Awkwafina: Actress, Musician
The breakout comedic star from last summer’s “Ocean’s 8” and “Crazy Rich Asians” became the second Asian woman to host “SNL” in October and took a dramatic turn in “The Farewell,” a Sundance movie hailed for her subtle performance. A24 will release Lulu Wang’s movie in July. Awkwafina also has an eponymous series in the works at Comedy Central with an all-female writers’ room that was “unintentional to the point where we didn’t realize it until after the room began.” Next up: She’s a voice actor in “Angry Birds 2” and will star alongside Dwayne Johnson in the upcoming “Jumanji” sequel. As for more music? “Soon, I hope!” Also known as: Born Nora Lum, Awkwafina adopted her stage name at 16, and first gained fame for her YouTube video titled “My Vag.”