Jona Xiao
Description
Jona Xiao is an American actress who has built a career in both live-action and voice acting for film and television. Born in China and raised in the United States, she began acting during her middle school years in St. Louis, Missouri. Her voice acting credits include roles in major animated productions, with two prominent examples being the Netflix anime series Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness and the animated feature Flavors of Youth.
In the 2021 CGI anime series Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness, Xiao voiced the character Shen May. Shen May is a federal agent and a skilled computer specialist who joins protagonists Leon S. Kennedy and Jason on their mission to investigate a White House hacking incident that leads them to Shanghai. That same year, she also lent her voice to the English-language dub of the Japanese-Chinese co-produced animated film Flavors of Youth. In this anthology film, which tells interconnected stories about memory and food, Xiao voiced the character Lulu.
Beyond these specific roles, Xiao's work in voice acting extends to other significant projects. She provided the voice for a younger version of the antagonist Namaari in Disney's 2021 animated film Raya and the Last Dragon. She is also set to appear in the voice cast of the upcoming Marvel animated series Eyes of Wakanda, scheduled for release in 2025. Her broader career as an on-screen actress includes roles in television series such as Halt and Catch Fire, The Flash, and Hightown, as well as films like Gifted.
In the 2021 CGI anime series Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness, Xiao voiced the character Shen May. Shen May is a federal agent and a skilled computer specialist who joins protagonists Leon S. Kennedy and Jason on their mission to investigate a White House hacking incident that leads them to Shanghai. That same year, she also lent her voice to the English-language dub of the Japanese-Chinese co-produced animated film Flavors of Youth. In this anthology film, which tells interconnected stories about memory and food, Xiao voiced the character Lulu.
Beyond these specific roles, Xiao's work in voice acting extends to other significant projects. She provided the voice for a younger version of the antagonist Namaari in Disney's 2021 animated film Raya and the Last Dragon. She is also set to appear in the voice cast of the upcoming Marvel animated series Eyes of Wakanda, scheduled for release in 2025. Her broader career as an on-screen actress includes roles in television series such as Halt and Catch Fire, The Flash, and Hightown, as well as films like Gifted.
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- EnglishAnime overview: Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness
- EnglishAnime overview: Flavors of Youth