Awkwafina
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Biography
Nora Lum (born June 2, 1988), known professionally as Awkwafina, is an American actress, rapper, and comedian who 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). Her second album, In Fina We Trust, was released in 2018. She played supporting roles in the comedy films Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016), Ocean's 8 (2018), Crazy Rich Asians (2018), and Jumanji: The Next Level (2019).
Awkwafina played a leading role in the comedy-drama film The Farewell (2019), for which she received critical acclaim and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical, becoming the first woman of Asian descent to win a Golden Globe in any lead actress film category, and additionally won the Satellite Award for Best Actress and was nominated for the BAFTA Rising Star Award and the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress.
Awkwafina is co-creator, writer, and executive producer of the Comedy Central series Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens (2020–present), in which she stars as a fictionalized version of herself. She then appeared in Swan Song (2021), voiced Courtney in The Angry Birds Movie 2, Sisu in Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) and Ms. Tarantula in The Bad Guys (2022), and portrayed Katy in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) superhero film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021).
Known For
The Daily Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Simpsons
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Saturday Night Live
Regular Show
MTV Video Music Awards
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Honest Trailers
Marvel Studios Assembled
Future Man
Animals.
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
IF
Once Upon a Studio
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
The Angry Birds Movie 2
Crazy Rich Asians
Jumanji: The Next Level
Ocean's Eight
Migration
The Little Mermaid
Dude
Breaking News in Yuba County
Renfield
Swan Song
The Bad Guys
Untitled Shang-Chi Sequel
Raya and the Last Dragon
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Untitled '21 Jump Street' Spin-off
Kung Fu Panda 4
Grand Death Lotto
Awkwafina is Nora From Queens
A Real Bug's Life
The Farewell
Quiz Lady
Production Credits
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