Lori Tan Chinn

Lori Tan Chinn

Acting
Born 1948-07-07Seattle, Washington, USA

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.

Movies (24)

Kung Fu Panda 4
7.0

Kung Fu Panda 4

2024Movie7.0
Turning Red
7.3

Turning Red

2022Movie7.3
Joy Ride
6.5

Joy Ride

2023Movie6.5
Ransom
6.7

Ransom

1996Movie6.7
She-Devil
6.0

She-Devil

1989Movie6.0
Glengarry Glen Ross
7.3

Glengarry Glen Ross

1992Movie7.3
What About Bob?
6.9

What About Bob?

1991Movie6.9
Sleepwalker
4.7

Sleepwalker

2026Movie4.7
Late Bloomers
6.5

Late Bloomers

2024Movie6.5
Mickey Blue Eyes
5.7

Mickey Blue Eyes

1999Movie5.7
Author! Author!
6.0

Author! Author!

1982Movie6.0
Living in Oblivion
7.2

Living in Oblivion

1995Movie7.2
The Guitar
5.6

The Guitar

2008Movie5.6
Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu Strangler
8.0

Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu Strangler

1990Movie8.0
31 Candles
5.5

31 Candles

2025Movie5.5
Final Recipe
6.9

Final Recipe

2013Movie6.9
South Pacific
5.3

South Pacific

2001Movie5.3
Chloe and Theo
5.8

Chloe and Theo

2015Movie5.8
Ghosts of Christmas Always
6.8

Ghosts of Christmas Always

2022Movie6.8
It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice

It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice

1994Movie
Brass
5.0

Brass

1985Movie5.0
From Other Worlds
3.9

From Other Worlds

2004Movie3.9
Year of the Fish
4.4

Year of the Fish

2007Movie4.4
Miss D

Miss D

2012Movie

TV Shows (13)

Law & Order
7.3

Law & Order

1990Series7.3
Orange Is the New Black
7.7

Orange Is the New Black

2013Series7.7
Spin City
7.0

Spin City

1996Series7.0
A Man on the Inside
7.4

A Man on the Inside

2024Series7.4
Jentry Chau vs the Underworld
8.1

Jentry Chau vs the Underworld

2024Series8.1
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
8.1

Law & Order: Trial by Jury

2005Series8.1
Teenage Euthanasia
5.7

Teenage Euthanasia

2021Series5.7
Strange Planet
6.1

Strange Planet

2023Series6.1
The Adventures of Pete & Pete
7.7

The Adventures of Pete & Pete

1993Series7.7
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
6.9

Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens

2020Series6.9
Roseanne
6.8

Roseanne

1988Series6.8
Mathnet
7.0

Mathnet

1987Series7.0
It's Like, You Know...
5.5

It's Like, You Know...

1999Series5.5