Lori Tan Chinn

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1948-07-07 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Seattle, Washington, USA

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, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting

2024

2001

South Pacific

as Bloody Mary

2013

Final Recipe

as Mrs. Wang

2022

Turning Red

as Auntie Chen (voice)

2023

Joy Ride

as Nai Nai Chen

2004

1992

Glengarry Glen Ross

as Coat Check Girl

2024

Kung Fu Panda 4

as Granny Boar (voice)

1991

What About Bob?

as Bus Driver

1989

She-Devil

as Vesta Rose Woman

2012

Miss D

as Mrs. Ling

1995

Living in Oblivion

as Costume Designer

1999

Mickey Blue Eyes

as Chinese Restaurant Owner

1982

Author! Author!

as Mrs. Woo

-

Sleepwalker

as Bai Zhao

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