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Aliases: 로리 탠 친

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Seattle, Washington, USA

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Movie Involvements: 6

TV Involvements: 2


Most Famous Work

Biography

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lori Tan Chinn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

Law & Order
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7

Law & Order

(1990) SEC Investigator
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
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8
Glengarry Glen Ross
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7

Glengarry Glen Ross

(1992) Coat Check Girl
Final Recipe
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7

Final Recipe

(2013) Mrs. Wang
Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld
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8
It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice
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South Pacific
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5

South Pacific

(2001) Bloody Mary
Miss D
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Miss D

(2012) Mrs. Ling

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2025 N/A
2024 Gugu (voice)
Susan Yang
Inez
Granny Boar (voice)
2023 Guide (voice)
Nai Nai Chen
2022 Arlene
Auntie Chen (voice)
2021 N/A
2020 Grandma
2013 Mrs. Wang
Mei Chang (voice)
Mei Chang
2012 Mrs. Ling
2005 Mrs. Park
2004 Mrs. Kim
2001 Bloody Mary
1999 Chinese Restaurant Owner
1996 Samaritan Nun
1995 Costume Designer
1994 Nerissa
1992 Coat Check Girl
1991 Bus Driver
1990 SEC Investigator
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1989 Vesta Rose Woman
1982 Mrs. Woo
Bai Zhao
Year Character Movie/Tv

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