Lori Tan Chinn
- Acting
- July 7, 1948 · Seattle, Washington, USA
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, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
- The Only Living Pickpocket in New York · Gena
- Sleepwalker · Bai Zhao
- 31 Candles · Jaya
- Jentry Chau vs the Underworld · Gugu (Voice)
- A Man on the Inside · Susan Yang
- Late Bloomers · Inez
- Kung Fu Panda 4 · Granny Boar (Voice)
- Strange Planet · Guide (Voice)
- Joy Ride · Nai Nai Chen
- Ghosts of Christmas Always · Arlene
- Turning Red · Auntie Chen (Voice)
- Teenage Euthanasia
- Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens · Grandma
- Chloe and Theo · Landlady
- Final Recipe · Mrs. Wang
- Orange Is the New Black · Mei Chang (Voice), Mei Chang
- Miss D · Mrs. Ling
- The Guitar · Mrs. Tzu
- Year of the Fish · Shuk Yee
- Law & Order: Trial by Jury · Mrs. Park
- From Other Worlds · Mrs. Kim
- South Pacific · Bloody Mary
- Mickey Blue Eyes · Chinese Waitress
- It's Like, You Know... · Daisy
- Ransom · Woman on Street #3
- Spin City · Samaritan Nun
- Living in Oblivion · Costume Designer
- It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice · Nerissa
- The Adventures of Pete & Pete · Gym Coach
- Glengarry Glen Ross · Coat Check Girl
- What About Bob? · Bus Driver
- Law & Order · SEC Investigator
- Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu Strangler
- She-Devil · Vesta Rose Woman
- Roseanne · Iris
- Mathnet · Miss Jessica
- Brass · Hilda
- Author! Author! · Mrs. Woo