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 (2020–present). 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.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · Jentry Chau vs the Underworld as Gugu (voice)
- 2024 · A Man on the Inside as Susan
- 2024 · Late Bloomers as Inez
- 2024 · Kung Fu Panda 4 as Granny Boar (voice)
- 2023 · Strange Planet as Guide (voice)
- 2023 · Joy Ride as Nai Nai Chen
- 2022 · Ghosts of Christmas Always as Arlene
- 2022 · Turning Red as Auntie Chen (voice)
- 2021 · Teenage Euthanasia as
- 2020 · Awkwafina is Nora From Queens as Grandma
- 2013 · Final Recipe as Mrs. Wang
- 2013 · Orange Is the New Black as Mei Chang (voice)
- 2013 · Orange Is the New Black as Mei Chang
- 2012 · Miss D as Mrs. Ling
- 2005 · Law & Order: Trial by Jury as Mrs. Park
- 2004 · From Other Worlds as Mrs. Kim
- 2001 · South Pacific as Bloody Mary
- 1999 · Mickey Blue Eyes as Chinese Restaurant Owner
- 1996 · Spin City as Samaritan Nun
- 1995 · Living in Oblivion as Costume Designer
- 1994 · It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice as Nerissa
- 1992 · Glengarry Glen Ross as Coat Check Girl
- 1991 · What About Bob? as Bus Driver
- 1990 · Law & Order as SEC Investigator
- 1990 · Revealing Evidence - Stalking the Honolulu Strangler as
- 1989 · She-Devil as Vesta Rose Woman
- 1982 · Author! Author! as Mrs. Woo
- Future · 31 Candles as