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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 Neighbours 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. Since 2020, Awkwafina has been a co-creator, writer, and executive producer of the Comedy Central series Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens, where she also plays a fictionalised version of herself. In 2021, she portrayed Katy in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. She has also performed voice roles in the animated films Storks (2016), The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019), Raya and the Last Dragon (2021), The Bad Guys (2022), The Little Mermaid, Migration (both 2023), Kung Fu Panda 4, and IF (both 2024). Description above from the Wikipedia article Awkwafina, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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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 Neighbours 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. Since 2020, Awkwafina has been a co-creator, writer, and executive producer of the Comedy Central series Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens, where she also plays a fictionalised version of herself. In 2021, she portrayed Katy in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. She has also performed voice roles in the animated films Storks (2016), The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019), Raya and the Last Dragon (2021), The Bad Guys (2022), The Little Mermaid, Migration (both 2023), Kung Fu Panda 4, and IF (both 2024). Description above from the Wikipedia article Awkwafina, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Daily Show
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Saturday Night Live
The Simpsons
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
The Kelly Clarkson Show
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
IF
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
Once Upon a Studio
Storks
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
The Angry Birds Movie 2
Crazy Rich Asians
Ocean's Eight
Jumanji: The Next Level
Migration
The Little Mermaid
Breaking News in Yuba County
Dude
Swan Song
The Bad Guys
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Renfield
Untitled '21 Jump Street' Spin-off
Kung Fu Panda 4
Raya and the Last Dragon
Quiz Lady
Awkwafina is Nora From Queens
The Farewell
Jackpot!
A Real Bug's Life
Marvel Zombies
Production Credits
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
Awkwafina is Nora From Queens
The Boys Presents: Diabolical
Quiz Lady
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