Jona Xiao
Born: 1989-05-18 in Changsha City, Hunan Province, China
Known For: Acting
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
2025
- The Pitt as OB Nurse Sam Garvin
- Eyes of Wakanda as Jorani / Iron Fist (voice)
2021
- Raya and the Last Dragon as Young Namaari (voice)
- RESIDENT EVIL: Infinite Darkness as Shen May (voice)
2020
- APPyness as Tiffany
2016
- Keeping Up with the Joneses as Stacey Chung
2014
- The Flash as Carrie Bates / Rainbow Raider
- Halt and Catch Fire as Julie Yang
2011
- 2 Broke Girls as Hipster #3
2010
- Rizzoli & Isles as Young Mother
- Victorious as Nina
2009
- The Forgotten as Female Med Student
2007
- Alice Upside Down as Loretta
2006
- Timeline as Diner
2005
- Bones as Miriam Young
2003
- NCIS as Dr. Mei Li