Lori Tan Chinn
ActingLori Tan Chinn (born 1948 or 1949) is an American actress and comedian. She played a recurring character in the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black and Awkwafina's grandmother on Comedy Central (2020–2023). Chinn began acting on Broadway, playing 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.
Movies
Bai Zhao
Sleepwalker
2026
Jaya
31 Candles
2025
Inez
Late Bloomers
2024
Granny Boar (voice)
Kung Fu Panda 4
2024
Nai Nai Chen
Joy Ride
2023
Arlene
Ghosts of Christmas Always
2022
Auntie Chen (voice)
Turning Red
2022
Landlady
Chloe and Theo
2015
Mrs. Wang
Final Recipe
2013
Mrs. Ling
Miss D
2012
Mrs. Tzu
The Guitar
2008
Shuk Yee
Year of the Fish
2007
Mrs. Kim
From Other Worlds
2004
Bloody Mary
South Pacific
2001
Chinese Waitress
Mickey Blue Eyes
1999
Woman on Street #3
Ransom
1996
Costume Designer
Living in Oblivion
1995
Nerissa
It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice
1994
Coat Check Girl
Glengarry Glen Ross
1992
Bus Driver
What About Bob?
1991
TV Shows
Gugu (voice)
Jentry Chau vs the Underworld
2024
Susan Yang
A Man on the Inside
2024
Guide (voice)
Strange Planet
2023
Teenage Euthanasia
2021
Grandma
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
2020
Mei Chang (voice)
Orange Is the New Black
2013
Mei Chang
Orange Is the New Black
2013
Mrs. Park
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
2005
Daisy
It's Like, You Know...
1999
Samaritan Nun
Spin City
1996
Gym Coach
The Adventures of Pete & Pete
1993
SEC Investigator
Law & Order
1990
Iris
Roseanne
1988
Miss Jessica
Mathnet
1987
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