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
- Wildwood as (voice)
- Jumanji: Open World as Ming
- The Man with the Bag
2025
- The Bad Guys 2 as Tarantula (voice)
- Marvel Zombies as Katy Chen (voice)
- No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski as Self
- The Bad Guys: Little Lies and Alibis as Tarantula (voice)
- Saturday Night Live: 50th Anniversary Special as Self - Audience Member
- 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)
- Dueling Dumplings as Zhen (voice)
- Fly Hard as Chump (voice)
2023
- Poker Face as Maddy Saint Marie
- Migration as Chump (voice)
- The Little Mermaid as Scuttle (voice)
- Once Upon a Studio as Sisu (voice)
- Renfield as Rebecca
- Quiz Lady as Anne Yum
2022
- The Boys Presents: Diabolical as Sky / Areola / Turd (voice)
- The Bad Guys as Tarantula (voice)
- Top Chef VIP as Self
- Maraschino Ruby as Tarantula (voice)
- Devise the Plan: Making 'The Bad Guys' as Self
2021
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings as Katy
- Raya and the Last Dragon as Sisu (voice)
- Marvel Studios Assembled as Self
- Swan Song as Kate
- Breaking News in Yuba County as Mina
2020
- The Drew Barrymore Show as Self
- Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens as Nora Lin
- The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run as Otto (voice)
- One World: Together at Home as Self
- Call Your Mother
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- A Little Late with Lilly Singh as Self
- Jumanji: The Next Level as Ming
- The Angry Birds Movie 2 as Courtney (voice)
- The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance as skekLach (The Collector) (voice)
- Weird City as Charlotta
- The Farewell as Billi
- Between Two Ferns: The Movie as Awkwafina
- Paradise Hills as Yu
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
- Animals. as Annie (voice)
- Storks as Quail (voice)
- Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising as Christine
- Mary + Jane as Gina
- Bad Rap as Self
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self - Guest
- 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
1992
- MTV Movie & TV Awards as Self - Presenter
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