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Awkwafina

Awkwafina

Actor · Born 1988-06-02 · Stony Brook, Brookhaven, New York, USA

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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 Q…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The Simpsons (1989) — Carmen (voice)
  2. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) — Katy
  3. Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) — Ming
  4. Ocean's Eight (2018) — Constance
  5. Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) — Sisu (voice)
  6. Black Mirror (2011) — Kimmy
  7. Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016) — Christine
  8. Crazy Rich Asians (2018) — Peik Lin Goh
  9. Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024) — Zhen (voice)
  10. The Little Mermaid (2023) — Scuttle (voice)
  11. The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020) — Otto (voice)
  12. The Bad Guys (2022) — Tarantula (voice)
  13. Storks (2016) — Quail (voice)
  14. Migration (2023) — Chump (voice)
  15. Regular Show (2010) — Apple / Waitress #1 (voice)
  16. Renfield (2023) — Rebecca
  17. The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019) — Courtney (voice)
  18. IF (2024) — Bubble (voice)
  19. The Farewell (2019) — Billi
  20. Between Two Ferns: The Movie (2019) — Awkwafina
  21. The Bad Guys 2 (2025) — Tarantula (voice)
  22. Jackpot! (2024) — Katie Kim
  23. Dude (2018) — Rebecca Voller
  24. The Daily Show (1996) — Self
  25. Future Man (2017) — Woman at Video Game Store
  26. Paradise Hills (2019) — Yu
  27. Swan Song (2021) — Kate
  28. Poker Face (2023) — Maddy Saint Marie
  29. Saturday Night Live (1975) — Self - Host
  30. The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (2019) — skekLach (The Collector) (voice)
  31. Once Upon a Studio (2023) — Sisu (voice)
  32. The Boys Presents: Diabolical (2022) — Sky / Areola / Turd (voice)
  33. Marvel Zombies (2025) — Katy Chen (voice)
  34. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) — Self - Guest
  35. Quiz Lady (2023) — Anne Yum
  36. Big Brother (2000) — Self - Guest
  37. Breaking News in Yuba County (2021) — Mina
  38. Marvel Studios Assembled (2021) — Self
  39. Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) — Self - Guest
  40. The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) — Self

Directed

  1. Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens (2020) — Director