Lori Tan Chinn
Acting • Born 1948-07-07
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, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
38 credits
It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice
Movie • 1994
Nerissa
Late Bloomers
Movie • 2024
Inez
Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu Strangler
Movie • 1990
South Pacific
Movie • 2001
Bloody Mary
Final Recipe
Movie • 2013
Mrs. Wang
Turning Red
Movie • 2022
Auntie Chen (voice)
Joy Ride
Movie • 2023
Nai Nai Chen
From Other Worlds
Movie • 2004
Mrs. Kim
31 Candles
Movie • 2025
Jaya
Ghosts of Christmas Always
Movie • 2022
Arlene
Glengarry Glen Ross
Movie • 1992
Coat Check Girl
Kung Fu Panda 4
Movie • 2024
Granny Boar (voice)
What About Bob?
Movie • 1991
Bus Driver
She-Devil
Movie • 1989
Vesta Rose Woman
Miss D
Movie • 2012
Mrs. Ling
Living in Oblivion
Movie • 1995
Costume Designer
Mickey Blue Eyes
Movie • 1999
Chinese Restaurant Owner
Author! Author!
Movie • 1982
Mrs. Woo
Sleepwalker
Movie • 2026
Bai Zhao
Chloe and Theo
Movie • 2015
Landlady
Brass
Movie • 1985
Hilda
Year of the Fish
Movie • 2007
Shuk Yee
The Guitar
Movie • 2008
Mrs. Tzu
Ransom
Movie • 1996
Woman on Street #3
Orange Is the New Black
TV • 2013
Mei Chang (voice)
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
TV • 2005
Mrs. Park
Jentry Chau vs the Underworld
TV • 2024
Gugu (voice)
Strange Planet
TV • 2023
Guide (voice)
Teenage Euthanasia
TV • 2021
Spin City
TV • 1996
Samaritan Nun
Law & Order
TV • 1990
SEC Investigator
Orange Is the New Black
TV • 2013
Mei Chang
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
TV • 2020
Grandma
A Man on the Inside
TV • 2024
Susan Yang
Roseanne
TV • 1988
Iris
Mathnet
TV • 1987
Miss Jessica
The Adventures of Pete & Pete
TV • 1993
Gym Coach
It's Like, You Know...
TV • 1999
Daisy