Awkwafina is a rapper, Television personality and actress. Her full name is Nora Lum Ying. On June 2, 1989, Awkwafina was born in Forest Hills, Queens, New York City, New York, United States. Awkwafina is well known for her performance in viral YouTube video “My Vag” and has since starred in movies such as ‘Crazy Rich Asians,’ ‘Ocean’s 8’ and ‘The Farewell’.
Early Life
Awkwafina was born to a Chinese-American father and South Korean immigrant mother. She was raised in Forest Hills, Queens, New York city, United States. Her great-grandfather immigrated to the USA from China in the 1940s. Then he opened a cantonese restaurant in Flushing, Queens, New York. Her school’s name is LaGuardia High school, New York. She completed her degree in Journalism, Degree in Mandarin language. Her University’s name is University at Albany, New York Beijing Language and culture university, Beijing, China. From childhood, she loved singing and dancing.
Personal Life Info
Awkwafina’s father’s name is Wally. His mother’s name is Tia. Tia passed away when awkwafina was at the age of 4. Her siblings’ number is unknown. She doesn’t share her family details much.
Her zodiac sign is Gemini. Her nationality is American. Her ethnicity is caucasian.
Her height is in feet 5’2″ inches, in metres 1.55m, in centimetre 155 cm. Her figure measurement is 34-24-34. Her weight is 55 kg or 121 lbs. Her waist size is 24 inches. Her hips are 34 inches. Her dress size is 4 US. Her body type is slim. Her eye color is black and she has beautiful black hair color.
Career life
Awkwafina began her career in childhood. Before she started her career in entertainment she was a trainee at Local New York Publications “Gotham Gazette” and “Times Union”. She started rapping at the age of 13. Her first film’s name is Neighbours 2: Sorority Rising in 2016. Her first album is Yellow ranger in 2014. She has appeared in six episodes of MTV’s Girl Code.
She also appeared in the documentary called “Bad Rap”. It was selected at the TriBeCa Film Festival in 2016.
She is mainly famous for her song ” My Vag” a response to Micky Avalon’s “My Dick”.
She also co-created and stars in the series Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens.
Filmography
Some of her movies are given below:
| Title | Year | Role name |
| Bad rap | 2016 | Herself |
| The farewell | 2018 | Billi Wang |
| The angry birds movie: 2 | 2019 | Courtney |
| Swan song | 2021 | Kate |
| The bad guys | 2022 | Ms. Tarantula |
Some of her TV shows
Some of her TV shows are give below:
| Title | Year | Role name |
| Girl Code | 2014-2015 | Herself |
| Future man | 2017 | Woman at Video Game Store |
| Saturday night live | 2018 | Herself |
| Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens | 2020-present | Nora Lin |
| The boys presents: Diabolical | 2022 | Sky/Areola/Turd (voice) |
Controversy
There is no major controversy about Awkwafina.
Some Unknown Facts About
- Does Awkwafina smoke? Yes.
- Does Awkwafina drink? Yes.
- Does Awkwafina have a tattoo? Yes. Near her left elbow.
- Awkwafina loves travelling.
- Awkwafina’s favourite color is blue.
- Awkwafina’s hobbies are singing, dancing, listening to music, watching movies, travelling and reading books.
Relationship Info
Awkwafina’s relationship status is unknown. Maybe she is still single. There is no information about her relationship.
Political Journey
Awkwafina is not involved with politics.
Awkwafina’s Net Worth
As Awkwafina is a famous actress and musician, she earns a smart salary. The estimated net worth of Awkwafina is $4 M US Dollars.
