Biography
Lori Tan Chinn (born 1948 or 1949) is an American actress and comedian. She played a recurring character in the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black and Awkwafina's grandmother on Comedy Central (2020–2023). Chinn began acting on Broadway, playing Miss Higa Jiga in Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen (1970). She was also a notable member of the Katherine Dunham Company and performed African dance with Syvilla Fort. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lori Tan Chinn, licensed under CC-BY-SA...
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Complete Filmography
31 Candles
2025
Leo, a 30-year-old New Yorker who is having a Bar Mitzvah after meeting Eva, his longtime summer camp crush. In order to finish his mitzvah assignment...
Late Bloomers
2024
as Inez
Louise, an aimless, 28 year-old Brooklynite, recently single, sort of a musician, depressed without admitting to it, drunkenly falls while doing somet...
Kung Fu Panda 4
2024
as Granny Boar (voice)
Po is gearing up to become the spiritual leader of his Valley of Peace, but also needs someone to take his place as Dragon Warrior. As such, he will t...
Joy Ride
2023
as Nai Nai Chen
When Audrey's business trip to Asia goes sideways, she enlists the aid of Lolo, her irreverent, childhood best friend who also happens to be a hot mes...
Ghosts of Christmas Always
2022
as Arlene
Katherine is a Ghost of Christmas Present and she must help one soul, Peter, rediscover his Christmas spirit. But this year has something unusual in s...
Turning Red
2022
as Auntie Chen (voice)
Thirteen-year-old Mei is experiencing the awkwardness of being a teenager with a twist – when she gets too excited, she transforms into a giant red pa...
Final Recipe
2013
as Mrs. Wang
Hao's Singaporean restaurant is in danger of going out of business. Hao's grandson, Mark, secretly travels to Shanghai to attend a cooking competition...
Miss D
2012
as Mrs. Ling
A call from an ex-lover threatens to rekindles memories from a time far gone by for D - a lonely cross-dresser trying to come to terms with her new im...
From Other Worlds
2004
as Mrs. Kim
FROM OTHER WORLDS is a sci-fi comedy about a depressed Brooklyn housewife who sleepwalks through her life until she encounters an alien force in her b...
South Pacific
2001
as Bloody Mary
During World War II in the South Pacific love is found between a young nurse, Nellie Forbush and an older French plantation owner, Emile de Becque. Th...
Mickey Blue Eyes
1999
as Chinese Restaurant Owner
An English auctioneer proposes to the daughter of a mafia kingpin, only to realize that certain "favors" would be asked of him.
Living in Oblivion
1995
as Costume Designer
Nick is the director of a low-budget indie film. He tries to keep everything together as his production is plagued with an insecure actress, a megalom...
It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice
1994
as Nerissa
A BBC documentary about a pre-rehearsal workshop held in New York prior to the Goodman Theater’s 1994 production of The Merchant of Venice, directed b...
Glengarry Glen Ross
1992
as Coat Check Girl
When an office full of real estate salesmen is given the news that all but the top two will be fired at the end of the week, the atmosphere begins to ...
What About Bob?
1991
as Bus Driver
Before going on vacation, self-involved psychiatrist Dr. Leo Marvin has the misfortune of taking on a new patient: Bob Wiley. An exemplar of neediness...
Revealing Evidence - Stalking the Honolulu Strangler
1990
After months of a search for a serial killer, the police are able to catch the killer of some of the women. But the search is not over when the assist...
She-Devil
1989
as Vesta Rose Woman
A cunning and resourceful housewife vows revenge on her husband when he begins an affair with a wealthy romance novelist.
Author! Author!
1982
as Mrs. Woo
A broadway playwright is burning the candle at both ends. He is dealing with pressure from a production nearing premiere, a wife who is leaving him, a...
Sleepwalker
N/A
as Bai Zhao
A grieving mother is haunted by the tragic loss of her daughter in a car accident that left her abusive husband in a coma. As she battles a surreal de...