
Lori Tan Chinn
Acting
Born 1948-07-07 · Seattle, Washington, USA
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.
Filmography

Sleepwalker
Jan 9, 2026

31 Candles
Nov 7, 2025

Late Bloomers
Jun 7, 2024

Kung Fu Panda 4
Mar 2, 2024

Joy Ride
Jun 22, 2023

Ghosts of Christmas Always
Oct 30, 2022

Turning Red
Mar 10, 2022

Chloe and Theo
Apr 15, 2015

Final Recipe
Oct 10, 2013

Miss D
Jan 1, 2012

The Guitar
Nov 7, 2008

Year of the Fish
Oct 13, 2007

From Other Worlds
Oct 29, 2004

South Pacific
Mar 26, 2001

Mickey Blue Eyes
Aug 16, 1999

Ransom
Nov 8, 1996

Living in Oblivion
Jul 21, 1995

It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice
Dec 31, 1994

Glengarry Glen Ross
Sep 10, 1992

What About Bob?
May 17, 1991

Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu Strangler
Jun 3, 1990

She-Devil
Dec 8, 1989

Brass
Sep 11, 1985

Author! Author!
Jun 18, 1982