Awkwafina

Personal Info

Birthday

June 2, 1988

(37 years old)

Place of Birth

Stony Brook, Brookhaven, New York, USA

Also Known As

Nora Lum

아콰피나

林家珍

אקוופינה

აქვაფინა

नोरा लम

奥卡菲娜

آکوافینا

Awkwafina

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).

Known For

The Simpsons

The Bad Guys 2

Black Mirror

Regular Show

The Bad Guys

Kung Fu Panda 4

Poker Face

Filmography

2025
The Bad Guys 2
as Tarantula (voice)
Lisa Lu Plays Herself
as Self
The Bad Guys: Little Lies and Alibis
as Tarantula (voice)
2024
Jackpot!
as Katie Kim
IF
as Bubble (voice)
Dueling Dumplings
as Zhen (voice)
Kung Fu Panda 4
as Zhen (voice)
Fly Hard
as Chump (voice)
2023
Migration
as Chump (voice)
Once Upon a Studio
as Sisu (voice)
Quiz Lady
as Anne Yum
The Little Mermaid
as Scuttle (voice)
Renfield
as Rebecca
2022
The Bad Guys In Maraschino Ruby
as Tarantula (voice)
The Bad Guys
as Tarantula (voice)
2021
Swan Song
as Kate
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
as Katy
Raya and the Last Dragon
as Sisu (voice)
Breaking News in Yuba County
as Mina
2020
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
as Otto (voice)
One World: Together at Home
as Self
2019
Jumanji: The Next Level
as Ming
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
as Awkwafina
Paradise Hills
as Yu
The Angry Birds Movie 2
as Courtney (voice)
The Farewell
as Billi
2018
A Legendary Christmas with John & Chrissy
as Self
Ocean's Team 3.0
as Self
Reimagining The Met Gala
as Self
Crazy Rich Asians
as Peik Lin Goh
Ocean's Eight
as Constance
Dude
as Rebecca Voller
2016
Storks
as Quail (voice)
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
as Christine
Bad Rap
as Self