Lori Tan Chinn

Acting

Lori Tan Chinn

Born July 7, 1948Seattle, Washington, USA37 credits

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.

Known For

Filmography

Sleepwalker
2026Sleepwalker
as Bai ZhaoMovie
31 Candles
202531 Candles
as JayaMovie
Late Bloomers
2024Late Bloomers
as InezMovie
Kung Fu Panda 4
2024Kung Fu Panda 4
as Granny Boar (voice)Movie
Strange Planet
2023Strange Planet
as Guide (voice)TV
Joy Ride
2023Joy Ride
as Nai Nai ChenMovie
Turning Red
2022Turning Red
as Auntie Chen (voice)Movie
Chloe and Theo
2015Chloe and Theo
as LandladyMovie
Final Recipe
2013Final Recipe
as Mrs. WangMovie
Orange Is the New Black
2013Orange Is the New Black
as Mei Chang (voice)TV
Miss D
2012Miss D
as Mrs. LingMovie
The Guitar
2008The Guitar
as Mrs. TzuMovie
Year of the Fish
2007Year of the Fish
as Shuk YeeMovie
From Other Worlds
2004From Other Worlds
as Mrs. KimMovie
South Pacific
2001South Pacific
as Bloody MaryMovie
Mickey Blue Eyes
1999Mickey Blue Eyes
as Chinese Restaurant OwnerMovie
Ransom
1996Ransom
as Woman on Street #3Movie
Spin City
1996Spin City
as Samaritan NunTV
Living in Oblivion
1995Living in Oblivion
as Costume DesignerMovie
Glengarry Glen Ross
1992Glengarry Glen Ross
as Coat Check GirlMovie
What About Bob?
1991What About Bob?
as Bus DriverMovie
Law & Order
1990Law & Order
as SEC InvestigatorTV
She-Devil
1989She-Devil
as Vesta Rose WomanMovie
Roseanne
1988Roseanne
as IrisTV
Mathnet
1987Mathnet
as Miss JessicaTV
Brass
1985Brass
as HildaMovie
Author! Author!
1982Author! Author!
as Mrs. WooMovie