<P> 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 . </P> <P> 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 . </P>

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