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First-generation Chinese-American actress Jona Xiao has quickly become "one to watch" in the entertainment industry, portraying dynamic characters in some of the most talked-about projects in film and television. Jona has solidified her ability to bring characters to life in the comedic world, while seamlessly tapping into her range in dramatic projects.

In 2021 Jona can be seen as Daisy in Starz's critically acclaimed crime drama series, "Hightown". Executive Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, the series follows one woman's journey (Monica Raymund) to sobriety, intertwined with an unfolding murder investigation. An integral addition to the storyline, Jona shines as the bubby yet edgy Daisy, opposite Luis Guzman. Daisy proves she can handle herself in any situation. "Hightown" is slated to debut season 2 on October 17, 2021.

Jona also recently starred as the supervillain Rainbow Raider in The CW's "The Flash," and starred as Shen May in Netflix's "Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness".

In March 2021, Jona lent a powerful voice as Young Namaari in Disney's fantasy action- adventure animated film "Raya and the Last Dragon" (Disney+).

Her previous film credits include "Gifted" for Fox Searchlight Pictures opposite Chris Evans, Jenny Slate, and Octavia Spencer, "Spider-Man: Homecoming" (Columbia Pictures) and "Keeping Up with the Joneses" (Twentieth Century Fox) alongside Gal Gadot, Zach Galifianakis, and Jon Hamm.

Over the years, Jona has appeared in top television series including recurring on BET's "Being Mary Jane" as Natalie Wu and recurring on AMC's critically acclaimed series "Halt and Catch Fire" as Julie Yang, the first female coder on Team Mutiny. Other TV credits include: "Bones," "Trophy Wife," and "Rizzoli & Isles."

Jona grew up in St. Louis, Missouri where she began acting in middle school. While performing was always one of Jona's greatest passions, she also loved sports and in high school was an Academic All-American and All-State lacrosse player. When not on set, Jona taps back into her love of sports, bringing her known competitive edge. She was a quarterback on the National US Women's flag football prelim roster. She's also a dodgeball player and an avid board game enthusiast. Jona is incredibly passionate about helping others succeed, leading her to build Career ACTivate, a company that has helped thousands of actors get great reps and book more work.

Yixing Zhang (also known as Lay) was born on October 7th, 1991. He is most famous for being one of the Main Dancers in the popular South Korean-Chinese band, EXO, and the Main Dancer in their sub-unit, EXO-M. Aside from singing and acting, he has further extended his activities to acting in few Chinese series, & now even playing a role in an English film with Jackie Chan, Kung Fu Yoga.

Meng Li was born on 11 October 1992 in Changsha, Hunan, China. She is an actress, known for The Bad Kids (2020), Lord of Shanghai (2016) and The Guillotines (2012).

Diana Peng is a renowned professional actress and dancer in Hong Kong and Mainland China. As the youngest Congressman from the arts, she has many prominent memberships and commissioned works which include: membership with the Standing Committee of the 10th All-China Young Politician Federation, China Zhi Gong Party Central Sports Committee Member, Honored Chairman of the China Health Assist-Poverty Project Association, Vice-Chairman of the World Association of Chinese, Chairman of the judging panel for the Miss World Finals, Vice Chairman of judging panel of the Miss World Traveling Ambassador, Visiting Professor of the Shanghai Modern Leadership Institution, Honorary Member of the Top 100 Lifetime Achiever Award of China, and Honorary Member of the Top 100 of China Charming Ladies. Ms. Peng is also the "Ambassador of Love" of the Chinese Women's Development Foundation, the "Environmental Protection Ambassador" of the International Association of Environmental Protection Organization, the "Special Ambassador" of the "World AIDS Charity Events", the Chinese New Socialist Countryside Program Mulan Cultural Celebrity, the China QuHu International Confucius Cultural Holiday Celebrity, the Ambassador of the China Guanghua Science and Technology Foundation - Golden Dragon Technology Innovation Development Fund.

Diana Peng was born in Changsha, Hunan Province. She realized her love for the arts while she was a child. She entered the Ballet School at the Affiliated Middle School of Beijing Dance College when she was 8 years old. After graduation, she joined National Ballet of China and quickly distinguished herself as the youngest and the best dancer in the troupe.

Afterward, she went to the United States where she began studying film acting and dance at the world renowned Juilliard School. She was the first Chinese student to ever to be awarded a full scholarship. During her 8-year study in the United States, she was awarded champion of the "Miss Asia International" three times, as well as "Miss China USA and "Miss Chinese USA".

Over the following years Diana Peng continued in areas of film and TV, dance, and singing. She performed in many drama series and played various roles such as party members, soldiers and the police.

In 1995, Diana Peng successfully portrayed "Linna" as the leading actress in Ang Lee's film "Chinese Chocolate" (aka "Landing"), which won "The Best Art Film" at the 46th Berlin Film Festival and "The Best Film" at the Montreal World Film Festival.

In 2000, Diana Peng was the leading actress in a special drama for the National Day Celebration, called "Drive the Train to Beijing" and it won the "Fifty Year Project" Award by the Ministry of Publicity. She was the first Hong Kong actress to receive such an award.

In 2004, Diana Peng landed in Hollywood, taking the leading role in a historical Film called "Huangpu Soldier" which won "Best Film Story", "Best Film Scenario", "Best Music" and "Outstanding Film Achievement" at the Hollywood international Film Star Awards.

In 2006, Diana Peng portrayed an honest soldier in the film "Zhang Side", and this film won the "Fifty Year Project" of the Ministry of Publicity, "The Best Story Film" at the China Film Huabiao Awards, "Best Film Story" at the Changchun International Film Festival and "Best Film Story" at the China Film Baihua Awards.

In 2009, "Lovely China," a large scale patriotic feature film in which Diana Peng performed the leading role, was selected as one of the four leading greeting movies for the 6oth National Day.

In 2012, Diana Peng directed and played the leading role in the red epic movie "Nanniwan" that called for the spirit of self-reliance and hard work, State Administration of Radio, Film and Television recommended it as a major tribute movie to the 18th Congress of the Standing Committee.

In her still young career, Diana Peng has performed leading roles in many films, including: Kung Fu Baby, Nanniwan, Chinese Chocolate, Drive the Train to Beijing, Zhang Side, Huangpu Soldier, Nightmare, Huo Yuanjia, Gambler King II, Wolf Kiss, Black Gold Empire, Five Lucky Guys, Oriental Train, Cold Law, Hard to Regret, SHH Files, Lucky from Heaven, Dangerous Task, 15 Billion Internet Killer and many others.

She has also performed leading roles in drama series including: Deep Calm, The Last Knight, Guandong Hero, Hero, Fire of Life, Tian Long Ba Bu, Asian Detective Di Renjie, Refuse the Doomsday, General Shilang, Legend Hu Xueyan, Legend Gobuli, Dream Valley, Happy is Fine, Warning, Sky of West, Feeling Line, Red Warning, Divorce and Remarriage , Countryside E-mail, among others.

Diana Peng was not limited to film and TV. She has also led in many stage shows, such as: The Night of He and She, Mozart, Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Romeo and Juliet, Honglou Dream, and Yang Guifei.

Diana contributes to charitable causes and international culture exchange programs and as a result, she has received honors from the Government and the Chinese society. Diana Peng has been providing for the entire education costs of 14 poor students in Jintang County, Sichuan Province, for thirteen years now since 1996. From 2001 to 2010, Diana Peng donated RMB1,500,000 to the Sichang Provincial Kanggu Hospital and founded the "Diana Peng Heart Fund", which has provided the means to cure numerous patients over the years. She generously donated to the "Land of Love - Mother Water Cellar" project, which helped the many poor families of Northwest out plight and poverty. Diana Peng donated RMB1,000,000 to the More Love Foundation to establish "Diana Peng Special Fund," a special fund that will assist disabled people of coal production accidents and work for children's welfare.

Fengyi Zhang was born on 1 September 1956 in Changsha City, Hunan Province, China. He is an actor, known for Red Cliff (2008), Farewell My Concubine (1993) and Red Cliff II (2009).

Fang Yin was born on 27 August 1986 in Changsha, China. He is an actor, known for Better Days (2019), Walking Past the Future (2017) and Awakening Spring (2023).

Janelle Sing was born on 5 January 1990 in Changsha, Hunan, China. She is an actress, known for Kung Fu Angels (2014), Prison Flowers (2023) and Z Storm (2014).

Yu-Peng Chen, as known as Zhiyi Chen, is a film composer, music producer and music director based in Shanghai, China. He is one of the most versatile and respected composers currently working in the industry, Chen's career spans over fifteen years. He has scored not only a wide range of films, TV shows and video games, but has also written many popular songs influenced by traditional Chinese culture.

Chen graduated with honors from the Shanghai Conservatory of music. During his study, he received professional training in both music production and composition from renowned musicians like An Dong. Over the years, Chen has worked with many artists from different cultural backgrounds. It added more variety and cultural influences to his music, which is starting to get more recognition internationally. He has also collaborated with many famous directors and musicians including Wong Jing, Andrew Lau, Raymond Yip, An Dong, Chan Kwong-wing, etc. In addition, he has recorded with many world-class orchestras such as the Asian Philharmonic Orchestra, the China Philharmonic Orchestra and the Budapest Film Symphony Orchestra.

Aside from his compositions, Chen is also a well-known performer and a judge for many nationwide music related competitions. Chen has earned several Hong Kong Film Award nominations for his music from films such as "The Taste of Apple" (2018) and "The Last Tycoon" (2012) The score for "The Founding of an Army" (2017) has won him the best music in the Golden Deer Awards. His other films like "On Fallen Wings" (2016), "Phantom of the Theater" (2016), "From Vegas to Macau" (2014), "The House That Never Dies" (2014) have also received countless good reviews from music critics over the country and also on IMDb.

Ah-Lei Gua was born on 2 June 1944 in Changsha City, Hunan Province, China. She is an actress, known for The Wedding Banquet (1993), The Rain of Sorrow (1965) and Maiden Rosé (1995).

Ying Qu was born on 2 July 1971 in Changsha, China. She is an actress, known for Fei tian wu gong (1994), Don't Be Young (1995) and Warriors of Virtue (1997).

If you are outside of China and the Far East, Zhou Bichang (or "Bibi" as she is known to most of her fans) is probably the most talented and versatile actress, recording artist, musician that you have never heard of. Bibi arose from near obscurity in 2005 after entering a female-only Chinese version of Pop Idol called the "Super Girls" competition and only narrowly missed placing first despite being an almost total unknown. Since that time she has released a series of highly-successful studio recordings and began a several months-long concert tour "Sing Along the Travel" that kicked off in May 2010 in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou with the most recent performance in Shanghai in March 2011. In April she released a best-selling DVD of her July 2010 performance at Beijing's National Indoor Stadium.

Bibi's skills as a vocalist are often regarded as a once-in-a-generation talent that are to R&B and Mandarin popular music what Mozart was to the classical genre of his time. Her voice is one of the most powerful and yet controlled across the full spectrum of volume. She is the recipient of numerous awards for her performances and recordings.

During her recordings and performances she sings in Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese and English. She has also demonstrated considerable skills as an actress and an impersonator, as well as being a composer in her own right. Her most current CD is in production and is scheduled for release in the Fall of 2011.

Her following consists of a massive army of fans called "Biqin," who are as devoted to her as Beatlemania fans were to the Fab Four in their time. Her millions of fans not only have the deepest love and strongest appreciation for her talent and music, but also to her gentle and unassuming personality. Many of them are young women who look up to her example as maintaining an extremely humble and down-to-earth existence, and with not even a hint of the boyfriend and substance abuse scandals that are so common with American pop stars. If you look up the word "wholesome" in a Chinese dictionary you would probably see a picture of her.

She lives in Beijing, China, but travels frequently throughout China and Asia for what sometimes seems like an endless string of personal appearances. Her production company are now exploring options for her to star in more feature films. Do not be surprised if you soon see her name on a list of Hollywood film credits proceeded with the words "and introducing..."

Yun Liu was born on 26 December 1982 in Changsha, Hunan, China. She is an actress, known for AI is coming (2018), Forward Forever (2020) and The Message (2009). She has been married to Jun Zheng since 26 May 2010. They have one child.

Jiong He was born on 28 April 1974 in Changsha, Hunan, China. He is an actor and director, known for Forever Young (2015), The Trough (2018) and Lock Me Up, Tie Him Down (2014).

Pat Ting Hung was born on 28 April 1940 in Changsha, Hunan, China. She was an actress, known for Qiao tai shou ran dian yuan yang pu (1964), Princess Iron Fan (1966) and Shan ze (1966). She died in 2004 in the USA.

Xuan Liu was born on 12 March 1979 in Changsha, China. She is an actress, known for Legend of Fuyao (2018), Wo de mei li xiang chou (2002) and East Wind Rain (2010). She has been married to Tao Wang since January 2012. They have one child.

Xiang Li was born on 10 February 1976 in Changsha, Hunan, China. She is an actress and producer, known for The Warlords (2007), Taiping Gongzhu mi shi (2012) and Almost Perfect (2008). She has been married to Yuelun Wang since January 2009. They have two children. She was previously married to Houlin Li.

Renmei Wang was born in December 1914 in Changsha, China. She was an actress, known for Children of Troubled Times (1935), The Pirates of the Yellow Sea (1938) and Chang hen ge (1936). She was married to Yan Jin. She died on 12 April 1987 in China.

Han Tian was born on 12 March 1898 in Changsha, China. He was a writer and director, known for Dao minjian qu (1926), Min zu sheng cun (1933) and Lieyan (1933). He was married to An E, Lin Weizhong, Huang Dalin and Yi Shuyu. He died on 10 December 1968 in Beijing's Changping District, Xing Shou Town, Qincheng, China.

Jinfu Jiang was born on 2 September 1991 in Changsha, Hunan, China. He is an actor, known for Xuan Yuan Sword - Rift of the Sky (2012), One Night Surprise (2013) and The Legend of Qin (2015).

Li Yayun is an actor and singer from Hunan, China. He embarked on his entertainment career at a very young age, making his debut as a child star at the age of 7. He transitioned to a trainee at the age of 15. At 17, he was admitted to the Performance Arts major at Nanchang Hangkong University, ranking eleventh in the province.

Weijia Li was born on 4 November 1976 in Changsha, Hunan, China. He is an actor, known for Big Shot's Funeral (2001), Hee Travels (2010) and Bring Happiness Home (2013).

Yong Zhang was born in 1962 in Changsha, Hunan, China. He is a producer and actor, known for Vanguard (2020), Kung Fu Yoga (2017) and Seven Swords (2005).

Wenyan Sun was born on 27 December 1989 in Changsha, China.

Mengfan He was born in 1950 in Changsha, Hunan, China. He is a writer and director, known for Ying xiong wu hui (1996), Jiayuan (2000) and Xi wang jia yuan (2009).

Miao Tan was born on 6 January 1982 in Changsha, Hunan, China. She is a writer, known for Joyful Reunion (2012).