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Awkwafina

Awkwafina

Acting June 2, 1988 (38 years old) Stony Brook, Brookhaven, New York, USA

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.

Movies 46

Wildwood 8.5

Wildwood

as Septima (voice)

2026
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings 7.5

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

as Katy

2021
Descendants: Wicked Wonderland 7.4

Descendants: Wicked Wonderland

as Chessy the Cat (voice)

2026
Jumanji: Open World

Jumanji: Open World

as Ming

2026
Kung Fu Panda 4 7.0

Kung Fu Panda 4

as Zhen (voice)

2024
The Bad Guys 2 7.6

The Bad Guys 2

as Tarantula (voice)

2025
Jumanji: The Next Level 6.9

Jumanji: The Next Level

as Ming

2019
The Bad Guys 7.5

The Bad Guys

as Tarantula (voice)

2022
Migration 7.3

Migration

as Chump (voice)

2023
IF 6.9

IF

as Bubble (voice)

2024
The Little Mermaid 6.3

The Little Mermaid

as Scuttle (voice)

2023
Raya and the Last Dragon 7.8

Raya and the Last Dragon

as Sisu (voice)

2021
The Angry Birds Movie 2 7.0

The Angry Birds Movie 2

as Courtney (voice)

2019
Ocean's Eight 6.9

Ocean's Eight

as Constance

2018
Crazy Rich Asians 7.0

Crazy Rich Asians

as Peik Lin Goh

2018
The Man with the Bag

The Man with the Bag

as Nadia Nyce

2026
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run 7.4

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run

as Otto (voice)

2020
Storks 6.7

Storks

as Quail (voice)

2016
Jackpot! 6.3

Jackpot!

as Katie Kim

2024
Renfield 6.4

Renfield

as Rebecca

2023
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising 5.8

Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising

as Christine

2016
Once Upon a Studio 8.3

Once Upon a Studio

as Sisu (voice)

2023
The Farewell 7.4

The Farewell

as Billi

2019
Swan Song 7.1

Swan Song

as Kate

2021
Breaking News in Yuba County 5.9

Breaking News in Yuba County

as Mina

2021
Quiz Lady 6.7

Quiz Lady

as Anne Yum

2023
Between Two Ferns: The Movie 5.9

Between Two Ferns: The Movie

as Awkwafina

2019
One World: Together at Home 7.1

One World: Together at Home

as Self

2020
Paradise Hills 5.9

Paradise Hills

as Yu

2019
The Bad Guys 3

The Bad Guys 3

as Tarantula (voice)

Dude 5.5

Dude

as Rebecca Voller

2018
The Bad Guys: Little Lies and Alibis 6.8

The Bad Guys: Little Lies and Alibis

as Tarantula (voice)

2025
Kung Fu Panda 5

Kung Fu Panda 5

as Zhen (voice)

2027
Maraschino Ruby 7.3

Maraschino Ruby

as Tarantula (voice)

2022
Kate Might Die

Kate Might Die

as Kate

Devise the Plan: Making 'The Bad Guys'

Devise the Plan: Making 'The Bad Guys'

as Self

2022
A Legendary Christmas with John & Chrissy 7.3

A Legendary Christmas with John & Chrissy

as Self

2018
Thumb

Thumb

Dueling Dumplings 5.2

Dueling Dumplings

as Zhen (voice)

2024
Ocean's Team 3.0 8.0

Ocean's Team 3.0

as Self

2018
Lisa Lu Plays Herself

Lisa Lu Plays Herself

as Self

2025
Fly Hard 8.0

Fly Hard

as Chump (voice)

2024
Call Your Mother 7.8

Call Your Mother

2020
Reimagining The Met Gala 8.0

Reimagining The Met Gala

as Self

2018
The Baccarat Machine

The Baccarat Machine

as Cheung Yin 'Kelly' Sun

Bad Rap 6.3

Bad Rap

as Self

2016

TV Shows 45

The Simpsons 8.0

The Simpsons

as Carmen (voice)

1989
The Kelly Clarkson Show 6.2

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

2019
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen 4.9

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

2009
The Daily Show 6.4

The Daily Show

as Self

1996
Late Night with Seth Meyers 5.1

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers 5.1

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self - Guest

2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 6.1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self - Guest

2015
Saturday Night Live 6.9

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

1975
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 5.3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 5.3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

2003
LIVE with Kelly and Mark 5.6

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

1988
Regular Show 8.6

Regular Show

as Apple / Waitress #1 (voice)

2010
Big Brother 4.8

Big Brother

as Self - Guest

2000
Hot Ones 7.1

Hot Ones

as Self

2015
The Ellen DeGeneres Show 5.5

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

2003
Black Mirror 8.3

Black Mirror

as Kimmy

2011
Golden Globe Awards 7.0

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

1944
The Drew Barrymore Show 5.6

The Drew Barrymore Show

as Self

2020
A Little Late with Lilly Singh 3.4

A Little Late with Lilly Singh

as Self

2019
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors 4.2

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

2014
MTV Video Music Awards 7.8

MTV Video Music Awards

as Self - Preshow Host

1984
MTV Movie & TV Awards 7.9

MTV Movie & TV Awards

as Self - Presenter

1992
Off Camera with Sam Jones 5.0

Off Camera with Sam Jones

as Self

2014
Poker Face 7.4

Poker Face

as Maddy Saint Marie

2023
Made in Hollywood 4.6

Made in Hollywood

as Self

2005
Top Chef VIP 7.4

Top Chef VIP

as Self

2022
Future Man 7.1

Future Man

as Woman at Video Game Store

2017
Marvel Zombies 7.3

Marvel Zombies

as Katy Chen (voice)

2025
Good Hang with Amy Poehler 5.5

Good Hang with Amy Poehler

as Self - Guest

2025
Marvel Studios Assembled 7.2

Marvel Studios Assembled

as Self

2021
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire 7.8

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

as Self - Contestant

2020
The Boys Presents: Diabolical 7.1

The Boys Presents: Diabolical

as Sky / Areola / Turd (voice)

2022
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens 6.9

Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens

as Nora Lin

2020
Awkwafina: The Unlikely Cook 4.6

Awkwafina: The Unlikely Cook

as Self

2026
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance 7.8

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

as skekLach (The Collector) (voice)

2019
Animals. 6.4

Animals.

as Annie (voice)

2016
The Emmy Awards 7.9

The Emmy Awards

as Self

1949
IMDb on the Scene 6.5

IMDb on the Scene

as Self

2015
A Real Bug's Life 7.1

A Real Bug's Life

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2024
Weird City 6.1

Weird City

as Charlotta

2019
Mary + Jane 5.0

Mary + Jane

as Gina

2016
No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski 4.0

No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski

as Self

2025
30 Questions

30 Questions

as Self - Guest

2026
Character Conversations

Character Conversations

2024
Tawk with Awkwafina

Tawk with Awkwafina

as Self – Host

2015

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