Lori Tan Chinn
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, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Law & Order
Orange Is the New Black
Orange Is the New Black
Spin City
Kung Fu Panda 4
Turning Red
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
A Man on the Inside
All Movies (24)
- Sleepwalker2026 · as Bai Zhao
- 31 Candles2025 · as Jaya
- Late Bloomers2024 · as Inez
- Kung Fu Panda 42024 · as Granny Boar (voice)
- Joy Ride2023 · as Nai Nai Chen
- Ghosts of Christmas Always2022 · as Arlene
- Turning Red2022 · as Auntie Chen (voice)
- Chloe and Theo2015 · as Landlady
- Final Recipe2013 · as Mrs. Wang
- Miss D2012 · as Mrs. Ling
- The Guitar2008 · as Mrs. Tzu
- Year of the Fish2007 · as Shuk Yee
- From Other Worlds2004 · as Mrs. Kim
- South Pacific2001 · as Bloody Mary
- Mickey Blue Eyes1999 · as Chinese Restaurant Owner
- Ransom1996 · as Woman on Street #3
- Living in Oblivion1995 · as Costume Designer
- It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice1994 · as Nerissa
- Glengarry Glen Ross1992 · as Coat Check Girl
- What About Bob?1991 · as Bus Driver
- Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu Strangler1990
- She-Devil1989 · as Vesta Rose Woman
- Brass1985 · as Hilda
- Author! Author!1982 · as Mrs. Woo
All TV Shows (14)
- Jentry Chau vs the Underworld2024 · as Gugu (voice)
- A Man on the Inside2024 · as Susan Yang
- Strange Planet2023 · as Guide (voice)
- Teenage Euthanasia2021
- Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens2020 · as Grandma
- Orange Is the New Black2013 · as Mei Chang (voice)
- Orange Is the New Black2013 · as Mei Chang
- Law & Order: Trial by Jury2005 · as Mrs. Park
- It's Like, You Know...1999 · as Daisy
- Spin City1996 · as Samaritan Nun
- The Adventures of Pete & Pete1993 · as Gym Coach
- Law & Order1990 · as SEC Investigator
- Roseanne1988 · as Iris
- Mathnet1987 · as Miss Jessica