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Jona Xiao (born May 18, 1989) is an American actress born in China.

Early life

Xiao was born in Changsha, China and moved to New York as 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 specializes in helping actors jumpstart and progress their careers.

Career

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.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

1. ^ 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.
2. Yong, Haren (November 2, 2013). "Exclusive Interview with Rising Starlet Jona Xiao". Gornoblonde. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
3. Smith, Deborah (March 19, 2015). ""Create Yourself." Spotlight Interview with Jona Xiao by Deborah Smith". Ms. in the Biz. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
4. Alexander, Julia (June 27, 2017). "Spider-Man: Homecoming actress teases important, secret role in film (update)". Polygon. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
5. "Actress Jona Xiao Proves Powerful as Young Antagonist in Disney's 'Raya and the Last Dragon'". Ein Presswire. March 3, 2021. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
6. "Jona Xiao Joins 'Spider-Man: Homecoming'". Variety. August 22, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2024.

External links

• Jona Xiao at IMDb
• Official website
• Jona Xiao on Douban
• Jona Xiao on Mtime Archived 2018-05-23 at the Wayback Machine

• American film actresses
• 21st-century American actresses
• American actresses of Chinese descent
• Living people
• 1989 births
• Actresses from Changsha
• American television actresses
• Actresses from St. Louis
• Chinese emigrants to the United States