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Margaret Cho

Acting 57 years old San Francisco, California, USA ★ 1.0
Born: December 5, 1968

Biography

Margaret Moran Cho (born December 5, 1968) is an American comedian, fashion designer, actress, author, and recording artist. Cho is best known for her stand-up routines, through which she critiques social and political problems, especially those pertaining to race and sexuality. She has also directed and appeared in music videos and has her own clothing line. She has frequently supported LGBT rights and has won awards for her humanitarian efforts on behalf of women, the transgender community, Asians, and the LGBT community.

As an actress she has played more serious parts, such as that of John Travolta's long-suffering FBI colleague in the action movie Face/Off. She co-starred as Teri Lee, a paralegal assistant, 8on Lifetime's drama series Drop Dead Diva.

External Links

🌐 Official Website 🎬 IMDb

Known For

Family Guy
Family Guy Hee-Sun (voice) 1999
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Self - Guest 2009
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show Self - Guest 2019
The Nanny
The Nanny Caryn 1993
Will Trent
Will Trent Therapist 2023

Filmography

Acting Credits (241)

I Want Your Sex
I Want Your Sex 2026
By the Roots
By the Roots Janine Sorrel 2026
Run Amok
Run Amok Principal Linda 2026
All That We Love
All That We Love Emma 2025
Queens of the Dead
Queens of the Dead Pops 2025
Celebrity Weakest Link
Celebrity Weakest Link Self - Contestant 2025
TURA!
TURA! Narrator (voice) 2025
Every Time You Lose Your Mind: A Film About Failure
Every Time You Lose Your Mind: A Film About Failure Self 2025
It's Dorothy!
It's Dorothy! Self 2025
Hollywood Squares
Hollywood Squares Self 2025
Squid Game: The Official Podcast
Squid Game: The Official Podcast Self - Guest 2024
Doctor Odyssey
Doctor Odyssey Judy Riva 2024
Zombies: The Re-Animated Series
Zombies: The Re-Animated Series Ashley (voice) 2024
Kite Man: Hell Yeah!
Kite Man: Hell Yeah! Rebecca Chen (voice) 2024
Cora Bora
Cora Bora Electra 2024
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution Self 2024
The Listener
The Listener Corinne (voice) 2024
Dolly Parton's Pet Gala
Dolly Parton's Pet Gala 2024
After Midnight
After Midnight Self 2024
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Percy Jackson and the Olympians Wasp 2023
No One Asked You
No One Asked You Self 2023
A Big Gay Hairy Hit! Where the Bears Are: The Documentary
A Big Gay Hairy Hit! Where the Bears Are: The Documentary Self 2023
Maxine
Maxine Maxine 2023
Gianna
Gianna Kimberly 2023
Frog and Toad
Frog and Toad Turtle (voice) 2023
Prom Pact
Prom Pact Ms. Chen 2023
History of the World: Part II
History of the World: Part II Sophia 2023
Not Dead Yet
Not Dead Yet Miss Cassandra 2023
Will Trent
Will Trent Therapist 2023
Will Trent
Will Trent Dr. Roach 2023
The Wheel
The Wheel Self - Expert 2022
Sex with Sue
Sex with Sue Self 2022
Celebrity Jeopardy!
Celebrity Jeopardy! Self - Contestant 2022
Dr. Jackie
Dr. Jackie Margaret Cho 2022
Sherri
Sherri Self - Guest 2022
Queer Riot
Queer Riot 2022
The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival
The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival Self 2022
Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin: Ladies Night Live
Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin: Ladies Night Live Self 2022
Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration 2022
Fire Island
Fire Island Erin 2022
Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage
Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Self 2022
Sex Appeal
Sex Appeal Ma Deb 2022
I, Challenger
I, Challenger June 2022
Bury Me
Bury Me June 2022
Tara, Messenger of Death
Tara, Messenger of Death Ms. Corrigan 2021
Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.
Doogie Kamealoha, M.D. Frankie 2021
The Sixth Reel
The Sixth Reel Doris 2021
Tig Notaro: Drawn
Tig Notaro: Drawn Self 2021
Good on Paper
Good on Paper Margot 2021
The Celebrity Dating Game
The Celebrity Dating Game Self 2021
Koreatown Ghost Story
Koreatown Ghost Story Mrs. Moon 2021
Pride
Pride Self 2021
What's My Game?
What's My Game? Self - Contestant 2021
The Alaska Thunderfuck Extra Special Comedy Special
The Alaska Thunderfuck Extra Special Comedy Special Self 2021
Hysterical
Hysterical Self 2021
Overserved with Lisa Vanderpump
Overserved with Lisa Vanderpump Self 2021
Call Me Kat
Call Me Kat Val Park 2021
The Great North
The Great North Jan (voice) 2021
The Flight Attendant
The Flight Attendant Utada 2020
Friendsgiving
Friendsgiving Fairy Gay Mother #2 2020
Over the Moon
Over the Moon Auntie Ling / Gretch (voice) 2020
Faith Based
Faith Based Jane 2020
I Can See Your Voice
I Can See Your Voice 2020
Tournament of Laughs
Tournament of Laughs Self 2020
Mae West: Dirty Blonde
Mae West: Dirty Blonde Self 2020
House Hunters Comedians On Couches: Unfiltered
House Hunters Comedians On Couches: Unfiltered Self - Guest Star 2020
Feeding America Comedy Festival
Feeding America Comedy Festival Self 2020
Visible: Out on Television
Visible: Out on Television Self - Narrator (voice) 2020
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens Mistress Jupiter 2020
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU Self 2020
Undateable John
Undateable John Hilda 2019
Trixie Mattel: Skinny Legend
Trixie Mattel: Skinny Legend Margaret Cho 2019
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
A Little Late with Lilly Singh Self 2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show Self - Guest 2019
Lights Out with David Spade
Lights Out with David Spade Self - Panelist 2019
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate Self 2019
Miracle Workers
Miracle Workers God's Mom 2019
Good Trouble
Good Trouble Margaret Cho 2019
The Masked Singer
The Masked Singer Poodle (archive footage) 2019
The Masked Singer
The Masked Singer Self - Poodle 2019
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash Self 2018
25 Words or Less
25 Words or Less Self 2018
Unapologetic with Aisha Tyler
Unapologetic with Aisha Tyler Self 2018
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom Self 2018
This Close
This Close Zagat 2018
Bloodlines: The Art and Life of Vincent Castiglia
Bloodlines: The Art and Life of Vincent Castiglia Self 2018
This Is Bob Hope...
This Is Bob Hope... Self 2017
Bright
Bright Sergeant Ching 2017
Katy Perry: Will You Be My Witness?
Katy Perry: Will You Be My Witness? Self 2017
Sharknado 5: Global Swarming
Sharknado 5: Global Swarming Simone 2017
Alaska Is a Drag
Alaska Is a Drag Jan 2017
The Bold Type
The Bold Type Margaret Cho 2017
Everybody Has an Andy Dick Story
Everybody Has an Andy Dick Story Self 2017
Truth & Iliza
Truth & Iliza Self 2017
Curtain Down
Curtain Down The Mentor 2017
Bill Nye Saves the World
Bill Nye Saves the World Pistachio (voice) 2017
Bill Nye Saves the World
Bill Nye Saves the World Self 2017
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin Self 2017
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party Self 2016
Swedish Dicks
Swedish Dicks Agent Poll 2016
The girls I know... get their hands dirty.
The girls I know... get their hands dirty. Mom (voice) 2016
Party Legends
Party Legends 2016
The $100,000 Pyramid
The $100,000 Pyramid Self 2016
To Tell the Truth
To Tell the Truth Self - Panelist 2016
Hurricane Bianca
Hurricane Bianca Wig Shop Owner 2016
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Self 2016
Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry
Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry Self - Guest 2016
Ellie Kemper: Unbreakable Comedy Gala
Ellie Kemper: Unbreakable Comedy Gala 2016
The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show
The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show Mulan (voice) 2015
Dr. Ken
Dr. Ken Dr. Wendi 2015
Margaret Cho: PsyCHO
Margaret Cho: PsyCHO Self 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Self 2015
Call Me Lucky
Call Me Lucky Self 2015
Do I Sound Gay?
Do I Sound Gay? Self 2015
Tooken
Tooken Brown Finger 2015
Adventures in Comedy
Adventures in Comedy 2015
World's Funniest Fails
World's Funniest Fails Self - Panelist 2015
Senior Project
Senior Project Ms. Ghetty 2015
Metropolis
Metropolis 2015
#BeRobin the Movie
#BeRobin the Movie 2015
Lennon or McCartney
Lennon or McCartney Self 2014
Celebrity Name Game
Celebrity Name Game Self 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers Self 2014
Where the Bears Are 2
Where the Bears Are 2 Mistress Lena 2013
Wedding Palace
Wedding Palace The Shaman 2013
Beat Bobby Flay
Beat Bobby Flay Self 2013
Amelia's 25th
Amelia's 25th Babs 2013
In Transition
In Transition Tawny Kim 2013
Norm Macdonald Live
Norm Macdonald Live Self 2013
The Last Leg
The Last Leg Self 2013
See a Little Light: A Celebration of the Music and Legacy of Bob Mould
See a Little Light: A Celebration of the Music and Legacy of Bob Mould Self 2012
Gotham Comedy Live
Gotham Comedy Live Self - Host 2012
Exotic World and the Burlesque Revival
Exotic World and the Burlesque Revival (voice) 2012
The Burn with Jeff Ross
The Burn with Jeff Ross Self 2012
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee Self 2012
The Immigrant
The Immigrant Margaret 2012
Finding Your Roots
Finding Your Roots Self 2012
It Gets Better
It Gets Better Self 2012
SNL Korea
SNL Korea Self 2011
Conan O'Brien Can't Stop
Conan O'Brien Can't Stop Self 2011
Margaret Cho: Cho Dependent
Margaret Cho: Cho Dependent Self 2011
Sexing the Transman
Sexing the Transman Self 2011
Bubble Guppies
Bubble Guppies The Kraken (voice) 2011
Miss Representation
Miss Representation Self 2011
The Fran Drescher Show
The Fran Drescher Show 2010
Pound Puppies
Pound Puppies Mrs. Wattana (voice) 2010
Gaze
Gaze Self (archive footage) 2010
The Green Room with Paul Provenza
The Green Room with Paul Provenza Self 2010
America: The Story of Us
America: The Story of Us Self 2010
I Am Comic
I Am Comic Self 2010
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Celebrity Ghost Stories Self 2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Self - Guest 2009
Drop Dead Diva
Drop Dead Diva Teri Lee 2009
Margaret Cho: Beautiful
Margaret Cho: Beautiful Self 2009
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
How Bruce Lee Changed the World Self 2009
Annul Victory
Annul Victory Self 2009
The Snake
The Snake The Expert 2009
17 Again
17 Again Mrs. Dell 2009
RuPaul's Drag Race
RuPaul's Drag Race 2009
RuPaul's Drag Race
RuPaul's Drag Race Self - Special Guest 2009
RuPaul's Drag Race
RuPaul's Drag Race Self - Guest Judge 2009
Prop 8: The Musical
Prop 8: The Musical California Gays and The People That Love Them 2008
Celebrity Family Feud
Celebrity Family Feud Self 2008
One Missed Call
One Missed Call Mickey Lee 2008
Underbelly
Underbelly 2008
Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World
Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World Condie Ling / Jessica (voice) 2007
Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World
Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World Condie Ling (voice) 2007
Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World
Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World Condie Ling / Kathy Griffin (voice) 2007
Girltrash!
Girltrash! Min Suk 2007
Girltrash!
Girltrash! Min Suk 2007
Dresden Dolls: Live at the Roundhouse London
Dresden Dolls: Live at the Roundhouse London 2007
The Lost Room
The Lost Room Suzie Kang 2006
Phone Sex
Phone Sex Caller 2006
My Name is Jackie Beat
My Name is Jackie Beat 2006
30 Rock
30 Rock Kim Jong-Il 2006
30 Rock
30 Rock Kim Jong-Un 2006
'Til Death
'Til Death Nicole 2006
Falling for Grace
Falling for Grace Janie 2006
Margaret Cho: Assassin
Margaret Cho: Assassin Herself 2005
Ghost Whisperer
Ghost Whisperer Professor Avery Grant 2005
Bam Bam and Celeste
Bam Bam and Celeste Celeste / Mommy 2005
Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars Self - Contestant 2005
Hell's Kitchen
Hell's Kitchen Self - Restaurant Patron 2005
Wisecrack
Wisecrack 2005
Nobody Knows Anything!
Nobody Knows Anything! Rental Car Agent 2004
Margaret Cho: CHO Revolution
Margaret Cho: CHO Revolution Herself 2004
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!! Self 2003
Real Time with Bill Maher
Real Time with Bill Maher Self 2003
Margaret Cho: Notorious C.H.O.
Margaret Cho: Notorious C.H.O. Herself 2002
Miss America
Miss America Self 2002
Grocery Store
Grocery Store Store Clerk(voice) 2002
Margaret Cho: I'm the One That I Want
Margaret Cho: I'm the One That I Want Herself 2000
Funny Is Money
Funny Is Money Self 1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Evelyn Lee 1999
$pent
$pent Travel Agent 1999
Family Guy
Family Guy Hee-Sun (voice) 1999
Can't Stop Dancing
Can't Stop Dancing JoJo 1999
Get Bruce!
Get Bruce! Self 1999
The Tavern
The Tavern Carol 1999
GayVN Awards
GayVN Awards Self - Host 1998
The Rugrats Movie
The Rugrats Movie Lt. Klavin (voice) 1998
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Drew Carey
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Drew Carey Self 1998
The Thin Pink Line
The Thin Pink Line Asia Blue / Terry 1998
Hollywood Squares
Hollywood Squares Self - Panelist 1998
Ground Control
Ground Control Amanda 1998
Sex and the City
Sex and the City Lynne 1998
Sweethearts
Sweethearts Noreen 1997
The View
The View Self 1997
The View
The View Self - Guest 1997
Fakin' Da Funk
Fakin' Da Funk May-Ling 1997
Pink as the Day She Was Born
Pink as the Day She Was Born Donna 1997
Face/Off
Face/Off Wanda 1997
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Never Mind the Buzzcocks Self 1996
Pulp Comics
Pulp Comics herself 1996
It's My Party
It's My Party Charlene Lee 1996
C Bear and Jamal
C Bear and Jamal 1996
Mr. Show with Bob and David
Mr. Show with Bob and David Margaret Cho 1995
The Doom Generation
The Doom Generation Clerk's Wife 1995
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist Margaret (voice) 1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child Uhmuhni (voice) 1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child Hul Muh Ni (voice) 1995
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade Self 1994
All-American Girl
All-American Girl Margaret Kim 1994
Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women
Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women Connie Tong 1994
Margaret Cho: HBO Comedy Half-Hour
Margaret Cho: HBO Comedy Half-Hour 1994
HBO Comedy Half-Hour: Margaret Cho
HBO Comedy Half-Hour: Margaret Cho 1994
Duckman
Duckman Mai Lin (voice) 1994
Angie
Angie Admissions Nurse #2 1994
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Self 1994
The Critic
The Critic (voice) 1994
The Nanny
The Nanny Caryn 1993
Late Show with David Letterman
Late Show with David Letterman Self - Guest 1993
The Golden Palace
The Golden Palace Fong 1992
Red Shoe Diaries
Red Shoe Diaries Phone Sex Worker 1992
1/2 Hour Comedy Hour
1/2 Hour Comedy Hour self 1989
American Masters
American Masters Self 1986
Entertainment Tonight
Entertainment Tonight 1981
Untitled Mitch Hedberg documentary
Untitled Mitch Hedberg documentary Self
Cheap AF
Cheap AF
Ron Forever
Ron Forever Gloria
Better Life
Better Life

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Writing Credits (9)

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