Actor

Jona Xiao

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Movies: 7Series: 12

TMDB ID: 1465325

IMDb ID: nm2033115

Known for: Acting

Born: May 18, 1989

Age: 37

Place of birth: Changsha City, Hunan Province, China

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2003 - 2025

Years active: 23

Average TMDB rating: 7.43

Wikidata: Q26692028

Also known as

Qiaona Xiao • 肖乔娜 • Xiao Qiaona

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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.

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