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Lori Tan Chinn

Actor • Born 1948

Lori Tan Chinn

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About

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.

Known for

Law & Order posterLaw & OrderSeries • 1990Orange Is the New Black posterOrange Is the New BlackSeries • 2013Spin City posterSpin CitySeries • 1996Turning Red posterTurning RedMovie • 2022Kung Fu Panda 4 posterKung Fu Panda 4Movie • 2024The Only Living Pickpocket in New York posterThe Only Living Pickpocket in New YorkMovie • 2026Strange Planet posterStrange PlanetSeries • 2023A Man on the Inside posterA Man on the InsideSeries • 2024Jentry Chau vs the Underworld posterJentry Chau vs the UnderworldSeries • 2024Teenage Euthanasia posterTeenage EuthanasiaSeries • 2021The Adventures of Pete & Pete posterThe Adventures of Pete & PeteSeries • 1993Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens posterAwkwafina Is Nora from QueensSeries • 2020Law & Order: Trial by Jury posterLaw & Order: Trial by JurySeries • 2005Roseanne posterRoseanneSeries • 1988Ransom posterRansomMovie • 1996Glengarry Glen Ross posterGlengarry Glen RossMovie • 1992Joy Ride posterJoy RideMovie • 2023What About Bob? posterWhat About Bob?Movie • 1991She-Devil posterShe-DevilMovie • 1989Mickey Blue Eyes posterMickey Blue EyesMovie • 1999Living in Oblivion posterLiving in OblivionMovie • 1995Author! Author! posterAuthor! Author!Movie • 1982Late Bloomers posterLate BloomersMovie • 2024Chloe and Theo posterChloe and TheoMovie • 2015