Lori Tan Chinn

Lori Tan Chinn

Birthday: 1948-07-07

Place of Birth: Seattle, 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

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

A BBC documentary about a pre-rehearsal workshop held in New York prior to the Goodman Theater’s 199...

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Late Bloomers
Late Bloomers

Louise, an aimless, 28 year-old Brooklynite, recently single, sort of a musician, depressed without ...

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Revealing Evidence - Stalking the Honolulu Strangler
Revealing Evidence - Stalking the Honolulu Strangler

After months of a search for a serial killer, the police are able to catch the killer of some of the...

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South Pacific
South Pacific

During World War II in the South Pacific love is found between a young nurse, Nellie Forbush and an ...

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Final Recipe
Final Recipe

Hao's Singaporean restaurant is in danger of going out of business. Hao's grandson, Mark, secretly t...

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Turning Red
Turning Red

Thirteen-year-old Mei is experiencing the awkwardness of being a teenager with a twist – when she ge...

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Joy Ride
Joy Ride

When Audrey's business trip to Asia goes sideways, she enlists the aid of Lolo, her irreverent, chil...

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From Other Worlds
From Other Worlds

FROM OTHER WORLDS is a sci-fi comedy about a depressed Brooklyn housewife who sleepwalks through her...

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31 Candles
31 Candles

Leo, a 30-year-old New Yorker who is having a Bar Mitzvah after meeting Eva, his longtime summer cam...

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Ghosts of Christmas Always
Ghosts of Christmas Always

Katherine is a Ghost of Christmas Present and she must help one soul, Peter, rediscover his Christma...

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Glengarry Glen Ross
Glengarry Glen Ross

Times are tough at Premiere Properties. Shelley "the machine" Levene and Dave Moss are veteran sales...

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Kung Fu Panda 4
Kung Fu Panda 4

Po is gearing up to become the spiritual leader of his Valley of Peace, but also needs someone to ta...

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What About Bob?
What About Bob?

Before going on vacation, self-involved psychiatrist Dr. Leo Marvin has the misfortune of taking on ...

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She-Devil
She-Devil

A cunning and resourceful housewife vows revenge on her husband when he begins an affair with a weal...

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Miss D
Miss D

A call from an ex-lover threatens to rekindles memories from a time far gone by for D - a lonely cro...

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Living in Oblivion
Living in Oblivion

Low-budget independent filmmaker Nick Reve tries to keep everything together as his production is pl...

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Mickey Blue Eyes
Mickey Blue Eyes

An English auctioneer proposes to the daughter of a mafia kingpin, only to realize that certain "fav...

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Author! Author!
Author! Author!

A broadway playwright is burning the candle at both ends. He is dealing with pressure from a product...

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Sleepwalker
Sleepwalker

A grieving mother is haunted by the tragic loss of her daughter in a car accident that left her abus...

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Chloe and Theo
Chloe and Theo

A young woman, Chloe, living by her wits on the streets of New York City, has a chance meeting with ...

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