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