Awkwafina

Awkwafina

36 · Born: Jun 2, 1988

Personal Details

Official Socials
BornJun 2, 1988 Stony Brook, Brookhaven, New York, USA
Parents
  • Wally Lum
  • Tia

Biography

Nora Lum (born June 2, 1988),known professionally as Awkwafina, is an American actress, rapper, and comedian who 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). Her second album, In Fina We Trust, was released in 2018. She played supporting roles in the comedy films Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016),Ocean's 8 (2018),Crazy Rich Asians (2018),and Jumanji: The Next Level (2019). Awkwafina played a leading role in the comedy-drama film The Farewell (2019),for which she received critical acclaim and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical, becoming the first woman of Asian descent to win a Golden Globe in any lead actress film category, and additionally won the Satellite Award for Best Actress and was nominated for the BAFTA Rising Star Award and the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress. Awkwafina is co-creator, writer, and executive producer of the Comedy Central series Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens (2020–present),in which she stars as a fictionalized version of herself. She then appeared in Swan Song (2021),voiced Courtney in The Angry Birds Movie 2, Sisu in Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) and Ms. Tarantula in The Bad Guys (2022),and portrayed Katy in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) superhero film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021).

Career

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2025
The Bad Guys 2
The Bad Guys 2 as Ms. Tarantula (voice)
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2024
Jackpot!
Jackpot! as Katie Kim
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Fly Hard
Fly Hard as Chump (voice)
{"id":217239,"title":"Kung Fu Panda 4","year":"2024","character":"Zhen (voice)","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/kung-fu-panda-4","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/2c4kvuujup70.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/2c4kvuujup70.jpg"},"released":1}
Kung Fu Panda 4
Kung Fu Panda 4 as Zhen (voice)
{"id":234871,"title":"Quiz Lady","year":"2023","character":"Anne Yum","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/quiz-lady","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/55tfv9ohsl70.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/55tfv9ohsl70.jpg"},"released":1}
2023
Quiz Lady
Quiz Lady as Anne Yum
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The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid as Scuttle (voice)
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Migration
Migration as Chump (voice)
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Once Upon a Studio
Once Upon a Studio as Sisu (voice)
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Renfield
Renfield as Rebecca Quincy
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2022
The Bad Guys
The Bad Guys as Tarantula (voice)
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The Boys Presents: Diabolical
The Boys Presents: Diabolical as Sky / Areola / Turd (voice)
{"id":141270,"title":"Breaking News in Yuba County","year":"2021","character":"Mina","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/breaking-news-in-yuba-county","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/2hudq56u8in0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/2hudq56u8in0.jpg"},"released":1}
2021
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{"id":198806,"title":"Swan Song","year":"2021","character":"Kate","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/swan-song-2021-1","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/38o2bg3g0cdg.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/38o2bg3g0cdg.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":141338,"title":"Raya and the Last Dragon","year":"2021","character":"Sisu (voice)","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/raya-and-the-last-dragon","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/4lu5uriq0n60.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/4lu5uriq0n60.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":176306,"title":"Call Your Mother","year":"2020","character":"","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/call-your-mother","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_176306.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_176306.jpg"},"released":1}
2020
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{"id":103834014,"title":"Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens","year":2020,"character":"Nora Lin","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/show\/awkwafina-is-nora-from-queens","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/52a0doo6be70.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/52a0doo6be70.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":137701,"title":"Paradise Hills","year":"2019","character":"Yu","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/paradise-hills","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/4r2bkr83c9d0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/4r2bkr83c9d0.jpg"},"released":1}
2019
{"id":127653,"title":"The Angry Birds Movie 2","year":"2019","character":"Courtney (voice)","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/the-angry-birds-movie-2","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/7q0dngop6080.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/7q0dngop6080.jpg"},"released":1}
The Angry Birds Movie 2
The Angry Birds Movie 2 as Courtney (voice)
{"id":136836,"title":"The Farewell","year":"2019","character":"Billi","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/the-farewell","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/1664qs6jd0jg.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/1664qs6jd0jg.jpg"},"released":1}
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Weird City
Weird City as Charlotta
{"id":103832620,"title":"The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance","year":2019,"character":"skekLach (The Collector) (voice)","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/show\/the-dark-crystal-age-of-resistance","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/40cmdo5q7m70.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/40cmdo5q7m70.jpg"},"released":1}
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance as skekLach (The Collector) (voice)
{"id":116166,"title":"Dude","year":"2018","character":"Rebecca Voller","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/dude","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/3e99jqbl1rg0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/3e99jqbl1rg0.jpg"},"released":1}
2018
Dude
Dude as Rebecca Voller
{"id":112252,"title":"Ocean's Eight","year":"2018","character":"Constance","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/oceans-eight-2018","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/6gr3q5gvkbl0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/6gr3q5gvkbl0.jpg"},"released":1}
Ocean's Eight
Ocean's Eight as Constance
{"id":128347,"title":"Crazy Rich Asians","year":"2018","character":"Goh Peik Lin","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/movie\/crazy-rich-asians","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/7emicuonv1o0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/7emicuonv1o0.jpg"},"released":1}
Crazy Rich Asians
Crazy Rich Asians as Goh Peik Lin
{"id":11647,"title":"Animals.","year":2018,"character":"Annie (voice)","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/show\/animals","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/5bj8e1065lc0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/5bj8e1065lc0.jpg"},"released":1}
Animals.
Animals. as Annie (voice)
{"id":540,"title":"The Simpsons","year":2018,"character":"Carmen (voice)","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/show\/the-simpsons","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/5utdm4odj440.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/5utdm4odj440.jpg"},"released":1}
The Simpsons
The Simpsons as Carmen (voice)
{"id":103831416,"title":"Future Man","year":2017,"character":"Woman at Video Game Store","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/show\/future-man","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/49rs362bo4j0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/49rs362bo4j0.jpg"},"released":1}
2017
Future Man
Future Man as Woman at Video Game Store
{"id":12069,"title":"Mary + Jane","year":2016,"character":"Gina","permalink":"https:\/\/streamboat.net\/show\/mary-jane","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_12069.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamboat.net\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_12069.jpg"},"released":1}
2016
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2015
Regular Show
Regular Show as Apple / Waitress #1 (voice)
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2024
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2020
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2018
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2016
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2020