Awkwafina

Awkwafina

Nora Lum (Chinese: 林家珍; pinyin: Lín Jiāzhēn; born June 2, 1988), known professionally as Awkwafina, is an American actress, comedian, writer, producer, and rapper. She rose to prominence in 2012 when her rap song "My Vag" went viral on YouTube. She then released her debut album, Yellow Ranger (2014), and appeared on the MTV show Girl Code. She later co-hosted Girl Code Live (2015) and a talk show, Tawk (2015 to 2017), and was featured in the documentary Bad Rap. She has played supporting roles in the comedy films Neighbours 2: Sorority Rising (2016), Ocean's 8 (2018), Crazy Rich Asians (2018), and Jumanji: The Next Level (2019). Her second album, In Fina We Trust, was released in 2018. She played a leading role in the comedy-drama The Farewell (2019), for which she won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical, becoming the first woman of Asian descent to win a Golden Globe in any lead actress film category. Awkwafina currently stars in Comedy Central's Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens, which she writes and executive produces.

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