Awkwafina
Nora Lum (born June 2, 1988), known professionally as Awkwafina, is an American actress, rapper, and comedian who rose to prominence in 2012 when her rap song "My Vag" became popular on YouTube. She then released her debut album, Yellow Ranger (2014), and appeared on the MTV comedy series Girl Code (2014–2015). Her second album, In Fina We Trust, was released in 2018. She played supporting roles in the comedy films Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016), Ocean's 8 (2018), Crazy Rich Asians (2018), and Jumanji: The Next Level (2019).
Awkwafina played a leading role in the comedy-drama film The Farewell (2019), for which she received critical acclaim and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical, becoming the first woman of Asian descent to win a Golden Globe in any lead actress film category, and additionally won the Satellite Award for Best Actress and was nominated for the BAFTA Rising Star Award and the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress.
Awkwafina is co-creator, writer, and executive producer of the Comedy Central series Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens (2020–present), in which she stars as a fictionalized version of herself. She then appeared in Swan Song (2021), voiced Courtney in The Angry Birds Movie 2, Sisu in Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) and Ms. Tarantula in The Bad Guys (2022), and portrayed Katy in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) superhero film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021).
Acted in
The Bad Guys 2
2025
as Ms. Tarantula (voice)
IF
2024
as Bubble (voice)
Dueling Dumplings
2024
as Zhen (voice)
Kung Fu Panda 4
2024
as Zhen (voice)
Fly Hard
2024
as Chump (voice)
A Real Bug's Life
2024
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Migration
2023
as Chump (voice)
Once Upon a Studio
2023
as Sisu (voice)
Quiz Lady
2023
as Anne Yum
The Little Mermaid
2023
as Scuttle (voice)
Renfield
2023
as Rebecca
Maraschino Ruby
2022
as Tarantula (voice)
The Bad Guys
2022
as Tarantula (voice)
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
2022
as Sky / Areola / Turd (voice)
Swan Song
2021
as Kate
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
2021
as Katy Chen
Marvel Studios Assembled
2021
as Self
Raya and the Last Dragon
2021
as Sisu (voice)
Breaking News in Yuba County
2021
as Mina
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
2020
as Otto (voice)
One World: Together at Home
2020
as Self
Call Your Mother
2020
Awkwafina is Nora From Queens
2020
as Nora Lin
Jumanji: The Next Level
2019
as Ming
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
2019
as Awkwafina
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
2019
as skekLach (The Collector) (voice)
Paradise Hills
2019
as Yu
The Angry Birds Movie 2
2019
as Courtney (voice)
The Farewell
2019
as Billi
Weird City
2019
as Charlotta
JablinskiGames
2019
as Self
A Legendary Christmas with John & Chrissy
2018
as Self
Reimagining The Met Gala
2018
as Self
Ocean's Team 3.0
2018
as Self
Crazy Rich Asians
2018
as Goh Peik Lin
Ocean's Eight
2018
as Constance
Dude
2018
as Rebecca Voller
Future Man
2017
as Woman at Video Game Store
Storks
2016
as Quail (voice)
Mary + Jane
2016
as Gina
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
2016
as Christine
Bad Rap
2016
as Self
Animals.
2016
as Annie (voice)
Honest Trailers
2012
as Self (archive footage)
Regular Show
2010
as Apple / Waitress #1 (voice)
The Simpsons
1989
as Carmen (voice)
MTV Video Music Awards
1984
as Self - Preshow Host
The Last Adventure of Constance Verity
as Constance Verity
The Baccarat Machine
as Cheung Yin “Kelly” Sun
Shelly
as Shelly Wheeler
Wildwood
as (voice)
Untitled '21 Jump Street' Spin-off
Grand Death Lotto
as Katie