Awkwafina
Born 1988
Known for Raya and the Last Dragon, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Jumanji: The Next Level.
Biography
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.
Movie Credits
Jackpot! (2024)
Quiz Lady (2023)
The Farewell (2019)
Bad Rap (2016)
Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024)
Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)
Call Your Mother (2020)
The Bad Guys 2 (2025)
The Bad Guys: Little Lies and Alibis (2025)
The Bad Guys (2022)
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
Swan Song (2021)
The Man Standing Next (2020)
Breaking News in Yuba County (2021)
Dude (2018)
Jumanji: Open World (2026)
Migration (2023)
Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)
Paradise Hills (2019)
Crazy Rich Asians (2018)
Ocean's Eight (2018)
Wildwood (2026)
The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019)
The Little Mermaid (2023)
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020)
Storks (2016)
Descendants: Wicked Wonderland (2026)
Descendants: Wicked Wonderland (2026)
A Legendary Christmas with John & Chrissy (2018)
Once Upon a Studio (2023)
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016)
IF (2024)
