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 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 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 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 Spider-Man: Homecoming Gina Deleted scenes 2018 Flavors of Youth Lulu (voice) English dub 2019 Mercy Kathy Short film 2021 Raya and the Last Dragon Young Namaari (voice)
Television Year Title RoleNotes 2009 The Forgotten Female Med Student Episode: "Pilot" 2012 Female Vampires Online Jin Episode: "Her Highness" Victorious Nina Episode: "Driving Tori Crazy" Crackhorse Presents Rebecca Episode: "Becoming One" Paul Goetz's Last Ditch Effort Lori Episode: "Thumb and Thumber" 2 Broke Girls Hipster #3 Episode: "And the Pearl Necklace" 2013 Kroll Show TBA 2 episodes Bones Miriam Young Episode: "The Party in the Pants" The Young and the Restless Angie 1 episode Trophy Wife Graduate 3 Episode: "Pilot" 2014 Days of Our Lives Joelle 1 episode Saving Face Soo Jin Park TV Pilot Rizzoli & Isles Young Mother Episode: "It Takes a Village" 2016 Halt and Catch Fire Julie Yang 4 episodes 2017 Being Mary Jane Natalie Wu Recurring (season 4) 2019 Fête Linseed Episode: "2017" 2021 Hightown Daisy Recurring (season 2) Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness Shen May (voice) Web series The Flash Rainbow Raider 2.0 / Carrie Bates Episode: "Good-Bye Vibrations" 2022 S.W.A.T. Grace Episode: "Unraveling" 2024 NCIS Dr. Mei Li Episode: "The Plan" 2025 Eyes of Wakanda Jorani / Iron Fist (voice) Episode: "Lost and Found" The Pitt OB Nurse Sam Garvin Episode: "9:00 P.M." (Season 2) 2027 Scooby-Doo: Origins Filming
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External links
Jona Xiao on Douban Jona Xiao on Mtime