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Jona Xiao
Acting

Jona Xiao
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1989-05-18,Changsha City, Hunan Province, China
Gender
Female
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.

Filmography

Keeping Up with the Joneses

6.09

Keeping Up with the Joneses
2016-10-20

Alice Upside Down

5.7

Alice Upside Down
2007-10-06

8

Gifted
2017-04-07

0

Doggone

10

Timeline
2006-01-01

8

APPyness
2020-02-14

Raya and the Last Dragon

7.812

Raya and the Last Dragon
2021-03-03

7.769

The Flash
2014-10-07

RESIDENT EVIL: Infinite Darkness

7.6

RESIDENT EVIL: Infinite Darkness
2021-07-08

7.6

NCIS
2003-09-23

8.2

Victorious
2010-03-27

8.054

S.W.A.T.
2017-11-02

Rizzoli & Isles

7.9

Rizzoli & Isles
2010-07-12

8.202

Bones
2005-09-13

7.211

2 Broke Girls
2011-09-19

6

The Forgotten
2009-09-22

Halt and Catch Fire

7.917

Halt and Catch Fire
2014-06-01

Eyes of Wakanda

6.05

Eyes of Wakanda
2025-08-01