Wang says she knew from Awkwafina’s audition tape that she could deliver a natural performance as Billi. “We all know her as the girl from Queens who makes everyone laugh.

Billi is a Chinese American young woman who moved with her parents to New York City when she was 6 but returns to China ... Zhao Shuzhen and Awkwafina in The Farewell. A24. Alissa Wilkinson ...

“The Farewell” is “based on an actual lie,” as we’re told at the outset. In 2013, ... From the moment Awkwafina-as-Billi appears onscreen, that’s never a concern.

Awkwafina and Zhao Shuzhen are the duo at the heart of Lulu Wang’s The Farewell. Awkwafina is Billi, an Asian-American New Yorker returning to China for one last chance to see Nai Nai, her ...

Word of mouth continues to spread well for A24’s “The Farewell,” which began its expansion at the indie box office this weekend and grossed $1.17 million from 35 screens for a strong second ...

Based on a 2016 episode of “This American Life” drawn from Wang’s own experiences, “The Farewell” centers on Billi, an out-of-work New York writer who learns from her parents that her ...

In the indie breakout hit, the New York-born Awkwafina plays Billi, a Chinese American woman struggling with her family’s decision to not tell her grandmother that she has stage-IV lung cancer.

PARK CITY, Utah — In Awkwafina’s young acting career, she’s already reinventing herself. Over just a few short years, the 29-year-old has gone from rapper to comedic powerhouse and now … ...

Awkwafina’s latest role in “The Farewell” has her showing off dramatic chops, and delicately dancing around a touchy subject. Watch the trailer above.Awkwafina (Nora Lum) plays Billi, a ...

Awkwafina stars in Lulu Wang's dramedy 'The Farewell.' ‘The Farewell’ Trailer: Awkwafina’s Billi Battles Emotions for Dying Grandmother ...

This story about Awkwafina and “The Farewell” first appeared in the Race Begins issue of TheWrap’s Oscar magazine.For Awkwafina, “The Farewell” was personal. The film follows a family ...

Awkwafina is not herself. She’s also not her “The Farewell” writer-director, Lulu Wang. Truth to tell, she’s not even Awkwafina. “Hi,” she says, warmly, greeting a guest though ...