Dianne Doan (born September 8, 1990) is a Canadian actress. She is known for portraying Lonnie in the

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s '' Descendants'' and ''

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''.

Early life

Doan was born and raised in

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. 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.

Career

As a young adult, she later performed as a dancer in the Opening Ceremonies for the

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in Vancouver and as a back-up dancer for

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. In addition, she's worked as a dancer to other music videos for recording artists including

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and

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as well as worked on Fox's ''

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''. While she's made small appearances on shows like

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's ''Once Upon a Time'' and TV Land's ''

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'', her big break came when she was cast in the

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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

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's ''Vikings'' as Yidu for season four. Following that, she starred in a major role Verizon (

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) and

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's webseries ''Guidance'' where she played twin sisters. In 2017, she joined the main cast of

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's ''Warrior'' as the character of Mai Ling as a Series Regular. The series is produced by filmmaker

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, based on an original concept by the late

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Personal life

In 2019 she became engaged to actor

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Filmography

References

External links

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on

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Doan, Dianne 1990 births Living people Actresses from British Columbia Canadian actresses of Vietnamese descent Canadian actresses of Chinese descent Canadian female dancers People from Abbotsford, British Columbia