
Biography
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.
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Sleepwalker
2026
31 Candles
2025
Late Bloomers
2024
Kung Fu Panda 4
2024
Strange Planet
2023
Joy Ride
2023
Turning Red
2022
Chloe and Theo
2015
Final Recipe
2013
Miss D
2012
The Guitar
2008
Year of the Fish
2007
South Pacific
2001
Mickey Blue Eyes
1999
Ransom
1996
Spin City
1996
What About Bob?
1991
Law & Order
1990
She-Devil
1989
Roseanne
1988
Mathnet
1987
Brass
1985
Author! Author!
1982




































