Lori Tan Chinn
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 7, 1948 (age 78)
- Birthplace
- Seattle, Washington, USA
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.
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Filmography
Sleepwalker
Movie · as Bai Zhao
The Only Living Pickpocket in New York
Movie · as Gena
31 Candles
Movie · as Jaya
Late Bloomers
Movie · as Inez
Kung Fu Panda 4
Movie · as Granny Boar (voice)
Jentry Chau vs the Underworld
TV · as Gugu (voice) · 13 eps
A Man on the Inside
TV · as Susan Yang · 6 eps
Joy Ride
Movie · as Nai Nai Chen
Strange Planet
TV · as Guide (voice) · 10 eps
Turning Red
Movie · as Auntie Chen (voice)
Ghosts of Christmas Always
Movie · as Arlene
Teenage Euthanasia
TV · 1 ep
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
TV · as Grandma · 27 eps
Chloe and Theo
Movie · as Landlady
Final Recipe
Movie · as Mrs. Wang
Orange Is the New Black
TV · as Mei Chang (voice) · 1 ep
Miss D
Movie · as Mrs. Ling
The Guitar
Movie · as Mrs. Tzu
Year of the Fish
Movie · as Shuk Yee
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
TV · as Mrs. Park · 1 ep
From Other Worlds
Movie · as Mrs. Kim
South Pacific
Movie · as Bloody Mary
Mickey Blue Eyes
Movie · as Chinese Waitress
It's Like, You Know...
TV · as Daisy · 1 ep
Ransom
Movie · as Woman on Street #3
Spin City
TV · as Samaritan Nun · 1 ep
Living in Oblivion
Movie · as Costume Designer
It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice
Movie · as Nerissa
The Adventures of Pete & Pete
TV · as Gym Coach · 1 ep
Glengarry Glen Ross
Movie · as Coat Check Girl
What About Bob?
Movie · as Bus Driver
Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu Strangler
Movie
Law & Order
TV · as SEC Investigator · 1 ep
She-Devil
Movie · as Vesta Rose Woman
Roseanne
TV · as Iris · 4 eps
Mathnet
TV · as Miss Jessica · 1 ep
Brass
Movie · as Hilda
Author! Author!
Movie · as Mrs. Woo