Dianne Doan

Dianne Doan
Born (1990-09-08) September 8, 1990 (age 34)
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present
SpouseManny Jacinto

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.

Early life

Doan 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

As 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

In 2019 she became engaged to actor Manny Jacinto.[7]

Filmography

Television and film roles
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

  1. ^ "Dianne Doan - :: Naluda Interviews". Naluda Interviews. July 29, 2015. Archived from the original on 2019-04-13. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
  2. ^ "What's an Asian woman doing in a show about Vikings?". TODAY. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  3. ^ a b "Artist Profile: Dianne Doan". Asian Pacific Post. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
  4. ^ Petski, Denise (December 17, 2015). "'Vikings' Gets Four More Episodes For Season 4, Premiere Date". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
  5. ^ "Meet The Cast of 'Guidance' Season 3". Awesomenesstv. August 10, 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
  6. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (October 11, 2017). "'Warrior': Cinemax Sets Cast & Director For Bruce Lee-Inspired Martial Arts Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
  7. ^ Harmata, Claudia (November 10, 2019). "The Good Place's Manny Jacinto Engaged to Longtime Girlfriend Dianne Doan". People. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
  8. ^ "The CW Press | DC's Legends of Tomorrow". The CW: ViacomCBS Press Express. Retrieved 2017-11-16.