Awkwafina
Acting
1988-06-02 · Stony Brook, Brookhaven, New York, USA
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
TheatersJumanji: Open World
2026 · Movie
The Man with the Bag
2026 · Movie
The Unlikely Cook with Awkwafina
2026 · Series
TheatersWildwood
2026 · Movie
TheatersDescendants: Wicked Wonderland
2026 · Movie
Marvel Zombies
2025 · Series
The Bad Guys 2
2025 · Movie
Lisa Lu Plays Herself
2025 · Movie
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
2025 · Series
No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski
2025 · Series
The Bad Guys: Little Lies and Alibis
2025 · Movie
Jackpot!
2024 · Movie
IF
2024 · Movie
Dueling Dumplings
2024 · Movie
Kung Fu Panda 4
2024 · Movie
Fly Hard
2024 · Movie
A Real Bug's Life
2024 · Series
Migration
2023 · Movie
Once Upon a Studio
2023 · Movie
Quiz Lady
2023 · Movie
The Little Mermaid
2023 · Movie
Renfield
2023 · Movie
Poker Face
2023 · Series
Top Chef VIP
2022 · Series
Devise the Plan: Making 'The Bad Guys'
2022 · Movie
Maraschino Ruby
2022 · Movie
The Bad Guys
2022 · Movie
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
2022 · Series
Swan Song
2021 · Movie
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
2021 · Movie
Marvel Studios Assembled
2021 · Series
Raya and the Last Dragon
2021 · Movie
Breaking News in Yuba County
2021 · Movie
The Drew Barrymore Show
2020 · Series
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
2020 · Movie
One World: Together at Home
2020 · Movie
Call Your Mother
2020 · Movie
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
2020 · Series
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
2020 · Series
Jumanji: The Next Level
2019 · Movie
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
2019 · Movie
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
2019 · Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Series
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
2019 · Series
Paradise Hills
2019 · Movie
The Angry Birds Movie 2
2019 · Movie
The Farewell
2019 · Movie
Weird City
2019 · Series
A Legendary Christmas with John & Chrissy
2018 · Movie
Ocean's Team 3.0
2018 · Movie
Reimagining The Met Gala
2018 · Movie
Crazy Rich Asians
2018 · Movie
Ocean's Eight
2018 · Movie
Dude
2018 · Movie
Future Man
2017 · Series
Storks
2016 · Movie
Mary + Jane
2016 · Series
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
2016 · Movie
Bad Rap
2016 · Movie
Animals.
2016 · Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Series
IMDb on the Scene
2015 · Series
Hot Ones
2015 · Series
Tawk with Awkwafina
2015 · Series
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 · Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Series
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014 · Series
Black Mirror
2011 · Series
Regular Show
2010 · Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Series
Made in Hollywood
2005 · Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Series
Big Brother
2000 · Series
The Daily Show
1996 · Series
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992 · Series
The Simpsons
1989 · Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Series
MTV Video Music Awards
1984 · Series
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Series
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Series
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Movie
The Bad Guys 3
Movie
Kaet Might Die
Movie
Kung Fu Panda 5
Movie
The Baccarat Machine
Movie