Lori Tan Chinn

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.

Known For

Nerissa

It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice

Inez

Late Bloomers

Revealing Evidence - Stalking the Honolulu Strangler

Bloody Mary

South Pacific

Mrs. Wang

Final Recipe

Auntie Chen (voice)

Turning Red

Nai Nai Chen

Joy Ride

Mrs. Kim

From Other Worlds

31 Candles

Arlene

Ghosts of Christmas Always

Coat Check Girl

Glengarry Glen Ross

Granny Boar (voice)

Kung Fu Panda 4

Bus Driver

What About Bob?

Vesta Rose Woman

She-Devil

Mrs. Ling

Miss D

Costume Designer

Living in Oblivion

Chinese Restaurant Owner

Mickey Blue Eyes

Mrs. Woo

Author! Author!

Sleepwalker