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Awkwafina
Actor, Producer, Writer, Director
Born June 2, 1988 (36 years)
Nora Lum (born June 2, 1988), known professionally as Awkwafina, is an American actress, rapper, and comedian who 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). Her second album, In Fina We Trust, was released in 2018. She played supporting roles in the comedy films Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016), Ocean's 8 (2018), Crazy Rich Asians (2018), and Jumanji: The Next Level (2019).
Awkwafina played a leading role in the comedy-drama film The Farewell (2019), for which she received critical acclaim and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical, becoming the first woman of Asian descent to win a Golden Globe in any lead actress film category, and additionally won the Satellite Award for Best Actress and was nominated for the BAFTA Rising Star Award and the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress.
Awkwafina is co-creator, writer, and executive producer of the Comedy Central series Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens (2020–present), in which she stars as a fictionalized version of herself. She then appeared in Swan Song (2021), voiced Courtney in The Angry Birds Movie 2, Sisu in Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) and Ms. Tarantula in The Bad Guys (2022), and portrayed Katy in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) superhero film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021).
Awkwafina played a leading role in the comedy-drama film The Farewell (2019), for which she received critical acclaim and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical, becoming the first woman of Asian descent to win a Golden Globe in any lead actress film category, and additionally won the Satellite Award for Best Actress and was nominated for the BAFTA Rising Star Award and the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress.
Awkwafina is co-creator, writer, and executive producer of the Comedy Central series Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens (2020–present), in which she stars as a fictionalized version of herself. She then appeared in Swan Song (2021), voiced Courtney in The Angry Birds Movie 2, Sisu in Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) and Ms. Tarantula in The Bad Guys (2022), and portrayed Katy in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) superhero film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021).
Known For
Filmography
| 2025 | The Bad Guys 2 · as Ms. Tarantula (voice) |
| 2024 | Jackpot! · as Katie |
| 2024 | IF · as Bubble (voice) |
| 2024 | Kung Fu Panda 4 · as Zhen (voice) |
| 2024 | Fly Hard · as Chump (voice) |
| 2023 | Migration · as Chump (voice) |
| 2023 | Quiz Lady · as Anne Yum |
| 2023 | Once Upon a Studio · as Sisu (voice) |
| 2023 | The Little Mermaid · as Scuttle (voice) |
| 2023 | Renfield · as Rebecca |
| 2022 | The Bad Guys in Maraschino Ruby · as Tarantula (voice) |
| 2022 | The Bad Guys · as Tarantula (voice) |
| 2022 | The Boys Presents: Diabolical (TV Series) · as Sky / Areola / Turd (voice) |
| 2021 | Swan Song · as Kate |
| 2021 | |
| 2021 | Raya and the Last Dragon · as Sisu (voice) |
| 2021 | Breaking News in Yuba County · as Mina |
| 2020 | The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run · as Otto (voice) |
| 2020 | |
| 2020 | Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens (TV Series) · as Nora Lin |
| 2019 | Jumanji: The Next Level · as Ming |
| 2019 | The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (TV Series) · as Skeklach (the Collector) (voice) |
| 2019 | Paradise Hills · as Yu |
| 2019 | The Farewell · as Billi |
| 2019 | The Angry Birds Movie 2 · as Courtney (voice) |
| 2019 | Tuca & Bertie (TV Series) · as Bertie's Left Boob |
| 2019 | Weird City (TV Series) · as Charlotta |
| 2018 | Crazy Rich Asians · as Goh Peik Lin |
| 2018 | Ocean's Eight · as Constance |
| 2018 | Dude · as Rebecca Voller |
| 2017 | Future Man (TV Series) · as Woman At Video Game Store |
| 2017 | Drive Share (TV Series) · as Porn Star Passenger |
| 2016 | Storks · as Quail (voice) |
| 2016 | Mary + Jane (TV Series) · as Gina |
| 2016 | Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising · as Christine |
| 2016 | Animals (2016) (TV Series) · as Annie (voice) |
| 2010 | Regular Show (TV Series) · as Apple / Waitress #1 (voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons (TV Series) · as Carmen (voice) |