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Birthday: Jul 07, 1948
Place of Birth: Seattle, Washington, USA

Lori Tan Chinn

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.

Filmography
Movie Cast Year
It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice Nerissa 1994
Late Bloomers Inez 2024
Revealing Evidence - Stalking the Honolulu Strangler 1990
South Pacific Bloody Mary 2001
Final Recipe Mrs. Wang 2013
Turning Red Auntie Chen (voice) 2022
Joy Ride Nai Nai Chen 2023
From Other Worlds Mrs. Kim 2004
31 Candles 1970
Ghosts of Christmas Always Arlene 2022
Glengarry Glen Ross Coat Check Girl 1992
Kung Fu Panda 4 Granny Boar (voice) 2024
What About Bob? Bus Driver 1991
She-Devil Vesta Rose Woman 1989
Miss D Mrs. Ling 2012
Living in Oblivion Costume Designer 1995
Mickey Blue Eyes Chinese Restaurant Owner 1999
Author! Author! Mrs. Woo 1982
Series Cast Year
Orange Is the New Black Mei Chang (voice) 2013
Law & Order: Trial by Jury Mrs. Park 2005
Jentry Chau vs the Underworld Gugu (voice) 2024
Strange Planet Guide (voice) 2023
Teenage Euthanasia 2021
Spin City Samaritan Nun 1996
Law & Order SEC Investigator 1990
Orange Is the New Black Mei Chang 2013
Awkwafina is Nora From Queens Grandma 2020
A Man on the Inside Susan Yang 2024
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