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- The actress and comedian Nora Lum — a.k.a. Awkwafina — made history at the Golden Globes on Sunday night when she won for her performance in The Farewell. She’s the first woman of Asian descent to win Best Actress in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy in Globes history.
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Since 2020, Awkwafina has been a co-creator, 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 Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. [ 3 ]
May 7, 2024 · Awkwafina developed a love of rap music when she was young, was rapping herself by the age of 13, and later began using GarageBand to produce her own beats. "My Vag" was written when she...
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Jun 14, 2022 · Her roots lie in music, where she first tried to make a name for herself through her rap. Fresh off university, she got a job in publicity which she hated, and decided to focus on her craft...
Jan 8, 2020 · Awkwafina also made history when she won the award as the first Asian woman to win the award for best actress in a musical or comedy. In her acceptance speech, Awkwafina thanked her parents and her grandmother, as well as the film's writer and director, Lulu Wang.
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- Her Stage Name’s Origin Is Just As Unique As The Name Itself. Awkwafina was born in 1988 as Nora Lum. She chose her stage name at 15, and started going by it at 16.
- She Plans To Continue To Make Music. Awkwafina got a big break when the 2012 video for “My Vag” went viral. It was a response to Mickey Avalon’s song “My Dick.”
- She Is The Subject Of A Rap Documentary. In 2016, a documentary called Bad Rap profiles four Asian American hip-hop artists: Awkwafina, Dumbfounddead, Rekstizzy, and Lyricks.
- She Has A Close Relationship With Her Grandmother. The Farewell is a movie based on Lulu Wang’s real life experience. In the film, Awkwafina plays Billi.
Jan 6, 2020 · Making Golden Globes history, Awkwafina has won the best actress in a musical or comedy award for her performance in “The Farewell” as Billi, a Chinese American woman who travels back to China ...
Jan 6, 2020 · Awkwafina made history with her Golden Globe win for The Farewell. The actress became the first woman of Asian descent to win for her performance in a comedy or musical film.
