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.
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Acted in
31 Candles
2025
Jentry Chau vs The Underworld
2024
as Gugu (voice)
Jentry Chau vs the Underworld
2024
as Gugu (voice)
A Man on the Inside
2024
as Susan Yang
Late Bloomers
2024
as Inez
Kung Fu Panda 4
2024
as Granny Boar (voice)
Strange Planet
2023
as Guide (voice)
Joy Ride
2023
as Nai Nai Chen
Ghosts of Christmas Always
2022
as Arlene
Turning Red
2022
as Auntie Chen (voice)
Teenage Euthanasia
2021
Awkwafina is Nora From Queens
2020
as Grandma
Final Recipe
2013
as Mrs. Wang
Orange Is the New Black
2013
as Mei Chang (voice)
Orange Is the New Black
2013
as Mei Chang
Miss D
2012
as Mrs. Ling
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
2005
as Mrs. Park
From Other Worlds
2004
as Mrs. Kim
South Pacific
2001
as Bloody Mary
Mickey Blue Eyes
1999
as Chinese Restaurant Owner
Spin City
1996
as Samaritan Nun
Living in Oblivion
1995
as Costume Designer
It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice
1994
as Nerissa
Glengarry Glen Ross
1992
as Coat Check Girl
What About Bob?
1991
as Bus Driver
Law & Order
1990
as SEC Investigator
Revealing Evidence - Stalking the Honolulu Strangler
1990
She-Devil
1989
as Vesta Rose Woman
Author! Author!
1982
as Mrs. Woo