Awkwafina
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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
Credits
Wildwood (2026)
as Septima (voice)
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
as Katy
The Bad Guys 2 (2025)
as Tarantula (voice)
Migration (2023)
as Chump (voice)
Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024)
as Zhen (voice)
The Little Mermaid (2023)
as Scuttle (voice)
Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)
as Ming
The Bad Guys (2022)
as Tarantula (voice)
Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)
as Sisu (voice)
Jackpot! (2024)
as Katie Kim
Descendants: Wicked Wonderland (2026)
as Chessy the Cat (voice)
The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019)
as Courtney (voice)
Ocean's Eight (2018)
as Constance
IF (2024)
as Bubble (voice)
Jumanji: Open World (2026)
as Ming
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020)
as Otto (voice)
Crazy Rich Asians (2018)
as Peik Lin Goh
Renfield (2023)
as Rebecca
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016)
as Christine
Storks (2016)
as Quail (voice)
Once Upon a Studio (2023)
as Sisu (voice)
Swan Song (2021)
as Kate
The Farewell (2019)
as Billi
Quiz Lady (2023)
as Anne Yum
Dude (2018)
as Rebecca Voller
Breaking News in Yuba County (2021)
as Mina
The Man with the Bag (2026)
Actor
One World: Together at Home (2020)
as Self
Between Two Ferns: The Movie (2019)
as Awkwafina
Thumb (—)
Actor
Paradise Hills (2019)
as Yu
Fly Hard (2024)
as Chump (voice)
Dueling Dumplings (2024)
as Zhen (voice)
The Bad Guys: Little Lies and Alibis (2025)
as Tarantula (voice)
Kaet Might Die (—)
as Kaet
Lisa Lu Plays Herself (2025)
as Self
Kung Fu Panda 5 (—)
as Zhen (voice)
Call Your Mother (2020)
Actor
Ocean's Team 3.0 (2018)
as Self
A Legendary Christmas with John & Chrissy (2018)
as Self
Reimagining The Met Gala (2018)
as Self
The Baccarat Machine (—)
as Cheung Yin 'Kelly' Sun
Devise the Plan: Making 'The Bad Guys' (2022)
as Self
Maraschino Ruby (2022)
as Tarantula (voice)
Bad Rap (2016)
as Self