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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Awkwafina, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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| Golden Globes | Best Actress | The Farewell | Nominated |
| Golden Globes | Best Supporting Actress | The Farewell | Nominated |
| Spirit Awards | Best Actress | The Farewell | Won |
| Sundance Film Festival | Best Actor | The Farewell | Won |
Awkwafina is Nora From Queens
as Nora Lin
Episodes: 27
First Aired: Jan 22, 2020
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
as skekLach (The Collector) (voice)
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Aug 30, 2019
Marvel Zombies
as Katy Chen (voice)
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Oct 03, 2025
Future Man
as Woman at Video Game Store
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Nov 14, 2017
The Simpsons
as Carmen (voice)
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Dec 17, 1989
Animals.
as Annie (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 05, 2016
Mary + Jane
as Gina
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 05, 2016
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
as Sky / Areola / Turd (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 03, 2022
Regular Show
as Apple / Waitress #1 (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 06, 2010
Weird City
as Charlotta
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 13, 2019
A Real Bug's Life
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Jan 24, 2024
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 05, 1988
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 08, 2003
Hot Ones
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 12, 2015
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 16, 2019
Marvel Studios Assembled
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 12, 2021
MTV Video Music Awards
as Self - Preshow Host
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 14, 1984
The Drew Barrymore Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 14, 2020
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 25, 2014
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 09, 2019
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 11, 1975
Honest Trailers
as Self (archive footage)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 13, 2012
The Daily Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 22, 1996
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 09, 2019
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 16, 2009
Off Camera with Sam Jones
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 06, 2014
Made in Hollywood
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 30, 2005
IMDb on the Scene
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 10, 2015
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 26, 2003
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 21, 2014
No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 23, 2025
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