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.
2024
as Lisa Danbury
2024
as Sun Mai
2023
as Ghislane
2019
2019
as Mai Ling
2019
as Rose
2019
as Kate Nguyen
2018
2017
as Lonnie
2017
as Rachel
2016
as Miss Tzu
2016
as Anh Ly
2015
as Lonnie (voice)
2015
as Lonnie
2015
as Secret Blogger - Lonnie
2013
as Kora
2013
as Yidu
2011
as Isra
2005
as Molly Tran
as Daphne