Lori Tan Chinn
July 7, 1948 (76 years old) in Seattle, Washington, USA
Lori Tan Chinn (born July 7, 1948) is an American actress and comedian. She played a recurring character in the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black and currently stars as Awkwafina's grandmother on Comedy Central's Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens (2020โpresent). Chinn began her acting career on Broadway, where she played Miss Higa Jiga in Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen (1970). She was also a notable member of the Katherine Dunham Company and performed African dance with Syvilla Fort. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lori Tan Chinn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Credits
- 2025 ยท31 Candlesas
- 2024 ยทJentry Chau vs the Underworldas Gugu (voice)
- 2024 ยทJentry Chau vs The Underworldas Gugu (voice)
- 2024 ยทA Man on the Insideas Susan Yang
- 2024 ยทLate Bloomersas Inez
- 2024 ยทKung Fu Panda 4as Granny Boar (voice)
- 2023 ยทStrange Planetas Guide (voice)
- 2023 ยทJoy Rideas Nai Nai Chen
- 2022 ยทGhosts of Christmas Alwaysas Arlene
- 2022 ยทTurning Redas Auntie Chen (voice)
- 2021 ยทTeenage Euthanasiaas
- 2020 ยทAwkwafina is Nora From Queensas Grandma
- 2013 ยทFinal Recipeas Mrs. Wang
- 2013 ยทOrange Is the New Blackas Mei Chang (voice)
- 2013 ยทOrange Is the New Blackas Mei Chang
- 2012 ยทMiss Das Mrs. Ling
- 2005 ยทLaw & Order: Trial by Juryas Mrs. Park
- 2004 ยทFrom Other Worldsas Mrs. Kim
- 2001 ยทSouth Pacificas Bloody Mary
- 1999 ยทMickey Blue Eyesas Chinese Restaurant Owner
- 1996 ยทSpin Cityas Samaritan Nun
- 1995 ยทLiving in Oblivionas Costume Designer
- 1994 ยทIt Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellarsโ The Merchant of Veniceas Nerissa
- 1992 ยทGlengarry Glen Rossas Coat Check Girl
- 1991 ยทWhat About Bob?as Bus Driver
- 1990 ยทLaw & Orderas SEC Investigator
- 1990 ยทRevealing Evidence - Stalking the Honolulu Strangleras
- 1989 ยทShe-Devilas Vesta Rose Woman
- 1982 ยทAuthor! Author!as Mrs. Woo