Awkwafina

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

76

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

  • The Bad Guys 2

    The Bad Guys 2

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Regular Show

    Regular Show

  • Big Brother

    Big Brother

  • Marvel Zombies

    Marvel Zombies

  • Black Mirror

    Black Mirror

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • Off Camera with Sam Jones

    Off Camera with Sam Jones

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • The Drew Barrymore Show

    The Drew Barrymore Show

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Kung Fu Panda 4

    Kung Fu Panda 4

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • Hot Ones

    Hot Ones

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • MTV Video Music Awards

    MTV Video Music Awards

  • The Bad Guys

    The Bad Guys

  • Migration

    Migration

  • Poker Face

    Poker Face

  • Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

    Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

  • Jumanji: The Next Level

    Jumanji: The Next Level

  • The Boys Presents: Diabolical

    The Boys Presents: Diabolical

  • IF

    IF

  • The Little Mermaid

    The Little Mermaid

  • Jackpot!

    Jackpot!

  • Raya and the Last Dragon

    Raya and the Last Dragon

  • Future Man

    Future Man

  • Ocean's Eight

    Ocean's Eight

  • The Angry Birds Movie 2

    The Angry Birds Movie 2

  • A Little Late with Lilly Singh

    A Little Late with Lilly Singh

  • Made in Hollywood

    Made in Hollywood

  • Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising

    Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising

  • Once Upon a Studio

    Once Upon a Studio

  • The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run

    The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run

  • Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

  • The Bad Guys: Little Lies and Alibis

    The Bad Guys: Little Lies and Alibis

  • Swan Song

    Swan Song

  • The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

    The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

  • Crazy Rich Asians

    Crazy Rich Asians

  • Renfield

    Renfield

  • Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens

    Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens

  • Top Chef VIP

    Top Chef VIP

  • Good Hang with Amy Poehler

    Good Hang with Amy Poehler

  • Animals.

    Animals.

  • Storks

    Storks

  • A Real Bug's Life

    A Real Bug's Life

  • Bad Rap

    Bad Rap

  • Quiz Lady

    Quiz Lady

  • Between Two Ferns: The Movie

    Between Two Ferns: The Movie

  • Weird City

    Weird City

  • Mary + Jane

    Mary + Jane

  • Maraschino Ruby

    Maraschino Ruby

  • Dude

    Dude

  • A Legendary Christmas with John & Chrissy

    A Legendary Christmas with John & Chrissy

  • Breaking News in Yuba County

    Breaking News in Yuba County

  • The Man with the Bag

    The Man with the Bag

  • Wildwood

    Wildwood

  • IMDb on the Scene

    IMDb on the Scene

  • One World: Together at Home

    One World: Together at Home

  • Paradise Hills

    Paradise Hills

  • The Farewell

    The Farewell

  • Call Your Mother

    Call Your Mother

  • No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski

    No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski

  • Ocean's Team 3.0

    Ocean's Team 3.0

  • Devise the Plan: Making 'The Bad Guys'

    Devise the Plan: Making 'The Bad Guys'

  • Fly Hard

    Fly Hard

  • Dueling Dumplings

    Dueling Dumplings

  • Lisa Lu Plays Herself

    Lisa Lu Plays Herself

  • The Baccarat Machine

    The Baccarat Machine

  • Reimagining The Met Gala

    Reimagining The Met Gala

  • The Last Adventure of Constance Verity

    The Last Adventure of Constance Verity