Dianne Doan (born September 8, 1990) is a Canadian actress. She is known for portraying Kora in season 7 of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and as the character of Mai Ling in Cinemax's Warrior.
Dianne Doan | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 8, 1990 Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Spouse | Manny Jacinto |
Early life
editDoan was born and raised in Abbotsford, British Columbia.[1] She is of Vietnamese descent, and has Chinese ancestry through her half Chinese grandmother.[2]
She first developed an interest in acting in grade 9 when she took drama classes as an elective. She started technical training in dance at the age of 10.[3]
Career
editAs a young adult, she later performed as a dancer in the Opening Ceremonies for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and as a back-up dancer for Michael Bublé. In addition, she's worked as a dancer to other music videos for recording artists including Big Time Rush and Marianas Trench as well as worked on Fox's So You Think You Can Dance.[3]
While she's made small appearances on shows like ABC's Once Upon a Time and TV Land's Impastor, her big break came when she was cast in the Disney Channel made-for-television film Descendants as Lonnie, the daughter of Mulan and Li Shang. Disney's Descendants expanded into a successful franchise including prequel live-action mini series (which aired before the initial film), a sequel and an animated spin-off.
In 2016, she was cast in a major recurring role in History Channel's Vikings as Yidu for season four.[4] Following that, she starred in a major role Verizon (go90) and AwesomenessTV's webseries Guidance where she played twin sisters.[5]
In 2017, she joined the main cast of Cinemax's Warrior as the character of Mai Ling as a Series Regular. The series is produced by filmmaker Justin Lin, based on an original concept by the late Bruce Lee.[6]
Personal life
editIn 2019 she became engaged to actor Manny Jacinto.[7]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Tower Prep | Lisa | Episode: "Monitored" |
| 2013 | Once Upon a Time | Isra | Episode: "Selfless, Brave and True" |
| Impastor | Chelsea | Episode: "Genesis" | |
| 2015 | Descendants: School of Secrets | Lonnie / Secret Blogger | Television shorts; voice role |
| Descendants | Lonnie | Television film | |
| 2015–2017 | Descendants: Wicked World | Lonnie | Television shorts; voice role |
| 2016 | Vikings | Yidu | Recurring role (season 4); 7 episodes |
| 2017 | Descendants 2 | Lonnie | Television film |
| Guidance | Faith and Grace Park-Jensen | Web series; main role (season 3) | |
| Legends of Tomorrow | Anh Ly | Episode: "Welcome to the Jungle"[8] | |
| Last Night in Suburbia | Rachel | Film | |
| 2019 | Good Trouble | Kate | 3 episodes |
| 2019–2023 | Warrior | Mai Ling | Main role; 30 episodes |
| 2020 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Kora | Recurring role (season 7); 6 episodes |
| 2024 | Better Half | Daphne | Film |
| Tracker | Sun Mai | Episode: "Chicago" | |
| Reunion | Lisa | Film | |
| Grey's Anatomy | Molly Tran | 1 episode |
References
edit- ^ "Dianne Doan - :: Naluda Interviews". Naluda Interviews. July 29, 2015. Archived from the original on 2019-04-13. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
- ^ "What's an Asian woman doing in a show about Vikings?". TODAY. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
- ^ a b "Artist Profile: Dianne Doan". Asian Pacific Post. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
- ^ Petski, Denise (December 17, 2015). "'Vikings' Gets Four More Episodes For Season 4, Premiere Date". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
- ^ "Meet The Cast of 'Guidance' Season 3". Awesomenesstv. August 10, 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (October 11, 2017). "'Warrior': Cinemax Sets Cast & Director For Bruce Lee-Inspired Martial Arts Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
- ^ Harmata, Claudia (November 10, 2019). "The Good Place's Manny Jacinto Engaged to Longtime Girlfriend Dianne Doan". People. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
- ^ "The CW Press | DC's Legends of Tomorrow". The CW: ViacomCBS Press Express. Retrieved 2017-11-16.