
Lori Tan Chinn
Biography
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lori Tan Chinn, licensed under CC-BY-SA…
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Filmography
Acting (38)
Movies (24)
Sleepwalker
2026as Bai Zhao
31 Candles
2025as Jaya
Kung Fu Panda 4
2024as Granny Boar (voice)
Late Bloomers
2024as Inez
Joy Ride
2023as Nai Nai Chen
Turning Red
2022as Auntie Chen (voice)
Ghosts of Christmas Always
2022as Arlene
Chloe and Theo
2015as Landlady
Final Recipe
2013as Mrs. Wang
Miss D
2012as Mrs. Ling
The Guitar
2008as Mrs. Tzu
Year of the Fish
2007as Shuk Yee
From Other Worlds
2004as Mrs. Kim
South Pacific
2001as Bloody Mary
Mickey Blue Eyes
1999as Chinese Restaurant Owner
Ransom
1996as Woman on Street #3
Living in Oblivion
1995as Costume Designer
It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice
1994as Nerissa
Glengarry Glen Ross
1992as Coat Check Girl
What About Bob?
1991as Bus Driver
Revealing Evidence - Stalking the Honolulu Strangler
1990
She-Devil
1989as Vesta Rose Woman
Brass
1985as Hilda
Author! Author!
1982as Mrs. Woo
Television (14)
Jentry Chau vs the Underworld
2024as Gugu (voice)
A Man on the Inside
2024as Susan Yang
Strange Planet
2023as Guide (voice)
Teenage Euthanasia
2021
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
2020as Grandma
Orange Is the New Black
2013as Mei Chang
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
2005as Mrs. Park
Wonderland
2000as Chinese Waitress
It's Like, You Know...
1999as Daisy
Spin City
1996as Samaritan Nun
The Adventures of Pete & Pete
1993as Gym Coach
Law & Order
1990as SEC Investigator
Roseanne
1988as Iris
Mathnet
1987as Miss Jessica
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