Lori Tan Chinn
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
Kung Fu Panda 4
2024
as Granny Boar (voice)
Turning Red
2022
as Auntie Chen (voice)
Joy Ride
2023
as Nai Nai Chen
Ransom
1996
as Woman on Street #3
Glengarry Glen Ross
1992
as Coat Check Girl
She-Devil
1989
as Vesta Rose Woman
What About Bob?
1991
as Bus Driver
Mickey Blue Eyes
1999
as Chinese Restaurant Owner
Living in Oblivion
1995
as Costume Designer
Sleepwalker
2026
as Bai Zhao
Late Bloomers
2024
as Inez
Author! Author!
1982
as Mrs. Woo
Final Recipe
2013
as Mrs. Wang
31 Candles
2025
as Jaya
Brass
1985
as Hilda
The Guitar
2008
as Mrs. Tzu
South Pacific
2001
as Bloody Mary
Chloe and Theo
2015
as Landlady
Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu Strangler
1990
From Other Worlds
2004
as Mrs. Kim