ACTOR · FROM SEATTLE, USA
Lori Tan Chinn
Born 1948 · 78 years old38 credits since 1982
FunnyHeartwarmingFeel goodQuirkyCultural identity
ABOUT LORI
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.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born7 July 1948
BirthplaceSeattle, USA
Known forActing
On Cineora30 of 38 titles
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IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 30
- Average IMDb
- 6.7
- Highest rated
- The Adventures of Pete & PeteIMDb 8.4
- Working since
- 1982
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Filmography
The 2020s
13 titles · IMDb 6.6 on average
Movieas Gena
Movieas Bai Zhao
as Jaya
Seriesas Gugu (voice) · 13 episodes
Seriesas Susan Yang · 6 episodes
Movieas Inez
Movieas Granny Boar (voice)
Seriesas Guide (voice) · 10 episodes
The 2010s
4 titles · IMDb 6.8 on average
Movieas Landlady
Movieas Mrs. Wang
Seriesas Mei Chang (voice) · 1 episode
as Mrs. Ling
The 2000s
5 titles · IMDb 5.9 on average
Movieas Mrs. Tzu
as Shuk Yee
Seriesas Mrs. Park · 1 episode
Movieas Mrs. Kim
Movieas Bloody Mary
The 1990s
11 titles · IMDb 7.3 on average
Movieas Chinese Waitress
as Daisy · 1 episode
Movieas Woman on Street #3
Seriesas Samaritan Nun · 1 episode
Movieas Costume Designer
as Nerissa
Seriesas Gym Coach · 1 episode
Movieas Coat Check Girl
The 1980s
5 titles · IMDb 6.4 on average
Movieas Vesta Rose Woman
Seriesas Iris · 4 episodes
as Miss Jessica · 1 episode
as Hilda
Movieas Mrs. Woo
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Lori’s titles.
Al PacinoGlengarry Glen Ross and Author! Author!
Steve BuscemiLiving in Oblivion and The Only Living Pickpocket in New York
AwkwafinaKung Fu Panda 4 and Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
James HongTurning Red and Kung Fu Panda 4
Bebe NeuwirthLaw & Order: Trial by Jury and Teenage Euthanasia
Ronny ChiengKung Fu Panda 4 and Joy Ride
Roseanne BarrRoseanne and She-Devil
Barry StrugatzDirector · She-Devil and From Other Worlds
