Awkwafina

Actor

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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Known For

The Simpsons Not in library

The Simpsons

1989

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Not in library

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

2021

Jumanji: The Next Level Not in library

Jumanji: The Next Level

2019

Ocean's Eight Not in library

Ocean's Eight

2018

Raya and the Last Dragon Not in library

Raya and the Last Dragon

2021

Black Mirror Not in library

Black Mirror

2011

Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising Not in library

Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising

2016

Crazy Rich Asians Not in library

Crazy Rich Asians

2018

Kung Fu Panda 4 Not in library

Kung Fu Panda 4

2024

The Little Mermaid Not in library

The Little Mermaid

2023

Acting

2026 Wildwood as (voice)
2026 Jumanji 3 as Ming
2025 The Bad Guys 2 as Tarantula (voice) In Library
2025 The Bad Guys: Little Lies and Alibis as Tarantula (voice)
2025 Lisa Lu Plays Herself as Self
2025 Marvel Zombies as Katy Chen (voice) (4 episodes)
2025 No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski as Self (1 episode)
2024 Jackpot! as Katie Kim
2024 Kung Fu Panda 4 as Zhen (voice)
2024 IF as Bubble (voice)
2024 Fly Hard as Chump (voice)
2024 Dueling Dumplings as Zhen (voice)
2024 A Real Bug's Life as Self - Narrator (voice) (10 episodes)
2023 Renfield as Rebecca
2023 Migration as Chump (voice)
2023 Once Upon a Studio as Sisu (voice)
2023 The Little Mermaid as Scuttle (voice)
2023 Quiz Lady as Anne Yum
2023 Poker Face as Maddy Saint Marie (1 episode)
2022 Maraschino Ruby as Tarantula (voice)
2022 The Bad Guys as Tarantula (voice)
2022 Devise the Plan: Making 'The Bad Guys' as Self
2022 The Boys Presents: Diabolical as Sky / Areola / Turd (voice) (1 episode)
2022 Top Chef VIP as Self (1 episode)
2021 Breaking News in Yuba County as Mina
2021 Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings as Katy
2021 Raya and the Last Dragon as Sisu (voice)
2021 Swan Song as Kate
2021 Marvel Studios Assembled as Self (1 episode)
2020 The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run as Otto (voice)
2020 Call Your Mother
2020 One World: Together at Home as Self
2020 The Drew Barrymore Show as Self (1 episode)
2020 Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens as Nora Lin (27 episodes)
2019 Paradise Hills as Yu
2019 The Angry Birds Movie 2 as Courtney (voice)
2019 The Farewell as Billi
2019 Jumanji: The Next Level as Ming
2019 Between Two Ferns: The Movie as Awkwafina
2019 A Little Late with Lilly Singh as Self (1 episode)
2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self (2 episodes)
2019 Weird City as Charlotta (1 episode)
2019 The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance as skekLach (The Collector) (voice) (7 episodes)
2018 Reimagining The Met Gala as Self
2018 Ocean's Team 3.0 as Self
2018 Dude as Rebecca Voller
2018 Ocean's Eight as Constance
2018 Crazy Rich Asians as Peik Lin Goh
2018 A Legendary Christmas with John & Chrissy as Self
2017 Future Man as Woman at Video Game Store (3 episodes)
2016 Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising as Christine
2016 Bad Rap as Self
2016 Storks as Quail (voice)
2016 Animals. as Annie (voice) (1 episode)
2016 Mary + Jane as Gina (1 episode)
2015 Hot Ones as Self (1 episode)
2015 IMDb on the Scene as Self (1 episode)
2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self (1 episode)
2014 Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self (1 episode)
2014 Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self (1 episode)
2011 Black Mirror as Kimmy (1 episode)
2010 Regular Show as Apple / Waitress #1 (voice) (1 episode)
2009 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2005 Made in Hollywood as Self (1 episode)
2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self (1 episode)
2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest (3 episodes)
2000 Big Brother as Self - Guest (1 episode)
1996 The Daily Show as Self (1 episode)
1992 MTV Movie & TV Awards as Self - Presenter (1 episode)
1989 The Simpsons as Carmen (voice) (2 episodes)
1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest (2 episodes)
1984 MTV Video Music Awards as Self - Preshow Host (1 episode)
1975 Saturday Night Live as Self - Host (1 episode)
1944 Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter (1 episode)
— The Baccarat Machine as Cheung Yin 'Kelly' Sun
— The Man with the Bag
— Thumb
— The Bad Guys 3 as Tarantula (voice)
— Kung Fu Panda 5 as Zhen (voice)
— The Unlikely Cook with Awkwafina as Self

Writing

2022 The Boys Presents: Diabolical Writer
2020 Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens Writer

Production

2023 Quiz Lady Producer
2020 Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens Executive Producer
— The Unlikely Cook with Awkwafina Executive Producer

Creator

2020 Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens Creator