Biography
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.
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Awards & recognition
- Golden Globe Award — Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy · 2020
- Libera Award — Best Hip-Hop/Rap Record
Filmography50+ titles
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Regular Show
Once Upon a Studio
Black Mirror
The Simpsons
MTV Video Music Awards
Raya and the Last Dragon
Call Your Mother
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
The Bad Guys 2
Descendants: Wicked Wonderland
Poker Face
The Bad Guys
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Migration
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
The Farewell
Marvel Zombies
A Real Bug's Life
Top Chef VIP
Marvel Studios Assembled
Future Man
Diabolical
Swan Song
The Angry Birds Movie 2
Hot Ones
Kung Fu Panda 4
Crazy Rich Asians
IF
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
Jumanji: The Next Level
Ocean's Eight
Saturday Night Live
Quiz Lady
Storks
Jackpot!
Renfield
The Daily Show
The Little Mermaid
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Animals.
Bad Rap
Weird City
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Breaking News in Yuba County
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
Paradise Hills
The Drew Barrymore Show
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
The Ellen DeGeneres Show