Jona Xiao
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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 a Chinese-American actress.
Early life
Xiao was born in Changsha, China, but grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, where she started acting in middle school. Growing up, she was called 'chink' and 'yellow' and decided to be an actress to break against stereotypes.[1] Xiao founded Career ACTivate, which specializes in helping new actors jumpstart and progress their careers.[2]
Career
Xiao was cast in Spider-Man: Homecoming in a role that she denies was initially written for an Asian actress. Marisa Tomei, who plays Aunt May in the film, lobbied for Xiao to be cast.[3] Her role ended up getting cut in the final film.[4]
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | The Forgotten | Female Med Student | |
| 2012 | FemVamp.Com | Jin | |
| Victorious | Nina | ||
| Crackhorse Presents | Rebecca | ||
| Paul Goetz's Last Ditch Effort | Lori | ||
| 2013 | Kroll Show | 2 episodes | |
| Bones | Miriam Young | ||
| The Young and the Restless | Angie | ||
| Trophy Wife | Graduate 3 | ||
| 2014 | Horror Show | Various | |
| Days of Our Lives | Joelle | ||
| Saving Face | Soo Jin Park | ||
| Rizzoli & Isles | Young Mother | ||
| 2016 | Halt and Catch Fire | Julie Yang | 4 episodes |
| 2017 | Being Mary Jane | Natalie Wu | 6 episodes |
| 2019 | Fête | Linseed |
Film
| 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) |
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References
- ^ Yong, Haren (November 2, 2013). "Exclusive Interview with Rising Starlet Jona Xiao". Gornoblonde. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
- ^ Smith, Deborah (March 19, 2015). ""Create Yourself." Spotlight Interview with Jona Xiao by Deborah Smith". Ms. in the Biz. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
- ^ Pham, Jason (April 12, 2017). "A Long Way From 'Rappingstiltskin': Jona Xiao Talks 'Spider-Man,' Diversity and Teaching Mandarin to Jon Hamm". NBC News. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
- ^ Alexander, Julia (June 27, 2017). "Spider-Man: Homecoming actress teases important, secret role in film (update)". Polygon. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
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