Lori Tan Chinn

Born: 1948-07-07

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.


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Kung Fu Panda 4

as Granny Boar (voice)
Released: 2024-03-02

Po is gearing up to become the spiritual leader of his Valley of Peace, but also needs someone...

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as Auntie Chen (voice)
Released: 2022-03-10

Thirteen-year-old Mei is experiencing the awkwardness of being a teenager with a twist – when...

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Joy Ride

as Nai Nai Chen
Released: 2023-06-22

When Audrey's business trip to Asia goes sideways, she enlists the aid of Lolo, her irreverent,...

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Glengarry Glen Ross

as Coat Check Girl
Released: 1992-09-15

When an office full of Chicago real estate salesmen is given the news that all but the top two...

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as Bus Driver
Released: 1991-05-17

Before going on vacation, self-involved psychiatrist Dr. Leo Marvin has the misfortune of taking...

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She-Devil

as Vesta Rose Woman
Released: 1989-12-08

A cunning and resourceful housewife vows revenge on her husband when he begins an affair with a...

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Author! Author!

as Mrs. Woo
Released: 1982-06-18

A broadway playwright is burning the candle at both ends. He is dealing with pressure from a...

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as Chinese Restaurant Owner
Released: 1999-08-16

An English auctioneer proposes to the daughter of a mafia kingpin, only to realize that certain...

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Living in Oblivion

as Costume Designer
Released: 1995-07-21

Nick is the director of a low-budget indie film. He tries to keep everything together as his...

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Ghosts of Christmas Always

as Arlene
Released: 2022-10-30

Katherine is a Ghost of Christmas Present and she must help one soul, Peter, rediscover his...

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Final Recipe

as Mrs. Wang
Released: 2013-10-10

Hao's Singaporean restaurant is in danger of going out of business. Hao's grandson, Mark,...

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Revealing Evidence - Stalking the Honolulu Strangler

as uncredited
Released: 1990-06-03

After months of a search for a serial killer, the police are able to catch the killer of some of...

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It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice

as Nerissa
Released: 1994-12-31

A BBC documentary about a pre-rehearsal workshop held in New York prior to the Goodman Theater’s...

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From Other Worlds

as Mrs. Kim
Released: 2004-10-29

FROM OTHER WORLDS is a sci-fi comedy about a depressed Brooklyn housewife who sleepwalks through...

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Late Bloomers

as Inez
Released: 2024-06-07

Louise, an aimless, 28 year-old Brooklynite, recently single, sort of a musician, depressed...

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South Pacific

as Bloody Mary
Released: 2001-03-26

During World War II in the South Pacific love is found between a young nurse, Nellie Forbush and...

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Miss D

as Mrs. Ling
Released: 2012-01-01

A call from an ex-lover threatens to rekindles memories from a time far gone by for D - a lonely...

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Law & Order

as SEC Investigator
First aired: 1990-09-13

In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing...

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Orange Is the New Black

as Mei Chang (voice)
First aired: 2013-07-11

A crime she committed in her youthful past sends Piper Chapman to a women's prison, where she...

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Orange Is the New Black

as Mei Chang
First aired: 2013-07-11

A crime she committed in her youthful past sends Piper Chapman to a women's prison, where she...

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Spin City

as Samaritan Nun
First aired: 1996-09-17

Workaholic Mike Flaherty is the Deputy Mayor of New York City, serving as Mayor Randall...

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A Man on the Inside

as Susan Yang
First aired: 2024-11-21

A retired professor gets a new lease on life when a private investigator hires him to go...

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Awkwafina is Nora From Queens

as Grandma
First aired: 2020-01-22

Nora Lin leans on her family as she navigates life and young adulthood in outer borough-NYC.

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Law & Order: Trial by Jury

as Mrs. Park
First aired: 2005-03-03

The inner workings of the judicial system, beginning with the arraignment, and continuing...

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Strange Planet

as Guide (voice)
First aired: 2023-08-08

Welcome to a distant planet not unlike our own, with hilarious yet poignant observations on...

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Jentry Chau vs the Underworld

as Gugu (voice)
First aired: 2024-12-05

As her 16th birthday approaches, a not-so-average teen rediscovers the fiery powers she's long...

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Teenage Euthanasia

as uncredited
First aired: 2021-09-06

A former runaway teen mom is accidentally resurrected in her family's funeral home.

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