Dianne Doan

Dianne Doan
Born (1990-09-08) September 8, 1990
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Nationality Canadian
Occupation Actress

Dianne Doan (born September 8, 1990) is a Canadian actress.

Biography

Doan was born and raised in Abbotsford, British Columbia to parents of Vietnamese descent.[1] Her grandmother is one-half Chinese making Doan one-eighth Chinese.[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] 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]

Filmography

Television and film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2013 Once Upon a Time Isra Episode: "Selfless, Brave and True"
2013 Impastor Chelsea Episode: "Genesis"
2015 Disney Descendants: School of Secrets Lonnie / Secret Blogger Television shorts; voice role
2015 Descendants Lonnie Television film
2016 Vikings Yidu Recurring role (season 4); 7 episodes
2017 Descendants 2 Lonnie Television film
2017 Guidance Faith and Grace Park-Jensen Web series; main role (season 3)
2017 Legends of Tomorrow Anh Ly Episode: "Welcome to the Jungle"[7]
TBA Warrior Mai Ling Upcoming television series; main role

References

  1. ↑ "Dianne Doan - :: Naluda Interviews ::". :: Naluda Interviews ::. 2015-07-29. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
  2. ↑ "What's an Asian woman doing in a show about Vikings?". 2016-02-15. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
  3. 1 2 "Artist Profile: Dianne Doan | Asian Pacific Post | Chinese newspaper -Vancouver, Richmond, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Toronto, North York, Montreal". www.asianpacificpost.com. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
  4. ↑ Petski, Denise (2015-12-17). "'Vikings' Gets Four More Episodes For Season 4, Premiere Date". Deadline. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
  5. ↑ "Meet The Cast of 'Guidance' Season 3". AwesomenessTV. 2017-08-10. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
  6. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (2017-10-11). "'Warrior': Cinemax Sets Cast & Director For Bruce Lee-Inspired Martial Arts Series". Deadline. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
  7. ↑ "The CW Press | DC's Legends of Tomorrow". www.cwtvpr.com. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
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