2018
Crazy Rich Asians
Peik Lin guides a friend through unfamiliar high society.
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A comic voice with room for quiet
From Peik Lin to Billi and Katy.
From music to a screen presence
Awkwafina, born Nora Lum, is an American actor and musician whose early online comedy and rap helped introduce her distinctive voice to a wider audience. Her subsequent screen work draws on comic timing while making room for more restrained characters.
In Crazy Rich Asians (2018), she plays Peik Lin, the outspoken friend who helps Rachel navigate an unfamiliar social world. The role makes her a lively counterpoint to the film’s lavish setting.
Lulu Wang’s The Farewell (2019) follows Billi as her family gathers around a grandmother who has not been told of her diagnosis. Awkwafina’s performance earned a Golden Globe for best actress in a musical or comedy; its quieter moments hold the tension between affection and the family’s shared secret.
She later played Katy in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) and voiced Sisu in Raya and the Last Dragon (2021), carrying her expressive delivery into action and animation. The film selection below reflects the FLM.RED catalogue and is not a complete filmography.
Humour, family and adventure
2019
The Farewell
Billi returns to China for a family gathering shadowed by a secret.
2021
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Katy accompanies Shang-Chi on an unexpected journey.
Performance readings are FLM.RED editorial interpretation.
Films in FLM.RED
Titles in this collection; not a complete filmography.
Sources & image notes
Portrait illustration: FLM.RED.