Lori Tan Chinn

Lori Tan Chinn

75 · Born: Jul 7, 1948

Personal Details

Born Jul 7, 1948 Seattle, Washington, USA

Biography

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.

Career

2024
Kung Fu Panda 4
Kung Fu Panda 4 as Granny Boar (voice)
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2023
Late Bloomers
Late Bloomers as Inez
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Strange Planet
Strange Planet as Guide (voice)
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2022
Turning Red
Turning Red as Auntie Chen (voice)
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Ghosts of Christmas Always
Ghosts of Christmas Always as Arlene
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2020
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens as Grandma
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2014
Orange Is the New Black
Orange Is the New Black as Mei Chang
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2013
Final Recipe
Final Recipe as Mrs. Wang
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2007
Year of the Fish
Year of the Fish as Shuk Yee
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2004
From Other Worlds
From Other Worlds as Mrs. Kim
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2001
South Pacific
South Pacific as Bloody Mary
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