Awkwafina — biography, films, roles and trivia

Biography

💥Nora Lum, better known as Awkwafina. Born in 1988 in New York, USA. Grew up in a family with a younger brother. Her father worked as an IT specialist, and her mother was an artist. She studied at the University at Albany. She works as an actress, rapper, and comedian. She prefers to keep her personal life private.

🏆Main awards🏆: Golden Globe (2020) [The Farewell]

🎬Main projects🎬: "The Farewell" (2019), "Crazy Rich Asians" (2018), "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" (2021), "Raya and the Last Dragon" (2021), "Jumanji: The Next Level" (2019)

Filmography

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2026 Wildwood Septima (voice)

Interesting facts

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Comes from a well-known Chinese culinary family; her great-great-grandfather opened one of the very first Cantonese cuisine restaurants in Queens in the '40s.
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Real name - Nora Lum.
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Born into a family of a Chinese-American father and a mother who was an immigrant from South Korea.
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Graduated from the University at Albany, State University of New York, with degrees in Journalism and Women's Studies.