Awkwafina
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.
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Acting
TV
The Simpsons
as Carmen (voice)
1989
Movie
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
as Katy
2021
Movie
Jumanji: The Next Level
as Ming
2019
Movie
Ocean's Eight
as Constance
2018
Movie
Raya and the Last Dragon
as Sisu (voice)
2021
TV
Black Mirror
as Kimmy
2011
Movie
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
as Christine
2016
Movie
Crazy Rich Asians
as Peik Lin Goh
2018
Movie
Kung Fu Panda 4
as Zhen (voice)
2024
Movie
The Little Mermaid
as Scuttle (voice)
2023
Movie
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
as Otto (voice)
2020
Movie
The Bad Guys
as Tarantula (voice)
2022
Movie
Storks
as Quail (voice)
2016
Movie
Migration
as Chump (voice)
2023
TV
Regular Show
as Apple / Waitress #1 (voice)
2010
Movie
Renfield
as Rebecca
2023
Movie
The Angry Birds Movie 2
as Courtney (voice)
2019
Movie
IF
as Bubble (voice)
2024
Movie
The Farewell
as Billi
2019
Movie
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
as Awkwafina
2019
Movie
Jackpot!
as Katie Kim
2024
Movie
The Bad Guys 2
as Tarantula (voice)
2025
Movie
Dude
as Rebecca Voller
2018
TV
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
