Person
Margaret Cho
Acting · Born 1968-12-05 · San Francisco, California, USA
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.
Known for
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Evelyn Lee
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
Family Guy
Hee-Sun (voice)
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self - Guest
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
Ghost Whisperer
Professor Avery Grant
Filmography
- 2026I Want Your SexDetective Zola
- 2026The King of Black GooOpulence Montenegro
- 2026By the RootsJanine Sorrel
- 2026Run AmokPrincipal Linda
- 2025All That We LoveEmma
- 2025Queens of the DeadPops
- 2025Celebrity Weakest LinkSelf - Contestant
- 2025TURA!Narrator (voice)
- 2025Every Time You Lose Your Mind: A Film About FailureSelf
- 2025It's Dorothy!Self
- 2025Hollywood SquaresSelf
- 2024Squid Game: The Official PodcastSelf - Guest
- 2024Doctor OdysseyJudy Riva
- 2024Zombies: The Re-Animated SeriesAshley (voice)
- 2024Kite Man: Hell Yeah!Rebecca Chen (voice)
- 2024Cora BoraElectra
- 2024Outstanding: A Comedy RevolutionSelf
- 2024The ListenerCorinne (voice)
- 2024Dolly Parton's Pet Gala
- 2024After MidnightSelf
- 2023Percy Jackson and the OlympiansWasp
- 2023No One Asked YouSelf
- 2023A Big Gay Hairy Hit! Where the Bears Are: The DocumentarySelf
- 2023MaxineMaxine
- 2023GiannaKimberly
- 2023Frog and ToadTurtle (voice)
- 2023Prom PactMs. Chen
- 2023History of the World: Part IISophia
- 2023Not Dead YetMiss Cassandra
- 2023Will TrentTherapist
- 2022The WheelSelf - Expert
- 2022Sex with SueSelf
- 2022Celebrity Jeopardy!Self - Contestant
- 2022Dr. JackieMargaret Cho
- 2022SherriSelf - Guest
- 2022Queer Riot
- 2022The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The FestivalSelf
- 2022Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin: Ladies Night LiveSelf
- 2022Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
- 2022Fire IslandErin
- 2022Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander HeritageSelf
- 2022Sex AppealMa Deb
- 2022I, ChallengerJune
- 2022Bury MeJune
- 2021Tara, Messenger of DeathMs. Corrigan
- 2021Last MealsSelf
- 2021Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.Frankie
- 2021The Sixth ReelDoris
- 2021Tig Notaro: DrawnSelf
- 2021Good on PaperMargot
- 2021The Celebrity Dating GameSelf
- 2021Koreatown Ghost StoryMrs. Moon
- 2021PrideSelf
- 2021What's My Game?Self - Contestant
- 2021The Alaska Thunderfuck Extra Special Comedy SpecialSelf
- 2021HystericalSelf
- 2021Overserved with Lisa VanderpumpSelf
- 2021Call Me KatVal Park
- 2021The Great NorthJan (voice)
- 2020The Flight AttendantUtada
- 2020FriendsgivingFairy Gay Mother #2
- 2020Over the MoonAuntie Ling / Gretch (voice)
- 2020Faith BasedJane
- 2020I Can See Your Voice
- 2020Tournament of LaughsSelf
- 2020Mae West: Dirty BlondeSelf
- 2020House Hunters Comedians On Couches: UnfilteredSelf - Guest Star
- 2020Feeding America Comedy FestivalSelf
- 2020Visible: Out on TelevisionSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2020Awkwafina Is Nora from QueensMistress Jupiter
- 2020The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVUSelf
- 2020Sex, ExplainedSelf
- 2019Undateable JohnHilda
- 2019Trixie Mattel: Skinny LegendMargaret Cho
- 2019A Little Late with Lilly SinghSelf
- 2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf - Guest
- 2019Lights Out with David SpadeSelf - Panelist
- 2019Still Laugh-In: The Stars CelebrateSelf
- 2019Miracle WorkersGod's Mom
- 2019Good TroubleMargaret Cho
- 2019The Masked SingerPoodle (archive footage)
- 2018Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween BashSelf
- 201825 Words or LessSelf
- 2018Unapologetic with Aisha TylerSelf
- 2018The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to FreedomSelf
- 2018This CloseZagat
- 2018Bloodlines: The Art and Life of Vincent CastigliaSelf
- 2017This Is Bob Hope...Self
- 2017BrightSergeant Ching
- 2017Katy Perry: Will You Be My Witness?Self
- 2017Sharknado 5: Global SwarmingSimone
- 2017Alaska Is a DragJan
- 2017The Bold TypeMargaret Cho
- 2017Everybody Has an Andy Dick StorySelf
- 2017Truth & IlizaSelf
- 2017Curtain DownThe Mentor
- 2017Bill Nye Saves the WorldPistachio (voice)
- 2017The Untold Tales of Armistead MaupinSelf
- 2016Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner PartySelf
- 2016Swedish DicksAgent Poll
- 2016The girls I know... get their hands dirty.Mom (voice)
- 2016Original Sin: SexSelf
- 2016Party Legends
- 2016The $100,000 PyramidSelf
- 2016To Tell the TruthSelf - Panelist
- 2016Hurricane BiancaWig Shop Owner
- 2016Full Frontal with Samantha BeeSelf
- 2016Hollywood Medium with Tyler HenrySelf - Guest
- 2016Ellie Kemper: Unbreakable Comedy Gala
- 2015The Mr. Peabody & Sherman ShowMulan (voice)
- 2015Dr. KenDr. Wendi
- 2015Margaret Cho: PsyCHOSelf
- 2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf
- 2015Call Me LuckySelf
- 2015Do I Sound Gay?Self
- 2015TookenBrown Finger
- 2015Adventures in Comedy
- 2015World's Funniest FailsSelf - Panelist
- 2015Senior ProjectMs. Ghetty
- 2015Metropolis
- 2015#BeRobin the Movie
- 2014Lennon or McCartneySelf
- 2014Celebrity Name GameSelf
- 2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf
- 2013Wedding PalaceThe Shaman
- 2013Beat Bobby FlaySelf
- 2013Amelia's 25thBabs
- 2013In TransitionTawny Kim
- 2013Ian Harvie: SuperheroExecutive Producer
- 2013Norm Macdonald LiveSelf
- 2013The Last LegSelf
- 2012See a Little Light: A Celebration of the Music and Legacy of Bob MouldSelf
- 2012Gotham Comedy LiveSelf - Host
- 2012Exotic World and the Burlesque Revival(voice)
- 2012The Burn with Jeff RossSelf
- 2012Comedians in Cars Getting CoffeeSelf
- 2012The ImmigrantMargaret
- 2012Finding Your RootsSelf
- 2012It Gets BetterSelf
- 2011SNL KoreaSelf
- 2011Conan O'Brien Can't StopSelf
- 2011Margaret Cho: Cho DependentSelf
- 2011Sexing the TransmanSelf
- 2011Bubble GuppiesThe Kraken (voice)
- 2011Miss RepresentationSelf
- 2010The Fran Drescher Show
- 2010Pound PuppiesMrs. Wattana (voice)
- 2010GazeSelf (archive footage)
- 2010The Green Room with Paul ProvenzaSelf
- 2010America: The Story of UsSelf
- 2010I Am ComicSelf
- 2009Celebrity Ghost StoriesSelf
- 2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest
- 2009Drop Dead DivaTeri Lee
- 2009Margaret Cho: BeautifulSelf
- 2009How Bruce Lee Changed the WorldSelf
- 2009Annul VictorySelf
- 2009The SnakeThe Expert
- 200917 AgainMrs. Dell
- 2009RuPaul's Drag Race
- 2008Prop 8: The MusicalCalifornia Gays and The People That Love Them
- 2008The Cho ShowProducer
- 2008Celebrity Family FeudSelf
- 2008One Missed CallMickey Lee
- 2008Underbelly
- 2007Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the WorldCondie Ling / Jessica (voice)
- 2007Girltrash!Min Suk
- 2007Girltrash!Min Suk
- 2007Dresden Dolls: Live at the Roundhouse London
- 2006The Lost RoomSuzie Kang
- 2006Phone SexCaller
- 2006My Name is Jackie Beat
- 200630 RockKim Jong-Il
- 2006'Til DeathNicole
- 2006Falling for GraceJanie
- 2005Margaret Cho: AssassinHerself
- 2005Ghost WhispererProfessor Avery Grant
- 2005Bam Bam and CelesteCeleste / Mommy
- 2005Dancing with the StarsSelf - Contestant
- 2005Hell's KitchenSelf - Restaurant Patron
- 2005Wisecrack
- 2004Nobody Knows Anything!Rental Car Agent
- 2004Margaret Cho: CHO RevolutionHerself
- 2003Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!Self
- 2003Real Time with Bill MaherSelf
- 2002Margaret Cho: Notorious C.H.O.Herself
- 2002Miss AmericaSelf
- 2002Grocery StoreStore Clerk(voice)
- 2000Margaret Cho: I'm the One That I WantHerself
- 1999Funny Is MoneySelf
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitEvelyn Lee
- 1999$pentTravel Agent
- 1999Family GuyHee-Sun (voice)
- 1999Can't Stop DancingJoJo
- 1999Get Bruce!Self
- 1999The TavernCarol
- 1998GayVN AwardsSelf - Host
- 1998The Rugrats MovieLt. Klavin (voice)
- 1998The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Drew CareySelf
- 1998The Thin Pink LineAsia Blue / Terry
- 1998Hollywood SquaresSelf - Panelist
- 1998Ground ControlAmanda
- 1998Sex and the CityLynne
- 1997SweetheartsNoreen
- 1997The ViewSelf
- 1997Fakin' Da FunkMay-Ling
- 1997Pink as the Day She Was BornDonna
- 1997Face/OffWanda
- 1996Never Mind the BuzzcocksSelf
- 1996Pulp Comicsherself
- 1996It's My PartyCharlene Lee
- 1996C Bear and Jamal
- 1995Mr. Show with Bob and DavidMargaret Cho
- 1995The Doom GenerationClerk's Wife
- 1995Dr. Katz, Professional TherapistMargaret (voice)
- 1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildUhmuhni (voice)
- 1994Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas ParadeSelf
- 1994All-American GirlMargaret Kim
- 1994Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 WomenConnie Tong
- 1994Margaret Cho: HBO Comedy Half-Hour
- 1994HBO Comedy Half-Hour: Margaret Cho
- 1994DuckmanMai Lin (voice)
- 1994AngieAdmissions Nurse #2
- 1994Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi GrasSelf
- 1994The Critic(voice)
- 1993The NannyCaryn
- 1993Late Show with David LettermanSelf - Guest
- 1992The Golden PalaceFong
- 1992Red Shoe DiariesPhone Sex Worker
- 19891/2 Hour Comedy Hourself
- 1986American MastersSelf
- 1981Entertainment Tonight
- —Untitled Mitch Hedberg DocumentarySelf
- —Cheap AF
- —Ron ForeverGloria
- —Better Life
- —Crohnie
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