Lori Tan Chinn

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
Jul 07, 1948 (76 years old)

Lori Tan Chinn

Known For

Strange Planet
TV Show 2023

Strange Planet

Welcome to a distant planet not unlike our own, with hilarious yet poignant observations on life, love, and friendship—told in the most peculiar way.

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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.