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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Filmography
Sleepwalker
2026
as Bai Zhao
31 Candles
2025
as Jaya
Late Bloomers
2024
as Inez
Kung Fu Panda 4
2024
as Granny Boar (voice)
Joy Ride
2023
as Nai Nai Chen
Ghosts of Christmas Always
2022
as Arlene
Turning Red
2022
as Auntie Chen (voice)
Chloe and Theo
2015
as Landlady
Final Recipe
2013
as Mrs. Wang
Miss D
2012
as Mrs. Ling
The Guitar
2008
as Mrs. Tzu
Year of the Fish
2007
as Shuk Yee
From Other Worlds
2004
as Mrs. Kim
South Pacific
2001
as Bloody Mary
Mickey Blue Eyes
1999
as Chinese Waitress
Ransom
1996
as Woman on Street #3
Living in Oblivion
1995
as Costume Designer
It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice
1994
as Nerissa
Glengarry Glen Ross
1992
as Coat Check Girl
What About Bob?
1991
as Bus Driver
Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu Strangler
1990
She-Devil
1989
as Vesta Rose Woman
Brass
1985
as Hilda
Author! Author!
1982
as Mrs. Woo