Actor
Lori Tan Chinn
78 years · Seattle, Washington, USA · 25 films
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.
Best known for
Filmography 25
The Only Living Pickpocket in New York
2026 · Gena
Sleepwalker
2026 · Bai Zhao
31 Candles
2025 · Jaya
On Kanopy
Late Bloomers
2024 · Inez
On Kanopy
Kung Fu Panda 4
2024 · Granny Boar (voice)
On Amazon Prime Video
Joy Ride
2023 · Nai Nai Chen
On Amazon Prime Video
Ghosts of Christmas Always
2022 · Arlene
On Philo
Turning Red
2022 · Auntie Chen (voice)
On Disney Plus
Chloe and Theo
2015 · Landlady
On Plex
Final Recipe
2013 · Mrs. Wang
Miss D
2012 · Mrs. Ling
The Guitar
2008 · Mrs. Tzu
Year of the Fish
2007 · Shuk Yee
From Other Worlds
2004 · Mrs. Kim
On Plex
South Pacific
2001 · Bloody Mary
Mickey Blue Eyes
1999 · Chinese Waitress
On YouTube Free
Ransom
1996 · Woman on Street #3
On TNT
Living in Oblivion
1995 · Costume Designer
On Philo
It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice
1994 · Nerissa
Glengarry Glen Ross
1992 · Coat Check Girl
On Plex
What About Bob?
1991 · Bus Driver
Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu Strangler
1990 · Actor
She-Devil
1989 · Vesta Rose Woman
On Hoopla
Brass
1985 · Hilda
On Philo