Lori Tan Chinn
Known for Acting
Born
July 7, 1948 (age 78)
Birthplace
Seattle, Washington, USA
Filmography
24 films, 13 shows
Known for Acting
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.
Born
July 7, 1948 (age 78)
Birthplace
Seattle, Washington, USA
Filmography
24 films, 13 shows

Sleepwalker
2026 · 1h 29m
country: United States
A grieving mother is haunted by the tragic loss of her daughter in a car accident that left her abusive husband in a coma. As she battles a surreal descent into darkness, her sleepwalking episodes intensify. Plagued by haunting visions of her husband inside their home, she grapples with the blurred lines between reality and nightmare.

31 Candles
2025 · 1h 30m
country: United States
Leo, a 30-year-old New Yorker who is having a Bar Mitzvah after meeting Eva, his longtime summer camp crush. In order to finish his mitzvah assignment and perhaps mature, he has to deal with, ex-partners, family members, and more.

Late Bloomers
2024 · 1h 29m
country: United States
Louise, an aimless, 28 year-old Brooklynite, recently single, sort of a musician, depressed without admitting to it, drunkenly falls while doing something stupid and breaks her hip. This lands her in a physical therapy ward full of people twice her age. There, she meets Antonina - a cranky elderly Polish woman, who speaks no English. Louise gets a job caring for her. Neither woman loves the arrangement but it’s time to face the truth about aging. We all have to grow up sometime.

Kung Fu Panda 4
2024 · 1h 34m
country: United States
Po is gearing up to become the spiritual leader of his Valley of Peace, but also needs someone to take his place as Dragon Warrior. As such, he will train a new kung fu practitioner for the spot and will encounter a villain called the Chameleon who conjures villains from the past.

Joy Ride
2023 · 1h 34m
country: United Kingdom
When Audrey's business trip to Asia goes sideways, she enlists the aid of Lolo, her irreverent, childhood best friend who also happens to be a hot mess; Kat, her college friend turned Chinese soap star; and Deadeye, Lolo's eccentric cousin. Their no-holds-barred, epic experience becomes a journey of bonding, friendship, belonging, and wild debauchery that reveals the universal truth of what it means to know and love who you are.

Ghosts of Christmas Always
2022 · 1h 24m
country: United States
Katherine is a Ghost of Christmas Present and she must help one soul, Peter, rediscover his Christmas spirit. But this year has something unusual in store.

Turning Red
2022 · 1h 40m
country: United States
Thirteen-year-old Mei is experiencing the awkwardness of being a teenager with a twist – when she gets too excited, she transforms into a giant red panda.

Chloe and Theo
2015 · 1h 21m
country: United States
A young woman, Chloe, living by her wits on the streets of New York City, has a chance meeting with a wise Inuit Eskimo, Theo, who was sent to New York by his elders to provide a message to the people of the world – We either change our destructive was or be destroyed by them. Chloe, who has been searching for something to believe in, becomes inspired by Theo and , with the help of a kind lawyer, Monica, the three of them present Theo’s story to the United Nations in hopes of creating a better future for all of us.

Final Recipe
2013 · 1h 37m
country: South Korea
Hao's Singaporean restaurant is in danger of going out of business. Hao's grandson, Mark, secretly travels to Shanghai to attend a cooking competition despite his grandfather's wishes for him to become an engineer. Mark takes the place of a contestant who did not show up and must now impress the host, Julia Lee, and her chef husband, David Chen. Chen, who is originally from Singapore and misses his family, eventually learns he is Mark's father.

Miss D
2012 · 18m
country: Unknown
A call from an ex-lover threatens to rekindles memories from a time far gone by for D - a lonely cross-dresser trying to come to terms with her new image.

The Guitar
2008 · 1h 35m
country: United States
The life of a woman is transformed after she is diagnosed with a terminal disease, fired from her job and abandoned by her boyfriend. Given two months to live, she throws caution to the wind to pursue her dreams.

Year of the Fish
2007 · 1h 36m
country: Unknown
A rotoscope-animated modern-day Cinderella story set in the underbelly of New York's Chinatown.

From Other Worlds
2004 · 1h 28m
country: United States
FROM OTHER WORLDS is a sci-fi comedy about a depressed Brooklyn housewife who sleepwalks through her life until she encounters an alien force in her backyard. With the help of a fellow contactee, an African immigrant, she is determined to solve the mystery of her otherworldly experiences. Along the way, she finds romance, saves the planet and finds new meaning in her life.

South Pacific
2001 · 2h 12m
country: United States
During World War II in the South Pacific love is found between a young nurse, Nellie Forbush and an older French plantation owner, Emile de Becque. The war is tearing them apart.

Mickey Blue Eyes
1999 · 1h 42m
country: United Kingdom
An English auctioneer proposes to the daughter of a mafia kingpin, only to realize that certain "favors" would be asked of him.

Ransom
1996 · 2h 1m
country: United States
When a rich man's son is kidnapped, he cooperates with the police at first but then tries a unique tactic against the criminals.

Living in Oblivion
1995 · 1h 30m
country: United States
Low-budget independent filmmaker Nick Reve tries to keep everything together as his production is plagued with an insecure actress, a megalomaniac star, a pretentious beret-wearing director of photography, and lousy catering.

It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice
1994 · 1h
country: United States
A BBC documentary about a pre-rehearsal workshop held in New York prior to the Goodman Theater’s 1994 production of The Merchant of Venice, directed by Peter Sellars in Chicago.

Glengarry Glen Ross
1992 · 1h 40m
country: United States
Times are tough at Premiere Properties. Shelley "the machine" Levene and Dave Moss are veteran salesmen, but only Ricky Roma is on a hot streak. The new Glengarry sales leads could turn everything around, but the front office is holding them back until these "losers" prove themselves. Then someone decides to take matters into his own hands, stealing the Glengarry leads and leaving everyone wondering who did it.

What About Bob?
1991 · 1h 40m
country: United States
Before going on vacation, self-involved psychiatrist Dr. Leo Marvin has the misfortune of taking on a new patient: Bob Wiley. An exemplar of neediness and a compendium of phobias, Bob follows Marvin to his family's country house. Dr. Marvin tries to get him to leave; the trouble is, everyone loves Bob. As his oblivious patient makes himself at home, Dr. Marvin loses his professional composure and, before long, may be ready for the loony bin himself.

Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu Strangler
1990 · 1h 40m
country: Unknown
After months of a search for a serial killer, the police are able to catch the killer of some of the women. But the search is not over when the assistant of the attorney discovers some details in the last case that differ from the assassinations before...

She-Devil
1989 · 1h 39m
country: United States
A cunning and resourceful housewife vows revenge on her husband when he begins an affair with a wealthy romance novelist.

Brass
1985 · 1h 40m
country: United States
The Chief of Detectives of the New York Police Department, is a tough cop who has worked his way up the ladder from being on a beat.

Author! Author!
1982 · 1h 50m
country: United States
A broadway playwright is burning the candle at both ends. He is dealing with pressure from a production nearing premiere, a wife who is leaving him, and 5 children 4 of which belong to her.