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Lori Tan Chinn

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Lori Tan Chinn and Awkwafina in Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens (2020)
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Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld (2024– )
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Funny, adorable Lori Tan Chinn is a prolific theater house actress. Since the early 1980s she has played in minor yet memorable on-camera roles, particularly supporting Roseanne Barr in Susan Seidelman's dark comedy film She-Devil (1989), as Iris the hairdresser in the second season of Roseanne (1988), and as the persistent and vulgar waitress in the Mickey Blue Eyes (1999) 'eat cookie' scene.
BornJuly 7
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    Known for

    Awkwafina in Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens (2020)
    Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Grandma
    Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Tristan Allerick Chen, Ava Morse, Hyein Park, and Rosalie Chiang in Turning Red (2022)
    Turning Red
    6.9
    • Auntie Chen(voice)
    • 2022
    Kate Mulgrew, Natasha Lyonne, Selenis Leyva, Laura Prepon, Taylor Schilling, Uzo Aduba, Dascha Polanco, and Danielle Brooks in Orange Is the New Black (2013)
    Orange Is the New Black
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Mei Chang
    Glenn Close, Harry Connick Jr., Natalie Mendoza, and Rade Serbedzija in South Pacific (2001)
    South Pacific
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • Bloody Mary
    • 2001

    Credits

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    Actress

    • Sleepwalker
      • Bai Zhao
      • Post-production
    • 31 Candles (2025)
      31 Candles
      6.3
      • Jaya
      • 2025
    • Lori Tan Chinn, A.J. Beckles, Woosung, Greg Chun, Kaiji Tang, Cristina Milizia, Ali Wong, Bowen Yang, and Stephen Fu in Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld (2024)
      Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Gugu (voice)
      • 2024
    • Ted Danson in A Man on the Inside (2024)
      A Man on the Inside
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Susan Yang
      • 2024
    • Dustin Hoffman, Jack Black, Bryan Cranston, Viola Davis, James Hong, Ian McShane, Cece Valentina, Lincoln Nakamura, and Awkwafina in Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024)
      Kung Fu Panda 4
      6.3
      • Granny Boar (voice)
      • 2024
    • Strange Planet (2023)
      Strange Planet
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Guide (voice)
      • 2023
    • Teenage Euthanasia (2021)
      Teenage Euthanasia
      5.9
      TV Series
      • Mr. Kim
      • 2023
    • Awkwafina in Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens (2020)
      Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Grandma
      • 2020–2023
    • Sabrina Wu, Stephanie Hsu, Ashley Park, and Sherry Cola in Joy Ride (2023)
      Joy Ride
      6.4
      • Nai Nai Chen
      • 2023
    • Malgorzata Zajaczkowska and Karen Gillan in Late Bloomers (2023)
      Late Bloomers
      6.1
      • Inez
      • 2023
    • Reginald VelJohnson, Lori Tan Chinn, Kim Matula, and Ian Harding in Ghosts of Christmas Always (2022)
      Ghosts of Christmas Always
      7.4
      TV Movie
      • Arlene
      • 2022
    • Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Tristan Allerick Chen, Ava Morse, Hyein Park, and Rosalie Chiang in Turning Red (2022)
      Turning Red
      6.9
      • Auntie Chen (voice)
      • 2022
    • Kate Mulgrew, Natasha Lyonne, Selenis Leyva, Laura Prepon, Taylor Schilling, Uzo Aduba, Dascha Polanco, and Danielle Brooks in Orange Is the New Black (2013)
      Orange Is the New Black
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Mei Chang
      • 2013–2019
    • Dakota Johnson and Theo Ikummaq in Chloe and Theo (2015)
      Chloe and Theo
      5.7
      • Landlady
      • 2015
    • Michelle Yeoh, Chin Han, and Henry Lau in Final Recipe (2013)
      Final Recipe
      6.7
      • Mrs. Wang
      • 2013
    • Miss D (2012)
      Miss D
      7.5
      Short
      • Mrs. Ling
      • 2012

    Soundtrack

    • Awkwafina in Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens (2020)
      Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
      7.5
      TV Series
      • performer: "Beautiful"
      • 2020
    • Glenn Close, Harry Connick Jr., Natalie Mendoza, and Rade Serbedzija in South Pacific (2001)
      South Pacific
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • performer: "Bali Ha'i"
      • 2001

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    Videos6

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    Jentry Chau Vs. The Underworld
    Trailer 1:23
    Jentry Chau Vs. The Underworld
    Jentry Chau Vs. The Underworld
    Trailer 1:23
    Jentry Chau Vs. The Underworld
    Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens: Season 3
    Trailer 1:41
    Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens: Season 3
    Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens: Season 2
    Trailer 1:21
    Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens: Season 2
    Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens
    Trailer 0:59
    Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens
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    Trailer 1:48
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    • Born
      • July 7
      • Seattle, Washington, USA

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    • Race / Ethnicity
      • Asian, Indigenous

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      Portrayed the scene-stealing Red Guard in the original Broadway production of M. Butterfly.

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