Lori Tan Chinn - wikipedia Lori Tan Chinn Lori Tan Chinn is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Mei Chang on the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black. Chinn 's first acting role was Miss Higa Jiga in Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen ( 1970 ) on Broadway. Contents 1 Early life 2 Filmography 2.1 Film 2.2 Television 2.3 Theatre 3 References 4 External links Early life Chinn was born in Seattle, Washington. She is of Hoisan, Chinese descent. Chinn moved to New York City by herself when she was eighteen years old. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1982 Author ! Author ! Mrs. Woo 1985 Brass Hilda TV movie 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 Ransom Woman on Street # 3 1999 Mickey Blue Eyes Chinese Restaurant Owner South Pacific Bloody Mary 2003 Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Resident Musical 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 -- present Orange is the New Black Mei Chang Note : 26 episodes 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 2015 Gotta Dance Mae 2015 Triassic Parq Twin velociraptor References Jump up ^ `` Prison as Playground ''. Slate. Retrieved 4 July 2015. Jump up ^ 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. Jump up ^ Richards, David ( February 11, 1988 ). `` Chinese Puzzle ; At the National, a Curious ` M. Butterfly ' ''. The Washington Post ( subscription required ). Retrieved 4 July 2015. Jump up ^ Cox, Gordon ( June 29, 2015 ). `` Stefanie Powers, Georgia Engel Join Cast of Broadway - Bound ' Gotta Dance ' ''. Variety. Retrieved 4 July 2015. Jump up ^ 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 on IMDb Lori Tan Chinn at the Internet Broadway Database Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lori_Tan_Chinn&oldid=843426514 '' Categories : Living people American actresses American people of Chinese descent Actresses from Seattle American people of Taishan descent Hidden categories : Articles with IBDb links Year of birth missing ( living people ) Talk Contents About Wikipedia Português Edit links This page was last edited on 29 May 2018, at 02 : 38. About Wikipedia

Question: who plays chang in orange is the new black
Answer: Lori Tan Chinn