Published video “Who’s next 👀”.
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Awkwafina
Nora Lum, known professionally as Awkwafina, is an American actress 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 (2014–2015). She expanded to films with supporting roles in the comedies Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016), Ocean's 8 (2018), Cr…
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entertainment · American actress and rapper (born 1988) · rapper · actor · celebrity · television producer · musician · singer · voice actor · also Awkwafina
Born 2 June 1988 · Q15306031
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2026· 10 entries
Published video “Giving Stagger's sweet, thick leaf drink a try 🍵 #matcha”.
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Published video “The horse was a paid actor 🐴”.
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Published video “This is a perfectly normal amount of board games 😅”.
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Published video “couldn’t be me 🚩”.
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Published video “Where my horse girls at?🐴 Happy Lunar New Year y'all!”.
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Published video “Learning to Ride a Horse for Lunar New Year”.
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Published video “I am full of hapines and ice cream 🥭”.
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Published video “Blind ranking fast food restaurants”.
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Published video “every kitchen needs a hype man 🍕”.
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2025· 2 entries
collider: Awkwafina and Anthony Ramos Take Us Behind the Scenes for 'The Bad Guys 2's Biggest Action Scene
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Yahoo: Awkwafina’s Best Shoes Through the Years, Photos
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2024· 1 entry
collider: Awkwafina Didn't Plan to Be 50 Feet in the Air, But Here We Are
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2023· 2 entries
Entertainment Weekly: Awkwafina and Sandra Oh bring the dysfunction as estranged sisters in Quiz Lady first look
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Decider: Awkwafina’s Awkward ‘Little Mermaid’ Rap “The Scuttlebutt” Shows She’s Learned Nothing From “Blaccent” Backlash
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2022· 6 entries
People: Awkwafina Shares Letter Written to Herself Ahead of 'Ocean's 8' : 'I'm Scared Now. But It's Normal'
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IndieWire: Awkwafina Clears Up ‘Blaccent’ and Cultural Appropriation During Black History Month
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AV Club: Awkwafina addresses accusations of cultural appropriation, then quits Twitter
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Page Six: Awkwafina addresses criticism over her ‘blaccent,’ quits Twitter
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People: Awkwafina Addresses Criticism Over Her 'Blaccent,' Announces Twitter Exit: 'I Will Always Listen'
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Awkwafina tweeted, "My immigrant background allowed me to carve an American identity [
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2021· 3 entries
AOL: How Much Is Awkwafina Worth?
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Earning critical praise and grossing $430
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Portrayed Katy in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
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2020· 1 entry
Won Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (2020).
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2019· 2 entries
Headlined The Infatuation's annual food festival, EEEEEATSCON, where she spoke about her upbringing in Queens, and her family's Cantonese restaurant
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Awkwafina starred in the film The Farewell, directed by Lulu Wang
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2018· 4 entries
Released ep “In Fina We Trust”.
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Said, "I welcome that conversation because as an Asian-American identity, we're still trying to figure out what that is
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Starred in the indie comedy Dude, playing Rebecca, one of four best friends
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Was featured in Gap's "Logo Remix" campaign, which featured up-and-coming artists who "are remixing creative culture on their own terms" alongside SZA, Sabrina Claudio and Naomi Watanabe
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2016· 2 entries
Played a supporting role as Christine, a member of Kappa Nu in Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising, and voiced Quail in the animated comedy film Storks
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Collaborated with comedian Margaret Cho on "Green Tea", a song that pokes fun at Asian stereotypes
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2015· 2 entries
Co-hosted its spin-off, Girl Code Live, on MTV
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Released a New York City guidebook, Awkwafina's NYC
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2014· 2 entries
Released album “Yellow Ranger”.
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Awkwafina appeared in six episodes of the third and fourth seasons of Girl Code
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2012· 2 entries
Her song "My Vag" became popular on YouTube
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When her rap song "My Vag" became popular on YouTube
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1992· 1 entry
When she was four, and Awkwafina was raised by her father and paternal grandparents
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1988· 1 entry
Born 1988-06-02.
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1937· 1 entry
From Xinhui, Guangdong, and opened the Cantonese restaurant Lum's in Flushing, Queens, one of the neighborhood's first Chinese restaurants
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