Lori Tan Chinn
ActorLori 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.
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Sleepwalker
2026
Bai Zhao
31 Candles
2025
Jaya
Late Bloomers
2024
Inez
Kung Fu Panda 4
2024
Granny Boar (voice)
Joy Ride
2023
Nai Nai Chen
Turning Red
2022
Auntie Chen (voice)
Ghosts of Christmas Always
2022
Arlene
Chloe and Theo
2015
Landlady
Final Recipe
2013
Mrs. Wang
Miss D
2012
Mrs. Ling
The Guitar
2008
Mrs. Tzu
Year of the Fish
2007
Shuk Yee
From Other Worlds
2004
Mrs. Kim
South Pacific
2001
Bloody Mary
Mickey Blue Eyes
1999
Chinese Restaurant Owner
Ransom
1996
Woman on Street #3
Living in Oblivion
1995
Costume Designer
It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice
1994
Nerissa
Glengarry Glen Ross
1992
Coat Check Girl
What About Bob?
1991
Bus Driver
Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu Strangler
1990
She-Devil
1989
Vesta Rose Woman
Brass
1985
Hilda
Author! Author!
1982
Mrs. Woo
