Awkwafina
Acting
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.
Known for
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movieWildwood
2026
(voice)
movieDescendants: Wicked Wonderland
2026
Chessy the Cat (voice)
tvMarvel Zombies
2025
Katy Chen (voice)
movieThe Bad Guys 2
2025
Tarantula (voice)
movieThe Bad Guys: Little Lies and Alibis
2025
Tarantula (voice)
movieJackpot!
2024
Katie Kim
movieIF
2024
Bubble (voice)
movieDueling Dumplings
2024
Zhen (voice)
movieKung Fu Panda 4
2024
Zhen (voice)
movieFly Hard
2024
Chump (voice)
tvA Real Bug's Life
2024
Self - Narrator (voice)
movieMigration
2023
Chump (voice)
movieOnce Upon a Studio
2023
Sisu (voice)
movieQuiz Lady
2023
Anne Yum
movieThe Little Mermaid
2023
Scuttle (voice)
movieRenfield
2023
Rebecca
tvPoker Face
2023
Maddy Saint Marie
movieMaraschino Ruby
2022
Tarantula (voice)
movieThe Bad Guys
2022
Tarantula (voice)
tvThe Boys Presents: Diabolical
2022
Sky / Areola / Turd (voice)
movieRaya and the Last Dragon
2021
Sisu (voice)
movieThe SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
2020
Otto (voice)
tvThe Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
2019
skekLach (The Collector) (voice)
movieThe Angry Birds Movie 2
2019
Courtney (voice)
tvWeird City
2019
Charlotta
movieCrazy Rich Asians
2018
Peik Lin Goh
movieOcean's Eight
2018
Constance
movieDude
2018
Rebecca Voller
tvFuture Man
2017
Woman at Video Game Store
movieStorks
2016
Quail (voice)
movieBad Rap
2016
Self
tvAnimals.
2016
Annie (voice)
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Self - Guest
tvHot Ones
2015
Self
tvBlack Mirror
2011
Kimmy
tvRegular Show
2010
Apple / Waitress #1 (voice)
tvWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Self - Guest
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Self - Guest / Self - Guest
tvBig Brother
2000
Self - Guest
tvMTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
Self - Presenter
tvThe Simpsons
1989
Carmen (voice)
tvLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Self - Guest
tvMTV Video Music Awards
1984
Self - Preshow Host
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Self - Host
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944
Self - Presenter
The Baccarat Machine
Cheung Yin 'Kelly' Sun
movieThe Bad Guys 3
Tarantula (voice)
Kung Fu Panda 5
Zhen (voice)
Production3
movieQuiz Lady
2023
Producer
tvAwkwafina Is Nora from Queens
2020
Executive Producer
The Unlikely Cook with Awkwafina
Executive Producer