Awkwafina
Born: 1988-06-02 in Stony Brook, Brookhaven, New York, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2026
- Jumanji 3 as Ming
2025
- The Bad Guys 2 as Tarantula (voice)
- Marvel Zombies as Katy Chen (voice)
- The Bad Guys: Little Lies and Alibis as Tarantula (voice)
- No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski as Self
- Lisa Lu Plays Herself as Self
2024
- Kung Fu Panda 4 as Zhen (voice)
- IF as Bubble (voice)
- Jackpot! as Katie Kim
- A Real Bug's Life as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Fly Hard as Chump (voice)
- Dueling Dumplings as Zhen (voice)
2023
- Migration as Chump (voice)
- The Little Mermaid as Scuttle (voice)
- Poker Face as Maddy Saint Marie
- Renfield as Rebecca
- Once Upon a Studio as Sisu (voice)
- Quiz Lady as Anne Yum
2022
- The Bad Guys as Tarantula (voice)
- The Boys Presents: Diabolical as Sky / Areola / Turd (voice)
- Top Chef VIP as Self
- Devise the Plan: Making 'The Bad Guys' as Self
- Maraschino Ruby as Tarantula (voice)
2021
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings as Katy
- Raya and the Last Dragon as Sisu (voice)
- Swan Song as Kate
- Marvel Studios Assembled as Self
- Breaking News in Yuba County as Mina
2020
- The Drew Barrymore Show as Self
- The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run as Otto (voice)
- Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens as Nora Lin
- One World: Together at Home as Self
- Call Your Mother
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- Jumanji: The Next Level as Ming
- Paradise Hills as Yu
- The Angry Birds Movie 2 as Courtney (voice)
- A Little Late with Lilly Singh as Self
- The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance as skekLach (The Collector) (voice)
- Between Two Ferns: The Movie as Awkwafina
- The Farewell as Billi
- Weird City as Charlotta
2018
- Ocean's Eight as Constance
- Crazy Rich Asians as Peik Lin Goh
- Dude as Rebecca Voller
- A Legendary Christmas with John & Chrissy as Self
- Ocean's Team 3.0 as Self
- Reimagining The Met Gala as Self
2017
- Future Man as Woman at Video Game Store
2016
- Storks as Quail (voice)
- Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising as Christine
- Animals. as Annie (voice)
- Bad Rap as Self
- Mary + Jane as Gina
2015
- Hot Ones as Self
- IMDb on the Scene as Self
2014
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self
2011
- Black Mirror as Kimmy
2010
- Regular Show as Apple / Waitress #1 (voice)
2009
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
2005
- Made in Hollywood as Self
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
2000
- Big Brother as Self - Guest
1996
- The Daily Show as Self
1989
- The Simpsons as Carmen (voice)
1988
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
1984
- MTV Video Music Awards as Self - Preshow Host
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter