Awkwafina

Personal Info

Gender

Female

Known for

Acting

Birthday

1988

Place of birth

Stony Brook, Brookhaven, New York, USA

Also known as

Nora Lum
아콰피나
奧卡菲娜
林家珍
אקוופינה
აქვაფინა
नोरा लम

Biography

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).

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    The Bad Guys 2

    • Tarantula (voice)

    Title: The Bad Guys 2
    Tagline: Back in badness.
    Genre: Family, Comedy, Crime, Adventure, Animation
    Director: Pierre Perifel
    Runtime: 103
    Status: Released
    Release: 2025-07-24
    

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    IF

    • Bubble (voice)

    Title: IF
    Tagline: A story you have to believe to see.
    Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Family
    Director: John Krasinski
    Runtime: 104
    Status: Released
    Release: 2024-05-08
    

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    Migration

    • Chump (voice)

    Title: Migration
    Tagline: Odd ducks welcome.
    Genre: Family, Comedy, Adventure, Animation
    Director: Benjamin Renner
    Runtime: 82
    Status: Released
    Release: 2023-12-06
    

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    Once Upon a Studio

    • Sisu (voice)

    Title: Once Upon a Studio
    Tagline: 100 years of Disney magic comes together.
    Genre: Animation, Family, Fantasy, Comedy
    Director: Trent Correy,Dan Abraham
    Runtime: 9
    Status: Released
    Release: 2023-09-24
    

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    Kung Fu Panda 4

    • Zhen (voice)

    Title: Kung Fu Panda 4
    Genre: Animation, Family, Action, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
    Director: Mike Mitchell
    Runtime: 94
    Status: Released
    Release: 2024-03-02
    

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    The Bad Guys

    • Tarantula (voice)

    Title: The Bad Guys
    Tagline: Good is no fun at all.
    Genre: Family, Comedy, Crime, Adventure, Animation, Action
    Director: Pierre Perifel
    Runtime: 100
    Status: Released
    Release: 2022-03-17
    

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    The Little Mermaid

    • Scuttle (voice)

    Title: The Little Mermaid
    Tagline: Watch and you'll see, some day I'll be, part of your world!
    Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Romance
    Director: Rob Marshall
    Runtime: 135
    Status: Released
    Release: 2023-05-18
    

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    Raya and the Last Dragon

    • Sisu (voice)

    Title: Raya and the Last Dragon
    Tagline: A quest to save her world.
    Genre: Animation, Family, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
    Director: Don Hall,Carlos López Estrada
    Runtime: 107
    Status: Released
    Release: 2021-03-03
    

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    Storks

    • Quail (voice)

    Title: Storks
    Tagline: Find Your Flock
    Genre: Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family
    Director: Doug Sweetland,Nicholas Stoller
    Runtime: 86
    Status: Released
    Release: 2016-09-22
    

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    The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run

    • Otto (voice)

    Title: The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
    Tagline: A huge journey to find a tiny friend.
    Genre: Family, Comedy, Adventure, Animation
    Director: Tim Hill
    Runtime: 95
    Status: Released
    Release: 2020-08-14
    

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