Jiaoying Summers

Early life and education Summers was born and raised in Henan during China's one-child policy, and her parents delivered her at home instead of a hospital "to avoid the shame of having a girl" as their only child. where she earned a Bachelor's degree in economics with a minor in theater. After graduating, she relocated to Los Angeles and studied acting for four years with acting instructor Howard Fine. She began acting in 2016.

Summers is the founding partner and CEO of Summers Media, an international production company.

Comedy During an audition for the police drama show Rebel, executive producer John Singleton heard Summers making jokes and suggested that she try performing stand-up comedy. Following his advice, she performed at her first open mic night in 2019. She began posting on TikTok in 2020, and has since gained more than 1.2 million followers and has accumulated over 1 billion views.

Summers incorporates personal material into her comedy routines, including her "decision to talk about China's one-child policy as a survivor". Her video went viral, leading to being banned on TikTok, which is owned by Chinese company ByteDance. TikTok cited violation of community guidelines, and restored her account three months later. Summers has spoken about continued deflated viewership, leading her to suspect she had also been shadow banned.

Summers was the owner of two comedy clubs, both located in the Los Angeles area. The Hollywood Comedy is $5 for 5 minutes pay-to-play. and has had controversy. The Pasadena Comedy is permanently closed.

Personal life "People ask me how I got the name Summers. My ex-husband's last name is Xia 夏，it means Summers."

Summers is the Asia ambassador for Operation USA, a non profit humanitarian organization supporting health, education and relief programs. She is also the international ambassador for the Linzhou Charity Federation.

Summers the mother of two children. She has spoken openly about her struggles with bipolar disorder.

Filmography

As actress

Year Title Role Notes 2016 Major Crimes Tai Chi Student as Jiaoying Liang 2016 The Scarlet Thorn Lin Wu as Jiaoying Liang 2016 Alex and Lotus Lotus Wang as Jiaoying Liang 2016 Hollywood Diversity Michelle as Jiaoying Liang 2017 The Missing 6 Carrie Ling as Jiaoying Liang 2019 American Bistro Yu Yang uncredited 2020 The Madams Steph as Gia Summers

As producer

Year Title Notes 2016 The Scarlet Thorn as Jiaoying Liang 2016 The Like Challenge as Jiaoying Liang 2019 An Unforgettable Winter as Jiaoying Liang 2020 Wo men zhe xie nian