Acting · Stony Brook, Brookhaven, New York, USA · Born June 2, 1988
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.
MovieJumanji: Open World
2026
as Ming
The Man with the Bag
2026
MovieWildwood
2026
as (voice)
MovieDescendants: Wicked Wonderland
2026
as Chessy the Cat (voice)
TVMarvel Zombies
2025
as Katy Chen (voice)
MovieThe Bad Guys 2
2025
as Tarantula (voice)
Lisa Lu Plays Herself
2025
as Self
TVNo Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski
2025
as Self
MovieThe Bad Guys: Little Lies and Alibis
2025
as Tarantula (voice)
MovieJackpot!
2024
as Katie Kim
MovieIF
2024
as Bubble (voice)
MovieDueling Dumplings
2024
as Zhen (voice)
MovieKung Fu Panda 4
2024
as Zhen (voice)
MovieFly Hard
2024
as Chump (voice)
TVA Real Bug's Life
2024
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieMigration
2023
as Chump (voice)
MovieOnce Upon a Studio
2023
as Sisu (voice)
MovieQuiz Lady
2023
as Anne Yum
MovieThe Little Mermaid
2023
as Scuttle (voice)
MovieRenfield
2023
as Rebecca
TVPoker Face
2023
as Maddy Saint Marie
TVTop Chef VIP
2022
as Self
MovieDevise the Plan: Making 'The Bad Guys'
2022
as Self
MovieMaraschino Ruby
2022
as Tarantula (voice)
MovieThe Bad Guys
2022
as Tarantula (voice)
TVThe Boys Presents: Diabolical
2022
as Sky / Areola / Turd (voice)
MovieSwan Song
2021
as Kate
MovieShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
2021
as Katy
TVMarvel Studios Assembled
2021
as Self
MovieRaya and the Last Dragon
2021
as Sisu (voice)
MovieBreaking News in Yuba County
2021
as Mina
TVThe Drew Barrymore Show
2020
as Self
MovieThe SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
2020
as Otto (voice)
MovieOne World: Together at Home
2020
as Self
MovieCall Your Mother
2020
TVAwkwafina Is Nora from Queens
2020
as Nora Lin
MovieJumanji: The Next Level
2019
as Ming
MovieBetween Two Ferns: The Movie
2019
as Awkwafina
TVA Little Late with Lilly Singh
2019
as Self
TVThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
TVThe Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
2019
as skekLach (The Collector) (voice)
MovieParadise Hills
2019
as Yu
MovieThe Angry Birds Movie 2
2019
as Courtney (voice)
MovieThe Farewell
2019
as Billi
TVWeird City
2019
as Charlotta
MovieA Legendary Christmas with John & Chrissy
2018
as Self
Reimagining The Met Gala
2018
as Self
MovieOcean's Team 3.0
2018
as Self
MovieCrazy Rich Asians
2018
as Peik Lin Goh
MovieOcean's Eight
2018
as Constance
MovieDude
2018
as Rebecca Voller
TVFuture Man
2017
as Woman at Video Game Store
MovieStorks
2016
as Quail (voice)
TVMary + Jane
2016
as Gina
MovieNeighbors 2: Sorority Rising
2016
as Christine
MovieBad Rap
2016
as Self
TVAnimals.
2016
as Annie (voice)
TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
TVIMDb on the Scene
2015
as Self
TVHot Ones
2015
as Self
TVVariety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
TVLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
TVOff Camera with Sam Jones
2014
as Self
TVBlack Mirror
2011
as Kimmy
TVRegular Show
2010
as Apple / Waitress #1 (voice)
TVWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
TVMade in Hollywood
2005
as Self
TVThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
TVBig Brother
2000
as Self - Guest
TVThe Daily Show
1996
as Self
TVMTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
as Self - Presenter
TVThe Simpsons
1989
as Carmen (voice)
TVLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
TVMTV Video Music Awards
1984
as Self - Preshow Host
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter
The Baccarat Machine
as Cheung Yin 'Kelly' Sun
Thumb
MovieThe Bad Guys 3
as Tarantula (voice)
Kung Fu Panda 5
as Zhen (voice)
Kaet Might Die
as Kaet
The Unlikely Cook with Awkwafina
as Self
