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Awkwafina

Awkwafina

Movies featuring Awkwafina
26 movies found
Born
1988-06-02
Birthplace
Stony Brook, Brookhaven, New York, USA

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 Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016), Ocean's 8 (2018), Crazy Rich Asians (2018), and Jumanji: The Next Level (2019). She won a Gol… Read Full Biography Collapse 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 Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016), Ocean's 8 (2018), Crazy Rich Asians (2018), and Jumanji: The Next Level (2019). She won a Golden Globe Award for her starring role as a grieving young woman in The Farewell (2019).

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 fictionalized 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). For starring and producing the TV movie Quiz Lady (2023), she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie.

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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
2021 · ⭐ 7.6
Ocean's Eight
Ocean's Eight
2018 · ⭐ 7
Jumanji: The Next Level
Jumanji: The Next Level
2019 · ⭐ 6.9
Raya and the Last Dragon
Raya and the Last Dragon
2021 · ⭐ 7.937
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
2016 · ⭐ 5.8
Crazy Rich Asians
Crazy Rich Asians
2018 · ⭐ 7.1
The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid
2023 · ⭐ 6.344
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
2020 · ⭐ 7.545
Storks
Storks
2016 · ⭐ 6.6
The Angry Birds Movie 2
The Angry Birds Movie 2
2019 · ⭐ 7.1
The Bad Guys
The Bad Guys
2022 · ⭐ 7.7
The Farewell
The Farewell
2019 · ⭐ 7.437
Migration
Migration
2023 · ⭐ 7.563
Renfield
Renfield
2023 · ⭐ 6.759
Dude
Dude
2018 · ⭐ 5.5
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
2019 · ⭐ 5.952
Paradise Hills
Paradise Hills
2019 · ⭐ 6
Swan Song
Swan Song
2021 · ⭐ 7.3
IF
IF
2024 · ⭐ 7.5
Breaking News in Yuba County
Breaking News in Yuba County
2021 · ⭐ 5.7
Quiz Lady
Quiz Lady
2023 · ⭐ 7.075
One World: Together at Home
One World: Together at Home
2020 · ⭐ 7.3
Bad Rap
Bad Rap
2016 · ⭐ 5.8
Call Your Mother
Call Your Mother
2020 · ⭐ 7
A Legendary Christmas with John & Chrissy
A Legendary Christmas with John & Chrissy
2018 · ⭐ 0
Wildwood
Wildwood
0 · ⭐ 0