Awkwafina, eigentlich Nora Lum (* 2. Juni 1989), ist eine US-amerikanische Rapperin, Moderatorin und Schauspielerin. Für die Hauptrolle im Film The Farewell wurde sie 2020 mit dem Golden Globe Award ausgezeichnet.

2016 spielte Lum eine Nebenrolle in Bad Neighbors 2 und die Hauptrolle in der Indie-Komödie Dude. Im selben Jahr sprach sie eine Rolle in der Animations­komödie Störche – Abenteuer im Anflug.

2017 spielte Lum in dem Film Crazy Rich von Warner Bros. die Figur der Peik Lin.

2018 war sie eine der acht titelgebenden Darstellerinnen im Ocean’s-Ableger Ocean’s 8.

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Nora Lum (born June 2, 1988), known professionally as Awkwafina, is an American actress, rapper, and comedian who 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). Her second album, In Fina We Trust, was released in 2018. She played supporting roles in the comedy films Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016), Ocean's 8 (2018), Crazy Rich Asians (2018), and Jumanji: The Next Level (2019).

Awkwafina played a leading role in the comedy-drama film The Farewell (2019), for which she received critical acclaim and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical, becoming the first woman of Asian descent to win a Golden Globe in any lead actress film category, and additionally won the Satellite Award for Best Actress and was nominated for the BAFTA Rising Star Award and the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress.

Awkwafina is co-creator, writer, and executive producer of the Comedy Central series Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens (2020–present), in which she stars as a fictionalized version of herself. She then appeared in Swan Song (2021), voiced Courtney in The Angry Birds Movie 2, Sisu in Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) and Ms. Tarantula in The Bad Guys (2022), and portrayed Katy in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) superhero film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021).

Nora Lum (2 de junio de 1988),​ conocida profesionalmente como Awkwafina, es una actriz y cantante estadounidense de ascendencia china y surcoreana.

Participó en las películas Ocean's 8 y Crazy Rich Asians (2018), además de protagonizar la cinta The Farewell (2019), por la cual ganó un Globo de Oro en 2020 como mejor actriz de comedia o musical.

Ha publicado dos álbumes, Yellow Ranger (2014) y In Fina We Trust (2018). Sus apariciones en televisión incluyen producciones como Girl Code, Future Man y Saturday Night Live.

林家珍（英语：Nora Lum，1988年6月2日－），艺名Awkwafina（音译奥卡菲娜、阿卡菲娜、阿夸菲娜），美籍中韩混血儿，是一名美国女演员及饶舌歌手，较为人熟悉的作品包括电影《瞒天过海：8面玲珑》（2018年）和《疯狂富豪》（2018年）和《尚气与十环传奇》（2021年）。

2020年以电影《别告诉她》（2019年）饰演王比莉获得第77届金球奖最佳音乐及喜剧类电影女主角，奥卡菲娜是首位获得金球奖音乐/喜剧类电影最佳女主角的亚裔女性。

Awkwafina, de son vrai nom Nora Lum, née le 2 juin 1988 à New York, est une rappeuse, actrice et animatrice de télévision américaine.

Awkwafina, właśc. Nora Lum (ur. 2 czerwca 1988 w Nowym Jorku) – amerykańska aktorka i raperka pochodzenia chińsko-koreańskiego. Nagrodzona Złotym Globem za rolę w filmie Kłamstewko.