Awkwafina
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
The Simpsons
Carmen (voice)
1989
Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
Series
The Daily Show
Self
1996
Series
Regular Show
Apple / Waitress #1 (voice)
2010
Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Series
Big Brother
Self - Guest
2000
Film
Descendants: Wicked Wonderland
Chessy the Cat (voice)
2026
Series
Black Mirror
Kimmy
2011
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
1944
Series
Hot Ones
Self
2015
Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Series
MTV Video Music Awards
Self - Preshow Host
1984
Film
Jumanji: The Next Level
Ming
2019
Film
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Katy
2021
Series
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
Film
Jumanji: Open World
Ming
2026
Series
Poker Face
Maddy Saint Marie
2023
Film
Kung Fu Panda 4
Zhen (voice)
2024
Series
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self - Presenter
1992
Film
The Bad Guys 2
Tarantula (voice)
2025
Film
The Bad Guys
Tarantula (voice)
2022
Series
The Drew Barrymore Show
Self
2020
Series
WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews
Self - Guest
2016
Series
Future Man
Woman at Video Game Store
2017
Series
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Self
2019
Series
Marvel Zombies
Katy Chen (voice)
2025
Series
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self
2014
Film
The Little Mermaid
Scuttle (voice)
2023
Film
Raya and the Last Dragon
Sisu (voice)
2021
Film
IF
Bubble (voice)
2024
Film
Migration
Chump (voice)
2023
Film
Ocean's Eight
Constance
2018
Film
The Angry Birds Movie 2
Courtney (voice)
2019
Series
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
Sky / Areola / Turd (voice)
2022
Series
Marvel Studios Assembled
Self
2021
Series
Made in Hollywood
Self
2005
Series
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
skekLach (The Collector) (voice)
2019
Film
Swan Song
Kate
2021
Film
Once Upon a Studio
Sisu (voice)
2023
Film
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
Otto (voice)
2020
Series
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
Nora Lin
2020
Film
Storks
Quail (voice)
2016
Film
Crazy Rich Asians
Peik Lin Goh
2018
Series
Top Chef VIP
Self
2022
Film
Jackpot!
Katie Kim
2024
Series
Animals.
Annie (voice)
2016
Series
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Self - Guest
2025
Film
Renfield
Rebecca
2023
Film
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
Christine
2016
Film
Wildwood
(voice)
2026
Film
Quiz Lady
Anne Yum
2023
Film
The Farewell
Billi
2019
Series
Weird City
Charlotta
2019
Series
A Real Bug's Life
Self - Narrator (voice)
2024
Series
No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski
Self
2025
Series
Mary + Jane
Gina
2016
Film
Breaking News in Yuba County
Mina
2021
Series
IMDb on the Scene
Self
2015
Film
One World: Together at Home
Self
2020
Film
Dude
Rebecca Voller
2018
Film
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
Awkwafina
2019
Film
Paradise Hills
Yu
2019
Film
The Bad Guys 3
Tarantula (voice)
Film
The Bad Guys: Little Lies and Alibis
Tarantula (voice)
2025
The Man with the Bag
2026
The Unlikely Cook with Awkwafina
Self
Thumb
Film
Fly Hard
Chump (voice)
2024
Kaet Might Die
Kaet
Kung Fu Panda 5
Zhen (voice)
Lisa Lu Plays Herself
Self
2025
Film
Ocean's Team 3.0
Self
2018
Reimagining The Met Gala
Self
2018
Film
A Legendary Christmas with John & Chrissy
Self
2018
Film
Call Your Mother
2020
Film
Maraschino Ruby
Tarantula (voice)
2022
Film
Dueling Dumplings
Zhen (voice)
2024
Film
Devise the Plan: Making 'The Bad Guys'
Self
2022
The Baccarat Machine
Cheung Yin 'Kelly' Sun
Film
Bad Rap
Self
2016
Tawk with Awkwafina
Self – Host
2015