Awkwafina

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 20142015 She expanded to films with supporting roles in the comedies Neighbors 2 Sorority Rising 2016 Oceans 8 2018 Crazy Rich Asians 2018 and Jumanji The Next Level 2019 She won a Golden Globe Award for her starring role as a grieving young woman in The Farewell 2019 Since 2020 Awkwafina has been a cocreator writer and executive producer of the Comedy Central series Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens where she also plays a fictionalized version of herself In 2021 she portrayed Katy in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film ShangChi 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 For starring and producing the TV movie Quiz Lady 2023 she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie Description above from the Wikipedia article Awkwafina licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia