{{short description|Canadian actress (born 1990)}} {{Use Canadian English|date=February 2016}} {{Use mdy dates|cs1-dates=ly|date=July 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Dianne Doan | image = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|09|08}} | birth_place = Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada | occupation = Actress | years_active = 2010–present | spouse = {{marriage|Manny Jacinto|2021|}} }}
'''Dianne Doan''' (born September 8, 1990) is a Canadian actress. She first came to attention in 2015, with her first of four appearances as Lonnie in the ''Descendants'' franchise, and is also known for her main role as Mai Ling, sister of the title character in the series ''Warrior'' (2021–2023).
== Early life == Doan was born and raised in Abbotsford, British Columbia.<ref>{{Cite interview |subject-first=Dianne |subject-last=Doan |title=Dianne Doan Interview |website=naluda.com |date=2015-07-29 |url=https://www.naludamagazine.com/dianne-doan/ |access-date=2025-10-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240304213456/https://www.naludamagazine.com/dianne-doan/ |archive-date=2024-03-04 |url-status=live}}</ref> She is of Vietnamese descent, and has Chinese ancestry through her half Chinese grandmother.<ref>{{Cite news |first=May |last=Seah |title=What's an Asian woman doing in a show about Vikings? |work=Today |date=2016-02-15 |url=https://www.todayonline.com/entertainment/television/whats-asian-woman-doing-show-about-vikings |access-date=2024-07-06}}</ref>
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.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |author=asingh |title=Artist Profile: Dianne Doan |work=Asian Pacific Post |date=2011-11-29 |url=http://www.asianpacificpost.com/article/4801-artist-profile-dianne-doan.html |access-date=2017-10-31}}</ref>
== Career == As a young adult, she 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 in other music videos for recording artists including Big Time Rush and Marianas Trench, and worked on the television series ''So You Think You Can Dance''.<ref name=":0" />
Her screen work on television included appearances on ''Once Upon a Time'' and ''Impastor'', before a breakthrough role in the 2015 made-for-television movie ''Descendants'' as Lonnie, the daughter of Mulan and Li Shang. Part of the ''Descendants'' franchise, Doan launched her role earlier in 2015 in a prequel miniseries, returned to voice her character in a 2015–2017 animated miniseries, and reprised the character in the 2017 TV movie sequel ''Descendants 2''.
In 2016, she was cast in season four of ''Vikings'', in the recurring role of Yidu.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Denise |last=Petski |title='Vikings' Gets Four More Episodes For Season 4, Premiere Date |date=2015-12-17 |website=Deadline Hollywood |url=https://deadline.com/2015/12/vikings-four-more-episodes-premiere-date-1201668968/ |access-date=2017-10-31 }}</ref> Following that, she starred as twin sisters in the web series ''Guidance''.<ref>{{Cite news |first=Skylar |last=Harrison |title=Meet The Cast of 'Guidance' Season 3 |work=AwesomenessTV |date=2017-08-10 |url=https://awesomenesstv.com/lifestyle/meet-the-cast-of-guidance-season-3/ |access-date=2017-10-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107055332/https://awesomenesstv.com/lifestyle/meet-the-cast-of-guidance-season-3/ |archive-date=2017-11-07 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
In 2017, she joined the main cast of ''Warrior'', as the character of Mai Ling. The series is produced by filmmaker Justin Lin, based on an original concept by the late Bruce Lee.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Nellie |last=Andreeva |title='Warrior': Cinemax Sets Cast & Director For Bruce Lee-Inspired Martial Arts Series |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=2017-10-11 |url=https://deadline.com/2017/10/warrior-cinemax-cast-director-bruce-lee-inspired-martial-arts-series-1202185298/ |access-date=2017-10-31}}</ref>
== Personal life == In 2019, she became engaged to actor Manny Jacinto.<ref>{{Cite magazine |first=Claudia |last=Harmata |title=The Good Place's Manny Jacinto Engaged to Longtime Girlfriend Dianne |magazine=People |date=2019-11-10 |url=https://people.com/tv/manny-jacinto-engaged-to-longtime-girlfriend-dianne-doan/ |access-date=2020-07-23}}</ref> In 2025, it was confirmed that the two had quietly gotten married shortly after their engagement started.<ref>{{Cite magazine |first=Jacqueline |last=Weiss |title=Who Is Manny Jacinto's Wife? All About Dianne Doan (and the Surprising Place They First Met!) |magazine=People |date=2025-08-08 |url=https://people.com/who-is-dianne-doan-manny-jacinto-wife-11786594 |access-date=2025-08-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |first1=Boy |last1=Abunda |author-link1=Boy Abunda |first2=Manny |last2=Jacinto |author-link2=Manny Jacinto |title=Fast Talk with Boy Abunda: Manny Jacinto joins the chaos in 'Freakier Friday!' (Full Episode 656) |date=2025-08-08 |work=Fast Talk with Boy Abunda |publisher=GMA Network |type=Video |time=2:00 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFIIkR_mWv4 |access-date=2025-10-12}}</ref>
== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Television and film roles |- !Year !Title !Role !class="unsortable" | Notes |- |2010 |''Tower Prep'' |Lisa |Episode: "Monitored" |- | rowspan="2" |2013 |''Once Upon a Time'' |Isra |Episode: "Selfless, Brave and True" |- |''Impastor'' |Chelsea |Episode: "Genesis" |- | rowspan="2" |2015 |''Descendants: School of Secrets'' |Lonnie / Secret Blogger |Television shorts (voice role) |- |''Descendants'' |Lonnie |TV movie |- |2015–2017 |''Descendants: Wicked World'' |Lonnie |Television shorts (voice role) |- |2016 |''Vikings'' |Yidu |Recurring role (season 4) |- | rowspan="4" |2017 |''Descendants 2'' |Lonnie |TV movie |- |''Guidance'' |Faith Park-Jensen and Grace Park-Jensen |Web series, main cast (season 3) |- |''Legends of Tomorrow'' |Anh Ly |Episode: "Welcome to the Jungle" |- |''Last Night in Suburbia'' |Rachel | |- |2019 |''Good Trouble'' |Kate |3 episodes |- |2019–2023 |''Warrior'' |Mai Ling |Main cast |- |2020 |''Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' |Kora |Recurring role (season 7) |- |2024 |''Better Half'' |Daphne | |- |2024 |''Tracker'' |Sun Mai |Episode: "Chicago" |- |2024 |''Reunion'' |Lisa | |- | 2024–2025 |''Grey's Anatomy'' |Molly Tran |Recurring role (Season 21) |}
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