Margaret Cho

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

195

Gender

Female

Birthday

1968-12-05 (55 years old)

Place of Birth

San Francisco, California, USA

Also Known As

  • Margaret Moran Cho
  • 조모란
  • 마거릿 조
  • 赵牡丹

Margaret Cho

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

Bright
6.2%

Bright

Dec 22, 2017

Face/Off
7.0%

Face/Off

Jun 27, 1997

17 Again
6.3%

17 Again

Mar 11, 2009

Family Guy
7.3%

Family Guy

Jan 31, 1999

Sex and the City
7.4%

Sex and the City

Jun 6, 1998

Ghost Whisperer
8.1%

Ghost Whisperer

Sep 23, 2005

Over the Moon
7.2%

Over the Moon

Oct 16, 2020

The Nanny
8.1%

The Nanny

Nov 3, 1993

One Missed Call
5.4%

One Missed Call

Jan 4, 2008

30 Rock
7.4%

30 Rock

Oct 11, 2006

30 Rock
7.4%

30 Rock

Oct 11, 2006

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Acting

TURA! as Narrator (voice)
2024
The Listener as Corinne
2024
Dolly Parton's Pet Gala
2023
No One Asked You as Self
2023
A Big Gay Hairy Hit! Where the Bears Are: The Documentary
2023
Maxine as Maxine
2023
Gianna as Kimberly
2023
Frog and Toad as Turtle (voice)
2023
Prom Pact as Ms. Chen
2023
History of the World: Part II as Sophia
2023
Not Dead Yet as Miss Cassandra
2022
The Wheel as Self - Expert
2022
Sex with Sue as Self
2022
Dr. Jackie as Margaret Cho
2022
Sherri as Self - Guest
2022
The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival as Self
2022
Queer Riot
2022
Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin: Ladies Night Live as Self
2022
Fire Island as Erin
2022
Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
2022
Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage as Self
2022
Sex Appeal as Ma Deb
2022
I, Challenger as June
2022
Bury Me as June
2021
Tara, Messenger of Death as Ms. Corrigan
2021
Koreatown Ghost Story as Mrs. Moon
2021
Doogie Kamealoha, M.D. as Frankie
2021
The Sixth Reel as Doris
2021
Tig Notaro: Drawn as Self
2021
Good on Paper as Margot
2021
The Celebrity Dating Game as Self
2021
Pride as Self
2021
What's My Game? as Self - Contestant
2021
The Alaska Thunderfuck Extra Special Comedy Special as Self
2021
Hysterical as Self
2021
Call Me Kat as Val Park
2020
Friendsgiving as Fairy Gay Mother #2
2020
Over the Moon as Auntie Ling / Gretch (voice)
2020
Faith Based as Jane
2020
I Can See Your Voice
2020
Tournament of Laughs as Self
2020
Mae West: Dirty Blonde as Self
2020
House Hunters Comedians On Couches: Unfiltered as Self - Guest Star
2020
Feeding America Comedy Festival as Self
2020
Visible: Out On Television as Narrator (voice)
2020
Awkwafina is Nora From Queens as Mistress Jupiter
2020
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU as Self
2019
Undateable John as Hilda
2019
Trixie Mattel: Skinny Legend as Margaret Cho
2019
A Little Late with Lilly Singh as Self
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Lights Out with David Spade as Self - Panelist
2019
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
2019
Miracle Workers as God's Mom
2019
Good Trouble as Margaret Cho
2019
The Masked Singer as Poodle
2019
The Masked Singer as Poodle (archive footage)
2018
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash as Self
2018
Unapologetic with Aisha Tyler as Self
2018
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom as Self
2018
This Close as Zagat
2018
Bloodlines: The Art and Life of Vincent Castiglia as Self
2017
This Is Bob Hope... as Self
2017
Bright as Sergeant Ching
2017
Katy Perry: Will You Be My Witness? as Self
2017
Sharknado 5: Global Swarming as Simone
2017
Alaska Is a Drag as Jan
2017
The Bold Type as Margaret Cho
2017
Truth & Iliza as Self
2017
Curtain Down as The Mentor
2017
Bill Nye Saves the World as Pistachio (voice)
2017
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin as Self
2016
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
2016
Swedish Dicks as Agent Poll
2016
The girls I know... get their hands dirty. as Mom (voice)
2016
Party Legends
2016
The $100,000 Pyramid as Self
2016
To Tell the Truth as Self - Panelist
2016
Hurricane Bianca as Wig Shop Owner
2016
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee as Self
2016
Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry as Self - Guest
2015
The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show as Mulan (voice)
2015
Dr. Ken as Dr. Wendi
2015
Margaret Cho: PsyCHO as Self
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
2015
Call Me Lucky as Self
2015
Do I Sound Gay? as Self
2015
Tooken as Brown Finger
2015
Adventures in Comedy
2015
World's Funniest Fails as Self - Panelist
2015
Senior Project as Ms. Ghetty
2015
Metropolis
2015
#BeRobin the Movie
2014
Lennon or McCartney as Self
2014
Celebrity Name Game as Self
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
2013
Wedding Palace
2013
Amelia's 25th as Babs
2013
In Transition as Tawny Kim
2013
Norm Macdonald Live as Self
2012
See a Little Light: A Celebration of the Music and Legacy of Bob Mould as Self
2012
Gotham Comedy Live as Self - Host
2012
Exotic World and the Burlesque Revival as (voice)
2012
The Burn with Jeff Ross
2012
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee as Self
2012
The Immigrant as Margaret
2012
Finding Your Roots as Self
2012
It Gets Better as Self
2011
SNL Korea as Self
2011
Margaret Cho: Cho Dependent as Self
2011
Miss Representation as Self
2010
The Fran Drescher Show
2010
Pound Puppies as Mrs. Wattana (voice)
2010
Gaze as Self (archive footage)
2010
The Green Room with Paul Provenza as Self
2010
America: The Story of Us as Margaret Cho
2010
I Am Comic as Self
2009
Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
2009
Drop Dead Diva as Teri Lee
2009
Margaret Cho: Beautiful as Self
2009
How Bruce Lee Changed the World as Self
2009
Annul Victory as Self
2009
The Snake as The Expert
2009
17 Again as Mrs. Dell
2009
George Carlin : The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize as Self
2009
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Special Guest
2009
RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Judge
2008
Prop 8: The Musical as California Gays and The People That Love Them
2008
Celebrity Family Feud as Self
2008
One Missed Call as Mickey Lee
2007
Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World as Condie Ling / Kathy Griffin (voice)
2007
Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World as Condie Ling (voice)
2007
Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World as Condie Ling / Jessica (voice)
2007
Girltrash! as Min Suk
2007
Girltrash! as Min Suk
2007
Dresden Dolls: Live at the Roundhouse London
2006
The Lost Room as Suzie Kang
2006
Phone Sex as Caller
2006
My Name is Jackie Beat
2006
30 Rock as Kim Jong-Il
2006
30 Rock as Kim Jong-Un
2006
'Til Death as Nicole
2006
Falling for Grace as Janie
2005
Margaret Cho: Assassin as Herself
2005
Ghost Whisperer as Professor Avery Grant
2005
Bam Bam and Celeste as Celeste / Mommy
2005
Dancing with the Stars as Self - Contestant
2005
Hell's Kitchen as Self - Restaurant Patron
2005
Wisecrack
2004
Nobody Knows Anything! as Rental Car Agent
2004
Margaret Cho: CHO Revolution as Herself
2003
Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
2003
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!! as Self
2002
Margaret Cho: Notorious C.H.O. as Herself
2002
Miss America as Self
2002
Grocery Store as Store Clerk(voice)
2001
One on One
2000
$pent as Travel Agent
2000
Margaret Cho: I'm the One That I Want as Herself
1999
Funny Is Money as Self
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Evelyn Lee
1999
Family Guy as Hee-Sun (voice)
1999
Can't Stop Dancing as JoJo
1999
Get Bruce! as Self
1999
The Tavern as Carol
1998
The Rugrats Movie as Lt. Klavin (voice)
1998
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast Of Drew Carey as Herself
1998
The Thin Pink Line as Asia Blue / Terry
1998
Hollywood Squares as Self - Panelist
1998
Ground Control as Amanda
1998
Sex and the City as Lynne
1997
Sweethearts as Noreen
1997
The View as Self
1997
The View as Self - Guest
1997
Fakin' Da Funk as May-Ling
1997
Pink as the Day She Was Born
1997
Face/Off as Wanda
1996
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
It's My Party as Charlene Lee
1996
C Bear and Jamal
1995
The Doom Generation as Clerk's Wife
1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child as Uhmuhni (voice)
1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child as Hul Muh Ni (voice)
1994
All-American Girl as Margaret Kim
1994
Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women as Connie Tong
1994
HBO Comedy Half-Hour: Margaret Cho
1994
Margaret Cho: HBO Comedy Half-Hour
1994
Angie as Admissions Nurse #2
1993
The Nanny as Caryn
1992
The Golden Palace as Fong
1992
Red Shoe Diaries as Phone Sex Worker
1986
American Masters as Self
1984
AVN Awards as Self

Directing

2002
Grocery Store as Director

Production

2021
Koreatown Ghost Story as Producer
2013
In Transition as Executive Producer
2013
Ian Harvie: Superhero as Executive Producer
2011
Margaret Cho: Cho Dependent as Executive Producer
2008
The Cho Show as Producer
2002
Grocery Store as Executive Producer
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