Actor
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 ...

Known For
Acting
2025 -- 31 Candles |
2024 -- Late Bloomers | Inez
2024 -- Kung Fu Panda 4 | Granny Boar (voice)
2023 -- Joy Ride | Nai Nai Chen
2022 -- Ghosts of Christmas Always | Arlene
2022 -- Turning Red | Auntie Chen (voice)
2013 -- Final Recipe | Mrs. Wang
2012 -- Miss D | Mrs. Ling
2004 -- From Other Worlds | Mrs. Kim
2001 -- South Pacific | Bloody Mary
1999 -- Mickey Blue Eyes | Chinese Restaurant Owner
1995 -- Living in Oblivion | Costume Designer
1994 -- It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice | Nerissa
1992 -- Glengarry Glen Ross | Coat Check Girl
1991 -- What About Bob? | Bus Driver
1990 -- Revealing Evidence - Stalking the Honolulu Strangler |
1989 -- She-Devil | Vesta Rose Woman
1982 -- Author! Author! | Mrs. Woo
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