Lori Tan Chinn

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

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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Credits

Year Title Character
2025-01-11 31 Candles
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)
2013-10-10 Final Recipe Mrs. Wang
2012-01-01 Miss D Mrs. Ling
2004-10-29 From Other Worlds Mrs. Kim
2001-03-26 South Pacific Bloody Mary
1999-08-16 Mickey Blue Eyes Chinese Restaurant Owner
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
1982-06-18 Author! Author! Mrs. Woo