Lori Tan Chinn
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
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...
Known For
Filmography
Sleepwalker
2026
as Bai Zhao
31 Candles
2025
as Jaya
Late Bloomers
2024
as Inez
Kung Fu Panda 4
2024
as Granny Boar (voice)
Jentry Chau vs the Underworld
2024
as Gugu (voice)
A Man on the Inside
2024
as Susan Yang
Joy Ride
2023
as Nai Nai Chen
Strange Planet
2023
as Guide (voice)
Turning Red
2022
as Auntie Chen (voice)
Ghosts of Christmas Always
2022
as Arlene
Teenage Euthanasia
2021
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
2020
as Grandma
Chloe and Theo
2015
as Landlady
Final Recipe
2013
as Mrs. Wang
Orange Is the New Black
2013
as Mei Chang (voice)
Orange Is the New Black
2013
as Mei Chang
Miss D
2012
as Mrs. Ling
The Guitar
2008
as Mrs. Tzu
Year of the Fish
2007
as Shuk Yee
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
2005
as Mrs. Park
From Other Worlds
2004
as Mrs. Kim
South Pacific
2001
as Bloody Mary
Mickey Blue Eyes
1999
as Chinese Waitress
It's Like, You Know...
1999
as Daisy
Ransom
1996
as Woman on Street #3
Spin City
1996
as Samaritan Nun
Living in Oblivion
1995
as Costume Designer
It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice
1994
as Nerissa
The Adventures of Pete & Pete
1993
as Gym Coach
Glengarry Glen Ross
1992
as Coat Check Girl
What About Bob?
1991
as Bus Driver
Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu Strangler
1990
Law & Order
1990
as SEC Investigator
She-Devil
1989
as Vesta Rose Woman
Roseanne
1988
as Iris
Mathnet
1987
as Miss Jessica
Brass
1985
as Hilda
Author! Author!
1982
as Mrs. Woo