Actor
Lori Tan Chinn
July 7, 1948 · Seattle, Washington, USA
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.
Notable work
7.3Turning Red (2022)
as Auntie Chen (voice)
7Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024)
as Granny Boar (voice)
7.7Orange Is the New Black (2013)
as Mei Chang (voice)
6.7Ransom (1996)
as Woman on Street #3
7.3Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
as Coat Check Girl
6.9What About Bob? (1991)
as Bus Driver
7.3Law & Order (1990)
as SEC Investigator
5.7Mickey Blue Eyes (1999)
as Chinese Restaurant Owner
6.5Joy Ride (2023)
as Nai Nai Chen
6She-Devil (1989)
as Vesta Rose Woman
6.8Roseanne (1988)
as Iris
7Spin City (1996)
as Samaritan Nun
Often works with
Wai Ching Ho
2 titles together
Turning Red, Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
James Hong
2 titles together
Turning Red, Kung Fu Panda 4
Sherry Cola
2 titles together
Turning Red, Joy Ride
Awkwafina
2 titles together
Kung Fu Panda 4, Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
Ronny Chieng
2 titles together
Kung Fu Panda 4, Joy Ride
Al Pacino
2 titles together
Glengarry Glen Ross, Author! Author!
Full filmography · 37
Sleepwalker
as Bai Zhao
2026
31 Candles
as Jaya
2025
Late Bloomers
as Inez
20246.5
Kung Fu Panda 4
as Granny Boar (voice)
20247
Joy Ride
as Nai Nai Chen
20236.5
Ghosts of Christmas Always
as Arlene
20226.8
Turning Red
as Auntie Chen (voice)
20227.3
Chloe and Theo
as Landlady
20155.8
Final Recipe
as Mrs. Wang
2013
Miss D
as Mrs. Ling
2012
The Guitar
as Mrs. Tzu
20085.6
Year of the Fish
as Shuk Yee
2007