Xu-Holland was born in New Zealand to a Chinese father and New Zealand mother. A citizen of New Zealand, she graduated from Victoria University with a degree in biology and Asian studies. She moved to China and for a time, worked in the Bioenergy Industry. In 2016 Xu-Holland started her acting career in a China-Hollywood co-production of ‘The Last Race’. Other international works: 2016 ‘On Wings of Eagles’, 2017 ‘Circus’ and in 2018 ‘Unspoken Code’.
Xu-Holland is best recognized for her work in China, such as the television series “Borderland Love” (2018) written by award-winning Chinese Gao Mantang and online film Special Mission (2018). In 2020, Xu-Holland starred in the highest-grossing film of the year worldwide, The Eight Hundred (2020) directed by Guan Hu, alongside Li Chen and Yao Chen.
