Lori Tan Chinn

Lori Tan Chinn (born 7 July 1948) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Mei Chang on the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black.[1][2] Chinn's first acting role was Miss Higa Jiga in Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen (1970) on Broadway.

Early life

Chinn was born in Seattle, Washington. She is of Hoisan, Chinese descent. Chinn moved to New York City by herself in 1969.[3]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1982	Author! Author!	Mrs. Woo
1985	Brass	Hilda	TV movie
1989	She-Devil	Vesta Rose Woman
1990	Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu Strangler	Pua	TV movie
1991	What About Bob?	Bus driver
1992	Glengarry Glen Ross	Coat check girl
1995	Living in Oblivion	Costume Designer
1996	Ransom	Woman on Street #3
1999	Mickey Blue Eyes	Restaurant Owner
2001	South Pacific	Bloody Mary	2003 Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Resident Musical
2004	From Other Worlds	Mrs. Kim
2007	Security	Mrs. Pong	Short
2007	Year of the Fish	Shuk Yee	Animated film
2008	The Guitar	Mrs. Tzu
2012	Miss D	Mrs. Ling	Short
2013	Final Recipe	Mrs. Wang
2015	Chloe and Theo	Landlady

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	Roseanne	Iris	4 episodes
1992	Mathnet	Miss Jessica	Episode: "The Case of the Smart Dummy"
1999	It's Like, You Know...	Daisy	Episode: "Lost in America"
2000	Spin City	Samaritan Nun	Episode: "Mike's Best Friend's Boyfriend"
2000	Law & Order	SEC Investigator	Episode: "High & Low"
2005	Law & Order: Trial by Jury	Mrs. Park	Episode: "The Line"
2013–19	Orange is the New Black	Mei Chang	27 episodes
2020–present	Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens	Nora's grandmother	starring role

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1970–1971	Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen	Miss Higa Jiga
1979	G. R. Point	Mama-San
1988–1990	M. Butterfly	Comrade Chin, Suzuki, Shu Fan	[4]
2015	Gotta Dance	Mae	[5]
2015	Triassic Parq	Twin velociraptor	[6]

References

"Prison as Playground". Slate. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
Canfield, David. "Every Story Matters: Why the Flashback Structure of 'Orange Is the New Black' Is More Vital Than Ever in Season 3". Indiewire. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
Chow, Andrew R. (January 24, 2020). "Lori Tan Chinn Is a Scene-Stealer in Awkwafina's New Series. But the Role Comes After Decades of Harassment and Discrimination". Time. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
Richards, David (February 11, 1988). "Chinese Puzzle; At the National, a Curious `M. Butterfly'". The Washington Post (subscription required). Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
Cox, Gordon (June 29, 2015). "Stefanie Powers, Georgia Engel Join Cast of Broadway-Bound 'Gotta Dance'". Variety. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
Gioia, Michael (October 31, 2011). "Mitchell Jarvis and Lori Tan Chinn Will Lead a Dinosaur Revolution in Triassic Parq NYC Readings". Playbill. Retrieved 4 July 2015.

External links

Lori Tan Chinn at IMDb
Lori Tan Chinn at the Internet Broadway Database

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[1] "Prison as Playground". Slate. Retrieved 4 July 2015.

[2] Canfield, David. "Every Story Matters: Why the Flashback Structure of 'Orange Is the New Black' Is More Vital Than Ever in Season 3". Indiewire. Retrieved 4 July 2015.

[3] Chow, Andrew R. (January 24, 2020). "Lori Tan Chinn Is a Scene-Stealer in Awkwafina's New Series. But the Role Comes After Decades of Harassment and Discrimination". Time. Retrieved 6 November 2020.

[4] Richards, David (February 11, 1988). "Chinese Puzzle; At the National, a Curious `M. Butterfly'". The Washington Post (subscription required). Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2015.

[5] Cox, Gordon (June 29, 2015). "Stefanie Powers, Georgia Engel Join Cast of Broadway-Bound 'Gotta Dance'". Variety. Retrieved 4 July 2015.

[6] Gioia, Michael (October 31, 2011). "Mitchell Jarvis and Lori Tan Chinn Will Lead a Dinosaur Revolution in Triassic Parq NYC Readings". Playbill. Retrieved 4 July 2015.