Jona Xiao

Jona Xiao

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.

Place of Birth: Not available

Birthday: May 18, 1989

Deathday: N/A

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Known For

Keeping Up with the Joneses
Keeping Up with the Joneses

2016-10-20

Gifted
Gifted

2017-04-07

Alice Upside Down
Alice Upside Down

2007-10-06

Doggone
Doggone

Jing Hua
Jing Hua

2020-01-24

Timeline
Timeline

2006-01-01

APPyness
APPyness

2020-02-14

Raya and the Last Dragon
Raya and the Last Dragon

2021-03-03

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