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Awkwafina

Born 1988 · American actress, comedian, and rapper

Nora Lum, known professionally as Awkwafina, is an American actress 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). For her starring role as a grieving young woman in The Farewell (2019), she won a Golden Globe Award.

Awkwafina, in order

  1. 1975 Saturday Night Live (TV series): acted · directed by A. D. Miles and Adam McKay · audiences 63% · streaming on Peacock, Prime Video, fuboTV
  2. 2016 Neighbors 2: acted · directed by Nicholas Stoller · critics 64%, audiences 44% · streaming on Netflix, Starz
  3. 2018 Crazy Rich Asians: acted · directed by Jon M. Chu
  4. 2018 Dude: acted · directed by Olivia Milch · audiences 36% · streaming on Netflix
  5. 2018 Ocean's 8: acted · directed by Gary Ross · critics 69%, audiences 47% · streaming on HBO Max
  6. 2019 Jumanji: The Next Level: acted · directed by Jake Kasdan
  7. 2019 Paradise Hills: acted · directed by Alice Waddington
  8. 2019 The Farewell: acted · directed by Lulu Wang
  9. 2020 Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens (TV series): created, acted
  10. 2021 Breaking News in Yuba County: acted · directed by Tate Taylor
  11. 2021 Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings: acted · directed by Destin Daniel Cretton
  12. 2021 Swan Song: acted · directed by Benjamin Cleary · critics 80%, audiences 76% · streaming on Apple TV
  13. 2023 Quiz Lady: acted · directed by Jessica Yu
  14. 2023 Renfield: acted · directed by Chris McKay · critics 58%, audiences 78% · streaming on Peacock, Fandango at Home (free)
  15. 2024 Jackpot!: acted · directed by Paul Feig
  16. 2025 Black Mirror (TV series): acted · directed by Brian Welsh and Bryn Higgins
  17. 2026 Awkwafina: The Unlikely Cook (TV series): acted
  18. 2026 Jumanji: Open World: acted · directed by Jake Kasdan
  19. 2026 The Man with the Bag: acted · directed by Adam Shankman
  20. Thumb: acted