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).
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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Filmography (Movies)
Jumanji 3
Character:Ming
Release Date:09/12/2026
The Bad Guys 2
Character:Tarantula (voice)
Release Date:24/07/2025
Lisa Lu Plays Herself
Character:Self
Release Date:12/07/2025
The Bad Guys: Little Lies and Alibis
Character:Tarantula (voice)
Release Date:30/01/2025
Jackpot!
Character:Katie Kim
Release Date:13/08/2024
IF
Character:Bubble (voice)
Release Date:08/05/2024
Dueling Dumplings
Character:Zhen (voice)
Release Date:09/04/2024
Kung Fu Panda 4
Character:Zhen (voice)
Release Date:02/03/2024
Fly Hard
Character:Chump (voice)
Release Date:27/02/2024
Migration
Character:Chump (voice)
Release Date:06/12/2023
Once Upon a Studio
Character:Sisu (voice)
Release Date:24/09/2023
Quiz Lady
Character:Anne Yum
Release Date:09/09/2023
The Little Mermaid
Character:Scuttle (voice)
Release Date:18/05/2023
Renfield
Character:Rebecca
Release Date:07/04/2023
Devise the Plan: Making 'The Bad Guys'
Character:Self
Release Date:21/06/2022
Maraschino Ruby
Character:Tarantula (voice)
Release Date:15/06/2022
The Bad Guys
Character:Tarantula (voice)
Release Date:17/03/2022
Swan Song
Character:Kate
Release Date:17/12/2021
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Character:Katy
Release Date:01/09/2021
Raya and the Last Dragon
Character:Sisu (voice)
Release Date:03/03/2021
Breaking News in Yuba County
Character:Mina
Release Date:28/01/2021
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
Character:Otto (voice)
Release Date:14/08/2020
One World: Together at Home
Character:Self
Release Date:18/04/2020
Call Your Mother
Character:
Release Date:15/04/2020
Jumanji: The Next Level
Character:Ming
Release Date:04/12/2019
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
Character:Awkwafina
Release Date:20/09/2019
Paradise Hills
Character:Yu
Release Date:29/08/2019
The Angry Birds Movie 2
Character:Courtney (voice)
Release Date:02/08/2019
The Farewell
Character:Billi
Release Date:12/07/2019
A Legendary Christmas with John & Chrissy
Character:Self
Release Date:28/11/2018
Reimagining The Met Gala
Character:Self
Release Date:11/09/2018
Ocean's Team 3.0
Character:Self
Release Date:11/09/2018
Crazy Rich Asians
Character:Peik Lin Goh
Release Date:15/08/2018
Ocean's Eight
Character:Constance
Release Date:07/06/2018
Dude
Character:Rebecca Voller
Release Date:20/04/2018
Storks
Character:Quail (voice)
Release Date:22/09/2016
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
Character:Christine
Release Date:04/05/2016
Bad Rap
Character:Self
Release Date:16/04/2016
Television Appearances
Marvel Zombies
Character:Katy Chen (voice)
No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski
Character:Self
A Real Bug's Life
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Poker Face
Character:Maddy Saint Marie
Top Chef VIP
Character:Self
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
Character:Sky / Areola / Turd (voice)
Marvel Studios Assembled
Character:Self
The Drew Barrymore Show
Character:Self
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
Character:Nora Lin
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Character:Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Character:Self
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
Character:skekLach (The Collector) (voice)
Weird City
Character:Charlotta
Future Man
Character:Woman at Video Game Store
Mary + Jane
Character:Gina
Animals.
Character:Annie (voice)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self - Guest
IMDb on the Scene
Character:Self
Hot Ones
Character:Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Character:Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Character:Self
Black Mirror
Character:Kimmy
Regular Show
Character:Apple / Waitress #1 (voice)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character:Self - Guest
Made in Hollywood
Character:Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Character:Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self - Guest
Big Brother
Character:Self - Guest
The Daily Show
Character:Self
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
The Simpsons
Character:Carmen (voice)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:Self - Guest
MTV Video Music Awards
Character:Self - Preshow Host
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Host
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
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