Awkwafina
American actress
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| 2025 | Scheduled to appear in Black Mirror, Poker Face, and voice Katy in Marvel Zombies |
| 2024 | Begins narrating the documentary series 'A Real Bug's Life' |
| 2024 | Set to star in multiple high-profile animated films including 'Migration', 'Kung Fu Panda 4', and 'IF' |
| 2023 | Voices characters in The Little Mermaid and Migration animated films. |
| 2022 | Voices a character in The Bad Guys animated film. |
| February 5 2022 | Tweeted a statement about her immigrant background and commitment to understanding the context of African-American Vernacular English (AAVE), in response to ongoing cultural appropriation discussions. |
| 2021 | Awkwafina appeared in 'Discord: The Movie' playing herself, alongside actor Danny DeVito |
| September 3 2021 | Appeared in Marvel's 'Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings' as Katy, which was critically praised and commercially successful, earning her a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress. |
| March 5 2021 | Voiced Sisu the dragon in Disney's animated film 'Raya and the Last Dragon', where she improvised much of her dialogue. |
| 2020 | Received a nomination for the prestigious BAFTA Rising Star Award, recognizing her potential as an emerging talent in film. |
| 2020 | Won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical for her performance in the film The Farewell, marking a significant milestone in her acting career. |
| 2020 | Nominated alongside the ensemble cast for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for The Farewell. |
| 2020 | Awarded the Santa Barbara International Film Festival Virtuoso Award, further highlighting her breakthrough performance. |
| 2020 | Becomes a co-creator, writer, and executive producer of Comedy Central's Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens, playing a fictionalized version of herself. |
| 2019 | Voices multiple characters in animated series including The Simpsons and The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance |
| 2019 | Stars in The Farewell, winning a Golden Globe Award for her role as a grieving young woman. Also appears in Jumanji: The Next Level and The Angry Birds Movie 2. |
| May 16 2019 | Headlined The Infatuation's annual food festival EEEEEATSCON, where she spoke about her upbringing in Queens and her family's Cantonese restaurant. |
| 2018 | Publicly addressed criticisms about cultural appropriation, engaging in a conversation about Asian-American identity and her use of language. |
| 2018 | Featured in Gap's 'Logo Remix' campaign alongside other up-and-coming artists like SZA, Sabrina Claudio, and Naomi Watanabe, highlighting her emerging cultural influence. |
| 2018 | Appears in supporting roles in two major films: Ocean's 8 and Crazy Rich Asians. |
| October 6 2018 | Hosted Saturday Night Live, becoming the second East Asian-American woman to host the show after Lucy Liu. |
| June 8 2018 | Released a 7-track EP 'In Fina We Trust', which won the 2019 A2IM Libera Award for Best Hip-Hop/Rap Album. |
| 2017 | Honored as Kore Asian Media's Female Breakout of the Year, recognizing her rising prominence in entertainment and media. |
| 2016 | Awkwafina released two singles: 'Yellow Alert' featuring Dumbfoundead and 'Green Tea' featuring Margaret Cho |
| 2016 | Collaborated with comedian Margaret Cho on the song 'Green Tea', which satirizes Asian stereotypes. |
| 2016 | Appears in supporting role in the comedy film Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising and voices a character in the animated film Storks. |
| 2015 | Awkwafina co-hosts Girl Code Live for 10 episodes and appears in a Regular Show episode voicing Apple |
| 2015 | Awkwafina released her New York City guidebook titled 'Awkwafina's NYC'. |
| 2014 | Awkwafina released singles 'Daydreamin'' and 'Come Stop Me' featuring Dumbfoundead as a non-album single |
| 2014 | Awkwafina begins appearing on MTV's Girl Code, performing in 6 episodes |
| October 25 2014 | Performed as part of the lineup at Tenacious D's Festival Supreme. |
| February 11 2014 | Released her solo hip-hop album 'Yellow Ranger' featuring 11 tracks, including previously released YouTube singles like 'Yellow Ranger', 'Queef', and 'NYC Bitche$'. |
| 2013 | Awkwafina released multiple singles from her album Yellow Ranger, including 'NYC Bitche$', 'Mayor Bloomberg (Giant Margaritas)', and 'Queef' |
| 2012 | Awkwafina rises to prominence when her rap song 'My Vag' becomes popular on YouTube. |
| 2011 | Graduated from the University at Albany with a major in journalism and women's studies. |
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