Lori Tan Chinn
Acting
Born July 7, 1948, Seattle, Washington, USA
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.
Filmography
- 2026Sleepwalker — Bai Zhao
- 202531 Candles — Jaya
- A Man on the Inside — Susan Yang
- Jentry Chau vs the Underworld — Gugu (voice)
- 2024Kung Fu Panda 4 — Granny Boar (voice)
- 2024Late Bloomers — Inez
- 2023Joy Ride — Nai Nai Chen
- Strange Planet — Guide (voice)
- 2022Ghosts of Christmas Always — Arlene
- 2022Turning Red — Auntie Chen (voice)
- Teenage Euthanasia
- Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens — Grandma
- 2015Chloe and Theo — Landlady
- 2013Final Recipe — Mrs. Wang
- Orange Is the New Black — Mei Chang (voice)
- 2012Miss D — Mrs. Ling
- 2008The Guitar — Mrs. Tzu
- 2007Year of the Fish — Shuk Yee
- Law & Order: Trial by Jury — Mrs. Park
- 2004From Other Worlds — Mrs. Kim
- 2001South Pacific — Bloody Mary
- It's Like, You Know... — Daisy
- 1999Mickey Blue Eyes — Chinese Waitress
- 1996Ransom — Woman on Street #3
- Spin City — Samaritan Nun
- 1995Living in Oblivion — Costume Designer
- 1994It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice — Nerissa
- The Adventures of Pete & Pete — Gym Coach
- 1992Glengarry Glen Ross — Coat Check Girl
- 1991What About Bob? — Bus Driver
- Law & Order — SEC Investigator
- 1990Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu Strangler
- 1989She-Devil — Vesta Rose Woman
- Roseanne — Iris
- Mathnet — Miss Jessica
- 1985Brass — Hilda
- 1982Author! Author! — Mrs. Woo