Lori Tan Chinn
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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
Credits
Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024)
as Granny Boar (voice)
Turning Red (2022)
as Auntie Chen (voice)
Ransom (1996)
as Woman on Street #3
She-Devil (1989)
as Vesta Rose Woman
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
as Coat Check Girl
Joy Ride (2023)
as Nai Nai Chen
What About Bob? (1991)
as Bus Driver
Sleepwalker (2026)
as Bai Zhao
Mickey Blue Eyes (1999)
as Chinese Restaurant Owner
Living in Oblivion (1995)
as Costume Designer
Final Recipe (2013)
as Mrs. Wang
Author! Author! (1982)
as Mrs. Woo
The Guitar (2008)
as Mrs. Tzu
31 Candles (2025)
as Jaya
Chloe and Theo (2015)
as Landlady
South Pacific (2001)
as Bloody Mary
Late Bloomers (2024)
as Inez
From Other Worlds (2004)
as Mrs. Kim
Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu Strangler (1990)
Actor
Ghosts of Christmas Always (2022)
as Arlene
Brass (1985)
as Hilda
Year of the Fish (2007)
as Shuk Yee
It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice (1994)
as Nerissa
Miss D (2012)
as Mrs. Ling