Awkwafina

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

78

Gender

Female

Birthday

1988-06-02 (37 years old)

Place of Birth

Stony Brook, Brookhaven, New York, USA

Awkwafina

Biography

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 Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016), Ocean's 8 (2018), Crazy Rich Asians (2018), and Jumanji: The Next Level (2019). She won a Golden Globe Award for her starring role as a grieving young woman in The Farewell (2019). 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 fictionalized 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). For starring and producing the TV movie Quiz Lady (2023), she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie. Description above from the Wikipedia article Awkwafina, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • Regular Show

    Regular Show

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Black Mirror

    Black Mirror

  • The Bad Guys 2

    The Bad Guys 2

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Hot Ones

    Hot Ones

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Big Brother

    Big Brother

  • Kung Fu Panda 4

    Kung Fu Panda 4

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Marvel Zombies

    Marvel Zombies

  • The Little Mermaid

    The Little Mermaid

  • Migration

    Migration

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • MTV Video Music Awards

    MTV Video Music Awards

  • Poker Face

    Poker Face

  • Future Man

    Future Man

  • Jumanji: The Next Level

    Jumanji: The Next Level

  • Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

    Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

  • The Drew Barrymore Show

    The Drew Barrymore Show

  • Raya and the Last Dragon

    Raya and the Last Dragon

  • The Bad Guys

    The Bad Guys

  • Off Camera with Sam Jones

    Off Camera with Sam Jones

  • Ocean's Eight

    Ocean's Eight

  • IF

    IF

  • The Bad Guys: Little Lies and Alibis

    The Bad Guys: Little Lies and Alibis

  • A Little Late with Lilly Singh

    A Little Late with Lilly Singh

  • Jackpot!

    Jackpot!

  • Breaking News in Yuba County

    Breaking News in Yuba County

  • Made in Hollywood

    Made in Hollywood

  • The Boys Presents: Diabolical

    The Boys Presents: Diabolical

  • Renfield

    Renfield

  • The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run

    The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run

  • The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

    The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

  • Jumanji 3

    Jumanji 3

  • Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

  • The Angry Birds Movie 2

    The Angry Birds Movie 2

  • Paradise Hills

    Paradise Hills

  • Crazy Rich Asians

    Crazy Rich Asians

  • Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens

    Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens

  • Swan Song

    Swan Song

  • A Real Bug's Life

    A Real Bug's Life

  • Storks

    Storks

  • Wildwood

    Wildwood

  • Dude

    Dude

  • Once Upon a Studio

    Once Upon a Studio

  • The Man with the Bag

    The Man with the Bag

  • Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising

    Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising

  • Animals.

    Animals.

  • Top Chef VIP

    Top Chef VIP

  • Thumb

    Thumb

  • Fly Hard

    Fly Hard

  • The Farewell

    The Farewell

  • Bad Rap

    Bad Rap

  • Weird City

    Weird City

  • Quiz Lady

    Quiz Lady

  • Between Two Ferns: The Movie

    Between Two Ferns: The Movie

  • Devise the Plan: Making 'The Bad Guys'

    Devise the Plan: Making 'The Bad Guys'

  • A Legendary Christmas with John & Chrissy

    A Legendary Christmas with John & Chrissy

  • Mary + Jane

    Mary + Jane

  • One World: Together at Home

    One World: Together at Home

  • Call Your Mother

    Call Your Mother

  • Dueling Dumplings

    Dueling Dumplings

  • No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski

    No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski

  • Ocean's Team 3.0

    Ocean's Team 3.0

  • IMDb on the Scene

    IMDb on the Scene

  • The Last Adventure of Constance Verity

    The Last Adventure of Constance Verity

  • Maraschino Ruby

    Maraschino Ruby

  • Reimagining The Met Gala

    Reimagining The Met Gala

  • The Baccarat Machine

    The Baccarat Machine

  • The Unlikely Cook with Awkwafina

    The Unlikely Cook with Awkwafina

  • Lisa Lu Plays Herself

    Lisa Lu Plays Herself