Dianne Doan

Acting

Dianne Doan

Born
(age 36)
Birthplace
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Credits
22 titles

Biography

Dianne Doan is a Canadian actress of Vietnamese descent. She was born on September 8, 1990 in Abbotsford, British Columbia. She first developed an interest in acting in the 9th grade when she took drama classes as an elective. She started technical training in dance at the age of 10.

Doan has a background in dance and has performed as a dancer at the 2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony and as a back-up dancer for Michael Bublé. She has also worked as a dancer in music videos for other recording artists like Big Time Rush and Marianas Trench.

Doan's first major acting role was in the Disney Channel Original Movie Descendants as Lonnie, the daughter of Mulan and Li Shang. She reprised her role in the sequel Descendants 2. She has also had recurring roles on the television series Vikings and Guidance.

In 2017, Doan joined the cast of the Cinemax series Warrior as Mai Ling. The series is produced by filmmaker Justin Lin and based on an original concept by the late Bruce Lee.

Doan is currently filming the upcoming television series The Boys Presents: Varsity, a spin-off of the Amazon Prime Video series The Boys. She will play the role of Nyla, a powerful superhero.

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 22

YearTitleRole
TBA Doula Film
2024 Reunion Film Lisa Danbury
2024 Tracker TV Sun Mai (1 ep)
2023 Better Half Film Daphne
2023 The Consultant TV Ghislane (5 ep)
2019 We Gon' Be Alright TV (1 ep)
2019 Warrior TV Mai Ling (30 ep)
2019 Our Home Here Film Rose
2019 Good Trouble TV Kate Nguyen (4 ep)
2018 Magnum P.I. TV Halia Kalani (1 ep)
2017 Descendants 2 Film Lonnie
2017 Last Night in Suburbia Film Rachel
2016 The Game of Love Film Miss Tzu
2016 DC's Legends of Tomorrow TV Anh Ly (1 ep)
2015 Descendants: Wicked World TV Lonnie (voice) (11 ep)
2015 Descendants Film Lonnie
2015 Descendants: School of Secrets TV Secret Blogger - Lonnie (23 ep)
2013 Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. TV Kora (6 ep)
2013 Vikings TV Yidu (7 ep)
2011 Once Upon a Time TV Isra (1 ep)
2010 Tower Prep TV Lisa (1 ep)
2005 Grey's Anatomy TV Molly Tran (8 ep)
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