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