American actresses of Korean descent

Nora Lum (born June 2, 1988), known professionally as Awkwafina ( ), is an American actress and rapper. She rose to prominence in 2012 when her rap song "My Vag" became popular on YouTube. She then released her debut album, Yellow Ranger (2014), and appeared on the MTV comedy series Girl Code (2014–2015). She expanded to films with supporting roles in the comedies Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016), ''Ocean's 8 (2018), Crazy Rich Asians (2018), and Jumanji: The Next Level (2019). For her starring role as a grieving young woman in The Farewell'' (2019), she won a Golden Globe Award.

Canadian and American actress (born 1971)

American actress

South Korean-American actress (born 1973)

Korean-American-Canadian actress

South Korean-American singer, actress and model

American actress, singer, and model

American actress

Amerie Mi Marie Rogers Nicholson (born January 12, 1980) is an American singer, songwriter, actress and writer. She has released four studio albums to date: All I Have (2002), Touch (2005), Because I Love It (2007), In Love & War (2009). She is best known for her 2005 single "1 Thing".

American comedian and actress (born 1968)

Korean-American actress and singer

Ashley Jeein Park is an American actress and musician. She is best known for her portrayal of Mindy Chen on the Netflix comedy series Emily in Paris (2020–present). She originated the role of Gretchen Wieners in the Broadway musical Mean Girls, for which she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical.

American actress

Greta Lee is an American actress. She had main roles in the Netflix comedy-drama series Russian Doll (2019–2022) and the Apple TV+ drama series The Morning Show (2021–2025). The latter earned her a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. She gained prominence for her starring role in the romantic drama film Past Lives (2023), for which she received a nomination for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress.

American actress and singer

South Korean actress

American beauty queen, Miss Universe 1997

American actress, activist (b. 1964)

South Korean actress (1926–2018)

American actress

American-Japanese actress, singer and model

American actress

American child actress

South Korean actress and model

American actress

American actress, comedian

South Korean singer, actress and model

American actress and writer

American actress and singer

American actor and filmmaker

American actress

American actress

Korean-American actor

American voice actress

American actress and model

American actress

Elizabeth Yu is an American actress. She appears as Azula in Avatar: The Last Airbender, a live-action adaptation of the animated series of the same name.

Korean American pop singer

American actress

American actress

American actress

American actress and voice actress

American actress

American actress

American actress and model

American actress (1962–2019)

American actress

South Korean-American actress model, actress and artist (born 1988)

American actress

American actress

actress, writer, cartoonist, creator, producer

American comedian

South Korean musician

Korean-American actress

American actress

American actress

actress

American actress

American comedian

South Korean born American actress