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's ''Warrior''.

Early life

Doan was born and raised in

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. She is of Vietnamese descent, and has Chinese ancestry through her half Chinese grandmother. 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.

Career

As a young adult, she later performed as a dancer in the Opening Ceremonies for the

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in Vancouver and as a back-up dancer for

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. In addition, she's worked as a dancer to other music videos for recording artists including

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and

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as well as worked on Fox's '' So You Think You Can Dance''. While she's made small appearances on shows like ABC's ''Once Upon a Time'' and TV Land's '' Impastor'', her big break came when she was cast in the

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film ''Descendants'' as Lonnie, the daughter of Mulan and Li Shang. Disney's ''Descendants'' expanded into a successful franchise including prequel live-action mini-series (which aired before the initial film), a sequel and an animated spin-off. In 2016, she was cast in a major recurring role in

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's ''Vikings'' as Yidu for season four. Following that, she starred in a major role Verizon (

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) and AwesomenessTV's webseries ''Guidance'' where she played twin sisters. In 2017, she joined the main cast of

's ''Warrior'' as the character of Mai Ling as a Series Regular. The series is produced by filmmaker

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, based on an original concept by the late

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Personal life

In 2019, she became engaged to actor

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Filmography

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Doan, Dianne 1990 births Living people Actresses from British Columbia Canadian actresses of Vietnamese descent Canadian actresses of Chinese descent Canadian female dancers People from Abbotsford, British Columbia