Awkwafina

Awkwafina

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Awkwafina, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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PHOTOS

TV Series

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

5.5
The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

5.7
Hot Ones

Hot Ones

7.4
A Little Late with Lilly Singh

A Little Late with Lilly Singh

3.6
Marvel Studios Assembled

Marvel Studios Assembled

7.182
Animals.

Animals.

6.271
Mary + Jane

Mary + Jane

5.2
The Boys Presents: Diabolical

The Boys Presents: Diabolical

7.195
MTV Video Music Awards

MTV Video Music Awards

7.6
The Drew Barrymore Show

The Drew Barrymore Show

5.917
A Real Bug's Life

A Real Bug's Life

7.531
Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

5.3
The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

6.422
Future Man

Future Man

7.172
Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

7
Honest Trailers

Honest Trailers

6.5
Regular Show

Regular Show

8.63
The Daily Show

The Daily Show

6.354
The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

6.422
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

5.061
Awkwafina is Nora From Queens

Awkwafina is Nora From Queens

6.933
The Simpsons

The Simpsons

8
Off Camera with Sam Jones

Off Camera with Sam Jones

4
Made in Hollywood

Made in Hollywood

4
IMDb on the Scene

IMDb on the Scene

6.5
Weird City

Weird City

6.1
Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

5.5
Marvel Zombies

Marvel Zombies

0
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

4.4
No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski

No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski

7.3
Black Mirror

Black Mirror

8.285
Good Hang with Amy Poehler

Good Hang with Amy Poehler

0
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

7.777
Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

7

Movies

Jackpot!

Jackpot!

6.397
Renfield

Renfield

6.479
Migration

Migration

7.385
Kung Fu Panda 4

Kung Fu Panda 4

7.1
IF

IF

7.052
Maraschino Ruby

Maraschino Ruby

7.7
Once Upon a Studio

Once Upon a Studio

8.28
Wildwood

Wildwood

0
Reimagining The Met Gala

Reimagining The Met Gala

8
Ocean's Team 3.0

Ocean's Team 3.0

8
Fly Hard

Fly Hard

7.8
The Bad Guys 2

The Bad Guys 2

0
Dueling Dumplings

Dueling Dumplings

5.5
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising

Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising

5.818
Dude

Dude

5.5
Bad Rap

Bad Rap

6.3
Ocean's Eight

Ocean's Eight

6.973
Storks

Storks

6.666
Crazy Rich Asians

Crazy Rich Asians

7.066
Paradise Hills

Paradise Hills

6
The Angry Birds Movie 2

The Angry Birds Movie 2

7.07
A Legendary Christmas with John & Chrissy

A Legendary Christmas with John & Chrissy

7.3
The Farewell

The Farewell

7.422
Jumanji: The Next Level

Jumanji: The Next Level

6.894
Breaking News in Yuba County

Breaking News in Yuba County

5.8
The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid

6.314
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

7.521
The Last Adventure of Constance Verity

The Last Adventure of Constance Verity

0
Raya and the Last Dragon

Raya and the Last Dragon

7.833
Between Two Ferns: The Movie

Between Two Ferns: The Movie

5.9
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run

7.442
The Baccarat Machine

The Baccarat Machine

0
Call Your Mother

Call Your Mother

7.8
Shelly

Shelly

0
Swan Song

Swan Song

7.143
The Bad Guys

The Bad Guys

7.6
Quiz Lady

Quiz Lady

6.7
One World: Together at Home

One World: Together at Home

7
The Bad Guys: Little Lies and Alibis

The Bad Guys: Little Lies and Alibis

7.2
The Man with the Bag

The Man with the Bag

0