The 'Crazy Rich Asians' actress has no plan to ditch her stage name because the moniker makes her feel more confident and she feels 'grateful for that name.'
- Jan 16, 2020
AceShowbiz - Awkwafina won't be going by her real name, Nora Lum, anytime soon.
The "Crazy Rich Asians" actress gave an interview to the New York Times where she spoke about her stage name, and confessed that although she doesn't want "to say that it's not a possibility," she's planning to stick with her nom de plume because it gives her "confidence."
"I created Awkwafina when I was a kid. What she represents to me is more than a persona - in the very beginning, I did see her as the confident one, the side that comes out that gives Nora the panic attacks," she explained.
"But as I've grown older I've come to really be grateful for that name and what I've seen it written on. To see her name on a chair back or on a call sheet, that means a lot to me. I don't think that I could shed her right now."
Awkwafina made history at the Golden Globe Awards earlier this month, January 2020 by becoming the first actress of Asian-American descent to win an award in the Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy category for her role in "The Farewell".
However, she was later snubbed in the nominations for the Academy Awards - with the star insisting she just feels "grateful" for the success she's enjoying.
"The Farewell came out last January and Sundance and we really didn't know where it would take us and to see all the attention that it's gotten, that that feels like a win," she said during Television Critics Association press tour in Pasadena, California on Tuesday, January 14, 2020. "I feel very grateful for where I am and where we've come."
