Awkwafina
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Biography
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 Neighbours 2: Sorority Rising (2016), Ocean's 8 (2018), Crazy Rich Asians (2018), and Jumanji: The Next Level (2019). For her starring role as a grieving young woman in The Farewell (2019), she won a Golden Globe Award.
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 fictionalised 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).
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Known For
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Daily Show
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Saturday Night Live
The Simpsons
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Regular Show
MTV Video Music Awards
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Honest Trailers
Marvel Studios Assembled
Future Man
Animals.
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
IF
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
Once Upon a Studio
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
Storks
The Angry Birds Movie 2
Crazy Rich Asians
Ocean's Eight
Jumanji: The Next Level
Migration
Breaking News in Yuba County
The Little Mermaid
Dude
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Swan Song
The Bad Guys
Renfield
Kung Fu Panda 4
Raya and the Last Dragon
Untitled '21 Jump Street' Spin-off
Jackpot!
Awkwafina is Nora From Queens
A Real Bug's Life
The Farewell
Quiz Lady
Marvel Zombies
Production Credits
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