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Lori Tan Chinn
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Lori Tan Chinn is an American actress and comedian. She played Mei Chang in the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black and Awkwafina's grandmother on Comedy Central's Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens (2020–2023). Chinn began her acting career on Broadway, where she played 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.
Career
- 1948Born
Trivia
- •Place of birth: Seattle
- •Citizenship: United States
- •Known as: actor
What happened recently
Lori Tan Chinn from Orange is the New Black and Jin Ha. Ms. Chinn appeared in the 1988 production of M. Butterfly. Photo (December 16, 2017)
Josh Fagen, James Weaver, Rohain Arora, Lori Tan Chinn, Baron Davis, Annie Mumolo, Cherry Chevapravatdumrong, Alexander Hodge, Sabrina Wu, Sherry Cola, Adele Lim, Ashley Park ...
Exclusive: B.D. Wong and Lori Tan Chinn on Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens' Sweet Spot in Season 3
Exclusive: Bowen Yang, BD Wong, Lori Tan Chinn & More Talk Comedy Central’s ‘Nora From Queens’ S2 [Video]
We Talk to Lori Tan Chinn, Series Co-Creator Teresa Hsiao about 'Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens'
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