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The year she turned 24, she uploaded the rap video “My Vag” to YouTube, which the Guardian says became a viral hit. The year she turned 26, she released Yellow Ranger and joined the cast of MTV’s Girl Code. The year she turned 27, she published the guidebook Awkwafina’s NYC and was cast in Neighbors 2. The year she turned 28, Go90 ordered two more seasons of her talk show Tawk. The year she turned 29, she was cast in Crazy Rich Asians, and Billboard wrote that her name might be new to most viewers of the Ocean’s 8 trailer.
The breakthrough yearThe year she turned 30, Ocean’s 8 opened to $41.5M and Crazy Rich Asians opened on August 15. Variety called 2018 her breakout year, and in October she hosted Saturday Night Live.
The year she turned 31, she starred as Billi in The Farewell and played Ming in Jumanji: The Next Level. The year she turned 32, she won a Golden Globe for The Farewell, and Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens premiered on Comedy Central on January 22.
The year she turned 33, she voiced Sisu in Raya and the Last Dragon and played Katy in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. The year she turned 34, Comedy Central renewed Nora from Queens for a third season.
The year she turned 35, season 3 of Nora from Queens premiered, and she voiced Scuttle in The Little Mermaid.
The year she turned 36, she voiced Zhen in Kung Fu Panda 4. The year she turned 37, she voiced Ms. Tarantula in The Bad Guys 2, and Deadline reported she would host The Unlikely Cook for Apple. The year she turned 38, Apple TV released the trailer for The Unlikely Cook.
Awkwafina (born Nora Lum on Jun 2, 1988) uploaded the rap video “My Vag” in 2012, the year she turned 24. Crazy Rich Asians opened on Aug 15, 2018, the year she turned 30, and Variety called 2018 her breakout year.
The Guardian reported she was born in 1988 to a Chinese American father and a South Korean immigrant mother and grew up in Flushing, Queens.
Source 01 · The Guardian · Awkwafina on Ocean’s 8 and YouTube · opens in a new tab Only the year is given in the article.The Guardian reported she uploaded the video to YouTube in 2012 and that it became a viral hit that launched her career as a rapper and comedian.
Source 01 · The Guardian · Awkwafina on Ocean’s 8 and YouTube · opens in a new tabSource 02 · The Guardian · Nora Lum on My Vag · opens in a new tab The Guardian’s June 2018 profile says 2012, on her 24th birthday; its December 2017 piece says 2013. No day is given.Billboard listed Yellow Ranger as her debut project, released in 2014.
Source 03 · Billboard · 5 things about Ocean’s 8 star Awkwafina · opens in a new tabSource 02 · The Guardian · Nora Lum on My Vag · opens in a new tab No day is given.Billboard reported she appeared in six episodes of the series, and NBC News said she was added to the cast in 2014.
Source 03 · Billboard · 5 things about Ocean’s 8 star Awkwafina · opens in a new tabSource 05 · NBC News · Rapper Awkwafina joins Neighbors sequel · opens in a new tab No day is given.NBC News described her New York City guidebook, which begins on Staten Island.
Source 04 · NBC News · Awkwafina’s guide book · opens in a new tab Date of NBC News’s article.NBC News reported she would join the cast of the sequel to the 2014 comedy.
Source 05 · NBC News · Rapper Awkwafina joins Neighbors sequel · opens in a new tabVariety reported that Go90 ordered seasons 4 and 5 of her late-night talk show, to start in early 2017.
Source 06 · Variety · Go90 renews Tawk · opens in a new tabThe Hollywood Reporter reported she would play Peik Lin, Rachel’s college friend.
Source 07 · The Hollywood Reporter · Crazy Rich Asians adds Awkwafina · opens in a new tabThe trailer for Ocean’s 8 was released. Billboard wrote that her name might be new to most viewers, next to a cast that included Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway and Rihanna.
Source 03 · Billboard · 5 things about Ocean’s 8 star Awkwafina · opens in a new tabOcean’s 8, in which she plays Constance, opened in U.S. theaters on June 8, 2018. Deadline reported a $41.5M opening, the best debut for the franchise.
Source 20 · The Numbers · Ocean’s 8 (2018) · opens in a new tabSource 08 · Deadline · Ocean’s 8 opening · opens in a new tabCrazy Rich Asians, in which she plays Goh Peik Lin, opened in U.S. theaters on August 15, 2018. Deadline described it as the first Asian American movie made by a major studio since Disney’s 1993 Joy Luck Club.
She hosted the second episode of season 44, with musical guest Travis Scott.
Source 11 · NBC · SNL Season 44 Episode 2 · opens in a new tabThe Farewell, in which she plays the lead role of Billi, opened in limited release in U.S. theaters on July 12, 2019.
Source 22 · The Numbers · The Farewell (2019) · opens in a new tabSource 13 · CNN · Awkwafina makes Golden Globes history · opens in a new tabJumanji: The Next Level, in which she plays Ming, opened in U.S. theaters on December 13, 2019.
Source 23 · The Numbers · Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) · opens in a new tabSource 12 · Variety · Awkwafina joins Jumanji sequel · opens in a new tab Variety reported in January 2019 that she was in talks to join the sequel.CNN reported she was the first performer of Asian descent to win a Golden Globe Award in a lead actress film category.
Source 13 · CNN · Awkwafina makes Golden Globes history · opens in a new tabThe Comedy Central series, based loosely on her life, drew 489,000 total viewers for its premiere, the network’s highest-rated season one premiere since 2017, Deadline reported.
Source 14 · Deadline · Nora From Queens premiere ratings · opens in a new tabSource 15 · Deadline · Comedy Central series gets a title · opens in a new tabRaya and the Last Dragon, in which she voices Sisu, the last dragon, was released in U.S. theaters on March 5, 2021.
Source 24 · The Numbers · Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) · opens in a new tabDeadline reported that the second season, which launched in August 2021, surpassed the numbers for season 1.
Source 16 · Deadline · Nora From Queens renewed for season 3 · opens in a new tab Only the month is given.Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, in which she plays Katy, opened in U.S. theaters on September 3, 2021.
Source 25 · The Numbers · Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) · opens in a new tabComedy Central renewed the series for a third season.
Source 16 · Deadline · Nora From Queens renewed for season 3 · opens in a new tabThe third season premiered on Comedy Central. Variety reported she would make her directorial debut with season 3.
Source 17 · Variety · Nora From Queens season 3 premiere date · opens in a new tab Date from Variety’s March 29, 2023 report of the premiere date.The Little Mermaid, in which she voices Scuttle, was released in U.S. theaters on May 26, 2023.
Source 26 · The Numbers · The Little Mermaid (2023) · opens in a new tabQuiz Lady, a Hulu comedy in which she stars with Sandra Oh, screened at the Toronto Film Festival.
Source 18 · Variety · Quiz Lady review · opens in a new tab Date of the screening at which Variety reviewed the film.Kung Fu Panda 4, in which she voices Zhen, was released in U.S. theaters on March 8, 2024.
Source 27 · The Numbers · Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024) · opens in a new tabThe Bad Guys 2, in which she voices Ms. Tarantula, was released in U.S. theaters on August 1, 2025.
Source 28 · The Numbers · The Bad Guys 2 (2025) · opens in a new tabDeadline reported she would host and executive produce an eight-episode series for Apple.
Source 19 · Deadline · Awkwafina to host The Unlikely Cook · opens in a new tabApple TV released the trailer for Awkwafina: The Unlikely Cook, the eight-episode docuseries she executive produces.
Source 29 · BroadwayWorld · The Unlikely Cook to debut on Apple TV · opens in a new tabEND OF SELECTED RECORDSSelected records, 1988–2026 · not a complete list of work. “Key moment” is an editorial label, not a measure of success.
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