Lori Tan Chinn

Birthday: 1948-07-07
Birthplace: Seattle, Washington, USA
Gender: Female
Owned By: Unowned

Lori Tan Chinn (born 1948 or 1949) is an American actress and comedian. She played a recurring character in the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black and Awkwafina's grandmother on Comedy Central (2020–2023). Chinn began acting on Broadway, playing 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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Credits

Year Title Character
2026-01-09 Sleepwalker Bai Zhao
2025-11-07 31 Candles Jaya
2024-06-07 Late Bloomers Inez
2024-03-02 Kung Fu Panda 4 Granny Boar (voice)
2023-06-22 Joy Ride Nai Nai Chen
2022-10-30 Ghosts of Christmas Always Arlene
2022-03-10 Turning Red Auntie Chen (voice)
2015-04-15 Chloe and Theo Landlady
2013-10-10 Final Recipe Mrs. Wang
2012-01-01 Miss D Mrs. Ling
2008-11-07 The Guitar Mrs. Tzu
2007-10-13 Year of the Fish Shuk Yee
2004-10-29 From Other Worlds Mrs. Kim
2001-03-26 South Pacific Bloody Mary
1999-08-16 Mickey Blue Eyes Chinese Restaurant Owner
1996-11-08 Ransom Woman on Street #3
1995-07-21 Living in Oblivion Costume Designer
1994-12-31 It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice Nerissa
1992-09-10 Glengarry Glen Ross Coat Check Girl
1991-05-17 What About Bob? Bus Driver
1990-06-03 Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu Strangler
1989-12-08 She-Devil Vesta Rose Woman
1985-09-11 Brass Hilda
1982-06-18 Author! Author! Mrs. Woo