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Jona Xiao | |
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肖乔娜 | |
| Born | Qiaona Xiao May 18, 1989 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2005-present |
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| Traditional Chinese | 肖喬娜 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 肖乔娜 | ||||||
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Jona Xiao (born May 18,1989) is an American actress born in China.
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Jona Xiao | |
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肖乔娜 | |
| Born | Qiaona Xiao May 18, 1989 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2005-present |
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| Traditional Chinese | 肖喬娜 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 肖乔娜 | ||||||
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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 infant, [1] 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. [2] Xiao founded Career ACTivate,which specializes in helping actors jumpstart and progress their careers. [3]
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. [1] Her role ended up getting cut in the final film. [4]
In 2021,Xiao lent her voice to a younger Namaari in Raya and the Last Dragon . [5]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | The Forgotten | Female Med Student | Episode:"Pilot" |
| 2012 | Female Vampires Online | Jin | Episode:"Her Highness" |
| Victorious | Nina | Episode:"Driving Tori Crazy" | |
| Crackhorse Presents | Rebecca | Episode:"Becoming One" | |
| Paul Goetz's Last Ditch Effort | Lori | Episode:"Thumb and Thumber" | |
| 2 Broke Girls | Hipster #3 | Episode:"And the Pearl Necklace" | |
| 2013 | Kroll Show | TBA | 2 episodes |
| Bones | Miriam Young | Episode:"The Party in the Pants" | |
| The Young and the Restless | Angie | 1 episode | |
| Trophy Wife | Graduate 3 | Episode:"Pilot" | |
| 2014 | Days of Our Lives | Joelle | 1 episode |
| Saving Face | Soo Jin Park | TV Pilot | |
| Rizzoli &Isles | Young Mother | Episode:"It Takes a Village" | |
| 2016 | Halt and Catch Fire | Julie Yang | 4 episodes |
| 2017 | Being Mary Jane | Natalie Wu | Recurring (season 4) |
| 2019 | Fête | Linseed | Episode:"2017" |
| 2021 | Hightown | Daisy | Recurring (season 2) |
| Resident Evil:Infinite Darkness | Shen May (voice) | Web series | |
| The Flash | Rainbow Raider 2.0 / Carrie Bates | Episode:"Good-Bye Vibrations" |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Alice Upside Down | Loretta | |
| 2010 | The Mandarin Orange Boy | Lian | |
| 2015 | Tag | Arden | |
| 2016 | Keeping Up with the Joneses | Stacey Chung | |
| 2017 | Gifted | Lijuan | |
| Mercy | Kathy | Short film | |
| 2018 | Flavors of Youth | Lulu (voice) | English dub |
| 2021 | Raya and the Last Dragon | Young Namaari (voice) |
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