorrow". The CW: ViacomCBS Press Express. Retrieved 2017-11-16.