People
Lori Tan Chinn
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:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Sleepwalker as Bai Zhao | 2026-01-09 |
| 31 Candles as Jaya | 2025-11-07 |
| Late Bloomers as Inez | 2024-06-07 |
| Kung Fu Panda 4 as Granny Boar (voice) | 2024-03-02 |
| Joy Ride as Nai Nai Chen | 2023-06-22 |
| Ghosts of Christmas Always as Arlene | 2022-10-30 |
| Turning Red as Auntie Chen (voice) | 2022-03-10 |
| Chloe and Theo as Landlady | 2015-04-15 |
| Final Recipe as Mrs. Wang | 2013-10-10 |
| Miss D as Mrs. Ling | 2012-01-01 |
| The Guitar as Mrs. Tzu | 2008-11-07 |
| Year of the Fish as Shuk Yee | 2007-10-13 |
| From Other Worlds as Mrs. Kim | 2004-10-29 |
| South Pacific as Bloody Mary | 2001-03-26 |
| Mickey Blue Eyes as Chinese Restaurant Owner | 1999-08-16 |
| Ransom as Woman on Street #3 | 1996-11-08 |
| Living in Oblivion as Costume Designer | 1995-07-21 |
| It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice as Nerissa | 1994-12-31 |
| Glengarry Glen Ross as Coat Check Girl | 1992-09-10 |
| What About Bob? as Bus Driver | 1991-05-17 |
| Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu Strangler | 1990-06-03 |
| She-Devil as Vesta Rose Woman | 1989-12-08 |
| Brass as Hilda | 1985-09-11 |
| Author! Author! as Mrs. Woo | 1982-06-18 |

