Awkwafina
Nora Lum (born June 2, 1988), known professionally as Awkwafina, is an American actress, rapper, and comedian who 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). Her second album, In Fina We Trust, was released in 2018. She played supporting roles in the comedy films Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016), Ocean's 8 (2018), Crazy Rich Asians (2018), and Jumanji: The Next Level (2019).
Awkwafina played a leading role in the comedy-drama film The Farewell (2019), for which she received critical acclaim and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical, becoming the first woman of Asian descent to win a Golden Globe in any lead actress film category, and additionally won the Satellite Award for Best Actress and was nominated for the BAFTA Rising Star Award and the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress.
Awkwafina is co-creator, writer, and executive producer of the Comedy Central series Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens (2020–present), in which she stars as a fictionalized version of herself. She then appeared in Swan Song (2021), voiced Courtney in The Angry Birds Movie 2, Sisu in Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) and Ms. Tarantula in The Bad Guys (2022), and portrayed Katy in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) superhero film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021).
Awkwafina played a leading role in the comedy-drama film The Farewell (2019), for which she received critical acclaim and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical, becoming the first woman of Asian descent to win a Golden Globe in any lead actress film category, and additionally won the Satellite Award for Best Actress and was nominated for the BAFTA Rising Star Award and the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress.
Awkwafina is co-creator, writer, and executive producer of the Comedy Central series Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens (2020–present), in which she stars as a fictionalized version of herself. She then appeared in Swan Song (2021), voiced Courtney in The Angry Birds Movie 2, Sisu in Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) and Ms. Tarantula in The Bad Guys (2022), and portrayed Katy in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) superhero film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021).
Known for
The Bad Guys 2
Jackpot!
IF
Dueling Dumplings
Kung Fu Panda 4
Fly Hard
A Real Bug's Life
Migration
Once Upon a Studio
Quiz Lady
The Little Mermaid
Renfield
Maraschino Ruby
The Bad Guys
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
Swan Song
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Marvel Studios Assembled
Raya and the Last Dragon
Breaking News in Yuba County
The Drew Barrymore Show
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
One World: Together at Home
Call Your Mother
Awkwafina is Nora From Queens
Jumanji: The Next Level
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
Paradise Hills
The Angry Birds Movie 2
The Farewell
Weird City
JablinskiGames
A Legendary Christmas with John & Chrissy
Ocean's Team 3.0
Crazy Rich Asians
Ocean's Eight
Dude
Future Man
Storks
Mary + Jane
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
Bad Rap
Animals.
Hot Ones
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
73 Questions
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Honest Trailers
Regular Show
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Daily Show
The Simpsons
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
MTV Video Music Awards
Saturday Night Live