
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.
Acted in 38
2020s
- 2026
- 2025
31 Candles
Jaya
- 2024
- 2023
- 2022
Ghosts of Christmas Always
Arlene
- 2021
- 2020
2010s
- 2015
- 2013
Final Recipe
Mrs. Wang
- 2012
Miss D
Mrs. Ling
2000s
- 2008
The Guitar
Mrs. Tzu
- 2007
Year of the Fish
Shuk Yee
- 2005
- 2004
- 2001
South Pacific
Bloody Mary
1990s
- 1999
It's Like, You Know...
Daisy · 1 episode
- 1996
- 1995
- 1994
It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice
Nerissa
- 1993
- 1992
- 1991
- 1990
Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu Strangler
Movie
1980s
- 1989
- 1988
- 1987
Mathnet
Miss Jessica · 1 episode
- 1985
Brass
Hilda
- 1982