Awkwafina

About

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...

Known for

The SimpsonsSeries • 1989Regular ShowSeries • 2010Black MirrorSeries • 2011Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten RingsMovie • 2021The Bad Guys 2Movie • 2025Poker FaceSeries • 2023MigrationMovie • 2023Kung Fu Panda 4Movie • 2024Future ManSeries • 2017Marvel ZombiesSeries • 2025The Little MermaidMovie • 2023The Bad GuysMovie • 2022WildwoodMovie • 2026Raya and the Last DragonMovie • 2021Ocean's EightMovie • 2018Jumanji: The Next LevelMovie • 2019Jackpot!Movie • 2024The Angry Birds Movie 2Movie • 2019Descendants: Wicked WonderlandMovie • 2026The Boys Presents: DiabolicalSeries • 2022The Dark Crystal: Age of ResistanceSeries • 2019The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the RunMovie • 2020Awkwafina Is Nora from QueensSeries • 2020Crazy Rich AsiansMovie • 2018