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.
Known For

Reunion
Lisa Danbury
2024

Tracker
Sun Mai · (1 episode)
2024

Better Half
Daphne
2023

The Consultant
Ghislane · (5 episodes)
2023
We Gon' Be Alright
(1 episode)
2019

Warrior
Mai Ling · (30 episodes)
2019

Our Home Here
Rose
2019

Good Trouble
Kate Nguyen · (1 episode)
2019

Magnum P.I.
(1 episode)
2018

Descendants 2
Lonnie
2017

Last Night in Suburbia
Rachel
2017

The Game of Love
Miss Tzu
2016

DC's Legends of Tomorrow
Anh Ly · (1 episode)
2016

Descendants: Wicked World
Lonnie (voice) · (11 episodes)
2015

Descendants
Lonnie
2015

Descendants: School of Secrets
Secret Blogger - Lonnie · (23 episodes)
2015

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Kora · (6 episodes)
2013

Vikings
Yidu · (7 episodes)
2013

Once Upon a Time
Isra · (1 episode)
2011

Grey's Anatomy
Molly Tran · (8 episodes)
2005