Acting credits
37
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Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Lori Tan Chinn
Acting
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Movies: 24Series: 13
TMDB ID: 171743
IMDb ID: nm0157937
Known for: Acting
Born: July 7, 1948
Age: 78
Place of birth: Seattle, Washington, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1982 - 2026
Years active: 45
Average TMDB rating: 6.84
Wikidata: Q20667591
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Lori Tan Chinn.
Sleepwalker
as Bai Zhao
2026 Movie
31 Candles
as Jaya
2025 Movie
Late Bloomers
as Inez
2024 Movie
Kung Fu Panda 4
as Granny Boar (voice)
2024 Movie
Joy Ride
as Nai Nai Chen
2023 Movie
Ghosts of Christmas Always
as Arlene
2022 Movie
Turning Red
as Auntie Chen (voice)
2022 Movie
Chloe and Theo
as Landlady
2015 Movie
Final Recipe
as Mrs. Wang
2013 Movie
Miss D
as Mrs. Ling
2012 Movie
The Guitar
as Mrs. Tzu
2008 Movie
Year of the Fish
as Shuk Yee
2007 Movie
From Other Worlds
as Mrs. Kim
2004 Movie
South Pacific
as Bloody Mary
2001 Movie
Mickey Blue Eyes
as Chinese Waitress
1999 Movie
Ransom
as Woman on Street #3
1996 Movie
Living in Oblivion
as Costume Designer
1995 Movie
It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice
as Nerissa
1994 Movie
Glengarry Glen Ross
as Coat Check Girl
1992 Movie
What About Bob?
as Bus Driver
1991 Movie
Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu Strangler
1990 Movie
She-Devil
as Vesta Rose Woman
1989 Movie
Brass
as Hilda
1985 Movie
Author! Author!
as Mrs. Woo
1982 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Lori Tan Chinn.
Jentry Chau vs the Underworld
as Gugu (voice) • 13 eps
2024 Series
A Man on the Inside
as Susan Yang • 6 eps
2024 Series
Strange Planet
as Guide (voice) • 10 eps
2023 Series
Teenage Euthanasia
1 eps
2021 Series
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
as Grandma • 27 eps
2020 Series
Orange Is the New Black
as Mei Chang (voice) • 1 eps
2013 Series
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
as Mrs. Park • 1 eps
2005 Series
It's Like, You Know...
as Daisy • 1 eps
1999 Series
Spin City
as Samaritan Nun • 1 eps
1996 Series
The Adventures of Pete & Pete
as Gym Coach • 1 eps
1993 Series
Law & Order
as SEC Investigator • 1 eps
1990 Series
Roseanne
as Iris • 4 eps
1988 Series
Mathnet
as Miss Jessica • 1 eps
1987 Series