About

Known credits:
49
Birthday:
1988-06-02
Place of birth:
Stony Brook, Brookhaven, New York, USA
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Awkwafina

Overview

Nora Lum (born June 2, 1988), known professionally as Awkwafina (/ˌɔːkwəˈfiːnə/), is an American actress, comedian and rapper. She 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). She expanded to films with supporting roles in the comedies Neighbours 2: Sorority Rising (2016), Ocean's 8 (2018), Crazy Rich Asians (2018), and Jumanji: The Next Level (2019). For her starring role as a grieving young woman in The Farewell (2019), she won a Golden Globe Award.

Since 2020, Awkwafina has been a co-creator, writer, and executive producer of the Comedy Central series Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens, where she also plays a fictionalised version of herself. In 2021, she portrayed Katy in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. She has also performed voice roles in the animated films Storks (2016), The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019), Raya and the Last Dragon (2021), The Bad Guys (2022), The Little Mermaid, Migration (both 2023), Kung Fu Panda 4, and IF (both 2024).

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Known for

Acting

2025 Marvel Zombies Actor Katy Chen (voice) N/A
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2025 The Bad Guys 2 Actor Ms. Tarantula (voice) N/A
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2025 Animals United 2: The Chilldown Actor Sarah the Harbor Seal (voice) N/A
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2024 Jackpot! Actor Katie Kim 61
Fair
2024 IF Actor Bubble (voice) 68
Fair
2024 Dueling Dumplings Actor Zhen (voice) N/A
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2024 Kung Fu Panda 4 Actor Zhen (voice) 69
Fair
2024 Fly Hard Actor Chump (voice) 59
Average
2024 A Real Bug's Life Actor Self - Narrator (voice) 70
Good
2023 Migration Actor Chump (voice) 70
Good
2023 Once Upon a Studio Actor Sisu (voice) 68
Fair
2023 Quiz Lady Actor Anne Yum 61
Fair
2023 The Little Mermaid Actor Scuttle (voice) 62
Fair
2023 Renfield Actor Rebecca 63
Fair
2022 Maraschino Ruby Actor Tarantula (voice) 59
Average
2022 The Bad Guys Actor Tarantula (voice) 72
Good
2021 Swan Song Actor Kate 65
Fair
2021 Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Actor Katy 74
Good
2021 Raya and the Last Dragon Actor Sisu (voice) 77
Good
2021 Breaking News in Yuba County Actor Mina 58
Average
2020 The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run Actor Otto (voice) 72
Good
2020 One World: Together at Home Actor Self 59
Average
2020 Call Your Mother Actor 59
Average
2020 Level Up: Making Jumanji: The Next Level Actor Herself N/A
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2020 Jumanji: The Next Level - Body Swapping: Snapping Into Character Actor Herself N/A
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2020 Awkwafina is Nora From Queens Actor Nora Lin 70
Good
2019 Jumanji: The Next Level Actor Ming 68
Fair
2019 Between Two Ferns: The Movie Actor Awkwafina 59
Average
2019 The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Actor skekLach (The Collector) (voice) 76
Good
2019 Paradise Hills Actor Yu 58
Average
2019 The Angry Birds Movie 2 Actor Courtney (voice) 68
Fair
2019 The Farewell Actor Billi 69
Fair
2018 A Legendary Christmas with John & Chrissy Actor Self 59
Average
2018 Ocean's Team 3.0 Actor Self 59
Average
2018 Reimagining The Met Gala Actor Self 59
Average
2018 Crazy Rich Asians Actor Goh Peik Lin 69
Fair
2018 Ocean's 8: A Heist In Heels Actor Constance 60
Fair
2018 Ocean's Eight Actor Constance 69
Fair
2018 Dude Actor Rebecca Voller 56
Average
2016 Storks Actor Quail (voice) 65
Fair
2016 Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising Actor Christine 58
Average
2016 Bad Rap Actor Self 59
Average
The Baccarat Machine Actor Cheung Yin “Kelly” Sun N/A
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Shelly Actor Shelly Wheeler N/A
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Wildwood Actor (voice) N/A
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The Baccarat Queen Actor Cheung Yin “Kelly” Sun N/A
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Untitled '21 Jump Street' Spin-off Actor N/A
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The Last Adventure of Constance Verity Actor Constance Verity N/A
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Production

2023 Quiz Lady Production Producer 61
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