Nora Lum, known professionally as Awkwafina, has signed with Creative Artists Agency (CAA). This move marks a significant step in her career, as CAA is one of Hollywood's top talent agencies, providing her with access to broader opportunities in film and television.
20/11/2025
Awkwafina is set to host and executive produce a new food travel series for Apple TV+ titled 'The Unlikely Cook with Awkwafina'. The eight-episode unscripted series will explore her family's culinary legacy through contemporary Asian American cuisine across the United States.
24/01/2025
Awkwafina has joined the cast of the holiday family comedy 'The Man with the Bag', starring alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger and Alan Ritchson. The film, produced for Amazon MGM Studios, revolves around Santa's magic bag being stolen and his search for help from his naughty list.
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Bio/Wiki
Real Name
Nora Lum
Nickname
Awkwafina
Famous For
Famous for her song 'My Vag' a response to Mickey Avalon’s 'My Dick'
Zodiac sign/Sun sign
Gemini
Hometown
New York, USA
School
LaGuardia High School, New York
College/University
University at Albany, New York, Beijing Language and Culture University, Beijing, China
Debut
Film
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016)
Album
Yellow Ranger (2014)
Religion
Not Known
Food Habit
Non-Vegetarian
Hobbies
Singing, Dancing, Listening to Music, Watching Movies, Traveling, Reading Books
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings — Film
2024
Quiz Lady — Film (Producer)
Jackpot! — Film
2025
The Man with the Bag — Film
The Unlikely Cook with Awkwafina — TV Series
2026
Thumb — Film
Wildwood — Film (Voice)
Favourites
Favorite Writers
Charles Bukowski, Anais Nin, Joan Didion, Tom Waits, Chet Baker
Some Lesser Known Facts
1. Awkwafina is a smoker.
2. Awkwafina consumes alcohol.
3. She has a Chinese–American father and a South Korean immigrant mother.
4. Her great-grandfather came to the USA from China in the 1940s and established a Cantonese restaurant in Flushing, Queens, New York.
5. Her mother passed away when she was 4 years old, and she was raised by her grandmother.
6. Before her entertainment career, she trained at 'Gotham Gazette' and 'Times Union' in New York.
7. She started rapping at the age of 13.
8. Awkwafina is the author of a travel book called 'Awkwafina’s NYC'.
9. She appeared in six episodes of MTV's Girl Code.
10. Awkwafina was featured in the documentary 'Bad Rap', which was screened at the 2016 TriBeCa Film Festival.
11. She won a Golden Globe for her leading role in Lulu Wang’s The Farewell, becoming the first person of Asian descent to win a Lead Actress prize in that category.
12. She won an Emmy in 2024 for Outstanding Television Movie for producing the comedy Quiz Lady, in which she also starred.
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