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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lori Tan Chinn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice
as Nerissa
1994
Late Bloomers
as Inez
2024
Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu Strangler
1990
South Pacific
as Bloody Mary
2001
Final Recipe
as Mrs. Wang
2013
Turning Red
as Auntie Chen (voice)
2022
Joy Ride
as Nai Nai Chen
2023
From Other Worlds
as Mrs. Kim
2004
31 Candles
as Jaya
2025
Ghosts of Christmas Always
as Arlene
2022
Glengarry Glen Ross
as Coat Check Girl
1992
Kung Fu Panda 4
as Granny Boar (voice)
2024
What About Bob?
as Bus Driver
1991
She-Devil
as Vesta Rose Woman
1989
Miss D
as Mrs. Ling
2012
Living in Oblivion
as Costume Designer
1995
Mickey Blue Eyes
as Chinese Restaurant Owner
1999
Author! Author!
as Mrs. Woo
1982
Sleepwalker
as Bai Zhao
2026
Chloe and Theo
as Landlady
2015
TV Appearances
Orange Is the New Black
as Mei Chang (voice)
2013
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
as Mrs. Park
2005
Jentry Chau vs the Underworld
as Gugu (voice)
2024
Strange Planet
as Guide (voice)
2023
Teenage Euthanasia
2021
Spin City
as Samaritan Nun
1996
Law & Order
as SEC Investigator
1990
Orange Is the New Black
as Mei Chang
2013
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
as Grandma
2020
A Man on the Inside
as Susan Yang
2024
Roseanne
as Iris
1988
Mathnet
as Miss Jessica
1987