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