Awkwafina
Acting
Born: June 2, 1988 (age 38) · Stony Brook, Brookhaven, New York, USA
Highest Rated
Biography
Nora Lum (born June 2, 1988), known professionally as Awkwafina (/ˌɔːkwəˈfiːnə/), is an American actress, comedian and rapper. She rose to prominence in 2012 when her rap song "My Vag" became popular on YouTube. She then released her debut album, Yellow Ranger (2014), and appeared on the MTV comedy series Girl Code (2014–2015). She expanded to films with supporting roles in the comedies Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016), Ocean's 8 (2018), Crazy Rich Asians (2018), and Jumanji: The Next Level (2019). She won a Golden Globe Award for her starring role as a grieving young woman in The Farewell (2019). Since 2020, Awkwafina has been a co-creator, writer, and executive producer of the Comedy Central series Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens, where she also plays a fictionalized version of herself. In 2021, she portrayed Katy in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. She has also performed voice roles in the animated films Storks (2016), The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019), Raya and the Last Dragon (2021), The Bad Guys (2022), The Little Mermaid, Migration (both 2023), Kung Fu Panda 4, and IF (both 2024). For starring and producing the TV movie Quiz Lady (2023), she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie. Description above from the Wikipedia article Awkwafina, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
The Simpsons
1989
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
2021
Jumanji: The Next Level
2019
Ocean's Eight
2018
Raya and the Last Dragon
2021
Black Mirror
2011
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
2016
Crazy Rich Asians
2018
Kung Fu Panda 4
2024
The Little Mermaid
2023
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
2020
The Bad Guys
2022
Photos (4)
Movies (31)
Descendants: Wicked Wonderland
Chessy the Cat (voice)
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Katy
Jumanji: The Next Level
Ming
Raya and the Last Dragon
Sisu (voice)
The Bad Guys 2
Tarantula (voice)
The Little Mermaid
Scuttle (voice)
Migration
Chump (voice)
Kung Fu Panda 4
Zhen (voice)
The Bad Guys
Tarantula (voice)
The Angry Birds Movie 2
Courtney (voice)
Ocean's Eight
Constance
IF
Bubble (voice)
Once Upon a Studio
Sisu (voice)
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
Otto (voice)
Crazy Rich Asians
Peik Lin Goh
Jackpot!
Katie Kim
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
Christine
Renfield
Rebecca
Storks
Quail (voice)
Swan Song
Kate
Quiz Lady
Anne Yum
Breaking News in Yuba County
Mina
The Farewell
Billi
Paradise Hills
Yu
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
Awkwafina
The Bad Guys: Little Lies and Alibis
Tarantula (voice)
Dude
Rebecca Voller
Fly Hard
Chump (voice)
Call Your Mother
2020
Dueling Dumplings
Zhen (voice)
Maraschino Ruby
Tarantula (voice)
TV Shows (12)
The Simpsons
Carmen (voice) · 2 eps
Regular Show
Apple / Waitress #1 (voice) · 1 eps
Black Mirror
Kimmy · 1 eps
Poker Face
Maddy Saint Marie · 1 eps
Marvel Zombies
Katy Chen (voice) · 4 eps
Future Man
Woman at Video Game Store · 3 eps
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
Sky / Areola / Turd (voice) · 1 eps
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
skekLach (The Collector) (voice) · 7 eps
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
Nora Lin · 27 eps
Animals.
Annie (voice) · 1 eps
Weird City
Charlotta · 1 eps
Mary + Jane
Gina · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (32)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 2 eps
The Daily Show
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 1 eps
Big Brother
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 3 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Hot Ones
Self · 1 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · 1 eps
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Self · 1 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · 1 eps
The Drew Barrymore Show
Self · 1 eps
MTV Video Music Awards
Self - Preshow Host · 1 eps
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self · 1 eps
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Made in Hollywood
Self · 1 eps
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Self - Contestant · 1 eps
Top Chef VIP
Self · 1 eps
Marvel Studios Assembled
Self · 1 eps
A Real Bug's Life
Self - Narrator (voice) · 10 eps
No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski
Self · 1 eps
IMDb on the Scene
Self · 1 eps
One World: Together at Home
Self
Ocean's Team 3.0
Self
A Legendary Christmas with John & Chrissy
Self
Bad Rap
Self
Devise the Plan: Making 'The Bad Guys'
Self
