Awkwafina
Nora Lum (born June 2, 1988), known professionally as Awkwafina, is an American actress, rapper, and comedian who rose to prominence in 2012 when her rap song "My Vag" became popular on YouTube. She then released her debut album, Yellow Ranger (2014), and appeared on the MTV comedy series Girl Code (2014–2015). Her second album, In Fina We Trust, was released in 2018. She played supporting roles in the comedy films Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016), Ocean's 8 (2018), Crazy Rich Asians (2018), and Jumanji: The Next Level (2019). Awkwafina played a leading role in the comedy-drama film The Farewell (2019), for which she received critical acclaim and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical, becoming the first woman of Asian descent to win a Golden Globe in any lead actress film category, and additionally won the Satellite Award for Best Actress and was nominated for the BAFTA Rising Star Award and the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress. Awkwafina is co-creator, writer, and executive producer of the Comedy Central series Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens (2020–present), in which she stars as a fictionalized version of herself. She then appeared in Swan Song (2021), voiced Courtney in The Angry Birds Movie 2, Sisu in Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) and Ms. Tarantula in The Bad Guys (2022), and portrayed Katy in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) superhero film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021).
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · The Bad Guys 2 as Ms. Tarantula (voice)
- 2024 · Jackpot! as Katie
- 2024 · IF as Bubble (voice)
- 2024 · Dueling Dumplings as Zhen (voice)
- 2024 · Kung Fu Panda 4 as Zhen (voice)
- 2024 · Fly Hard as Chump (voice)
- 2024 · A Real Bug's Life as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2023 · Migration as Chump (voice)
- 2023 · Once Upon a Studio as Sisu (voice)
- 2023 · Quiz Lady as Anne Yum
- 2023 · The Little Mermaid as Scuttle (voice)
- 2023 · Renfield as Rebecca
- 2022 · Maraschino Ruby as Tarantula (voice)
- 2022 · The Bad Guys as Tarantula (voice)
- 2022 · The Boys Presents: Diabolical as Sky / Areola / Turd (voice)
- 2021 · Swan Song as Kate
- 2021 · Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings as Katy Chen
- 2021 · Marvel Studios Assembled as Self
- 2021 · Raya and the Last Dragon as Sisu (voice)
- 2021 · Breaking News in Yuba County as Mina
- 2020 · The Drew Barrymore Show as Self
- 2020 · The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run as Otto (voice)
- 2020 · One World: Together at Home as Self
- 2020 · Call Your Mother as
- 2020 · Awkwafina is Nora From Queens as Nora Lin
- 2019 · Jumanji: The Next Level as Ming
- 2019 · Between Two Ferns: The Movie as Awkwafina
- 2019 · A Little Late with Lilly Singh as Self
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2019 · The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance as skekLach (The Collector) (voice)
- 2019 · Paradise Hills as Yu
- 2019 · The Angry Birds Movie 2 as Courtney (voice)
- 2019 · The Farewell as Billi
- 2019 · Weird City as Charlotta
- 2019 · JablinskiGames as Self
- 2018 · A Legendary Christmas with John & Chrissy as Self
- 2018 · Reimagining The Met Gala as Self
- 2018 · Ocean's Team 3.0 as Self
- 2018 · Crazy Rich Asians as Goh Peik Lin
- 2018 · Ocean's Eight as Constance
- 2018 · Dude as Rebecca Voller
- 2017 · Future Man as Woman at Video Game Store
- 2016 · Storks as Quail (voice)
- 2016 · Mary + Jane as Gina
- 2016 · Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising as Christine
- 2016 · Animals. as Annie (voice)
- 2015 · Hot Ones as Self
- 2014 · Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- 2014 · 73 Questions as Self
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self
- 2012 · Honest Trailers as Self (archive footage)
- 2010 · Regular Show as Apple / Waitress #1 (voice)
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Carmen (voice)
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- 1984 · MTV Video Music Awards as Self - Preshow Host
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- Future · Wildwood as (voice)
- Future · Shelly as Shelly Wheeler
- Future · Untitled '21 Jump Street' Spin-off as
- 2016 · Bad Rap as Self
- Future · The Baccarat Machine as Cheung Yin “Kelly” Sun
- Future · The Last Adventure of Constance Verity as Constance Verity