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Home/People/Lori Tan Chinn
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Born
Jul 7, 1948
Age 77
Place of Birth
Seattle, Washington, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female

Career Highlights

24
Movies
14
TV Shows
Also Known As
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IMDb Profile

Lori Tan Chinn

Acting

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.
Sleepwalker poster

Sleepwalker

as Bai Zhao
2026
31 Candles poster

31 Candles

as Jaya
2025
Late Bloomers poster

Late Bloomers

as Inez
2024
Kung Fu Panda 4 poster

Kung Fu Panda 4

as Granny Boar (voice)
2024
Joy Ride poster

Joy Ride

as Nai Nai Chen
2023
Ghosts of Christmas Always poster

Ghosts of Christmas Always

as Arlene
2022
Turning Red poster

Turning Red

as Auntie Chen (voice)
2022
Chloe and Theo poster

Chloe and Theo

as Landlady
2015
Final Recipe poster

Final Recipe

as Mrs. Wang
2013
Miss D poster

Miss D

as Mrs. Ling
2012
The Guitar poster

The Guitar

as Mrs. Tzu
2008
Year of the Fish poster

Year of the Fish

as Shuk Yee
2007
From Other Worlds poster

From Other Worlds

as Mrs. Kim
2004
South Pacific poster

South Pacific

as Bloody Mary
2001
Mickey Blue Eyes poster

Mickey Blue Eyes

as Chinese Restaurant Owner
1999
Ransom poster

Ransom

as Woman on Street #3
1996
Living in Oblivion poster

Living in Oblivion

as Costume Designer
1995
It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice poster

It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice

as Nerissa
1994
Glengarry Glen Ross poster

Glengarry Glen Ross

as Coat Check Girl
1992
What About Bob? poster

What About Bob?

as Bus Driver
1991