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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
May 18, 1989
Place of Birth
Changsha City, Hunan Province, China
Also Known As
- Qiaona Xiao
- 肖乔娜
- Xiao Qiaona
Jona Xiao
0.3 Popularity
Biography
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.
Known For
7.6
Shen May (voice)
RESIDENT EVIL: Infinite Darkness
2021
7.8
Young Namaari (voice)
Raya and the Last Dragon
2021
8.0
Tiffany
APPyness
2020
7.6
Marcial Artist
Jing Hua
2019
8.1
Grace
S.W.A.T.
2017
8.0
Lijuan
Gifted
2017
6.1
Stacey Chung
Keeping Up with the Joneses
2016
7.8
Carrie Bates / Rainbow Raider
The Flash
2014
7.9
Julie Yang
Halt and Catch Fire
2014
7.2
Hipster
2 Broke Girls
2011
Credits
RESIDENT EVIL: Infinite Darkness
as Shen May (voice)
2021
7.6
Raya and the Last Dragon
as Young Namaari (voice)
2021
7.8
APPyness
as Tiffany
2020
8.0
Jing Hua
as Marcial Artist
2019
7.6
S.W.A.T.
as Grace
2017
8.1
Gifted
as Lijuan
2017
8.0
Keeping Up with the Joneses
as Stacey Chung
2016
6.1
The Flash
as Carrie Bates / Rainbow Raider
2014
7.8
Halt and Catch Fire
as Julie Yang
2014
7.9
2 Broke Girls
as Hipster
2011
7.2
Rizzoli & Isles
as Young Mother
2010
7.9
Victorious
as Nina
2010
8.2
The Forgotten
as Female Med Student
2009
6.0
Alice Upside Down
as Loretta
2007
5.7
Timeline
as Diner
2006
10.0
Bones
as Miriam Young
2005
8.2
NCIS
as Dr. Mei Li
2003
7.6
Doggone
as Jamie Bishop
N/A
0.0