Margaret Cho
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
Dec 5, 1968 (57 years old)
Place of Birth
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
| 2026 | I Want Your Sex | |
| 2026 | Run AmokPrincipal Linda | |
| 2025 | All That We LoveEmma | |
| 2025 | Queens of the DeadPops | |
| 2025 | TURA!Narrator (voice) | |
| 2025 | It's Dorothy!Self | |
| 2025 | Every Time You Lose Your Mind: A Film About FailureSelf | |
| 2025 | Hollywood SquaresSelf | |
| 2025 | Celebrity Weakest LinkSelf - Contestant | |
| 2024 | The ListenerCorinne (voice) | |
| 2024 | Dolly Parton's Pet Gala | |
| 2024 | Outstanding: A Comedy RevolutionSelf | |
| 2024 | Cora BoraElectra | |
| 2024 | Zombies: The Re-Animated SeriesAshley (voice) | |
| 2024 | Kite Man: Hell Yeah!Rebecca Chen (voice) | |
| 2024 | Doctor OdysseyJudy Riva | |
| 2024 | After MidnightSelf | |
| 2023 | GiannaKimberly | |
| 2023 | MaxineMaxine | |
| 2023 | Prom PactMs. Chen | |
| 2023 | A Big Gay Hairy Hit! Where the Bears Are: The Documentary | |
| 2023 | No One Asked YouSelf | |
| 2023 | Not Dead YetMiss Cassandra | |
| 2023 | Frog and ToadTurtle (voice) | |
| 2023 | History of the World: Part IISophia | |
| 2023 | Will TrentTherapist | |
| 2023 | Will TrentDr. Roach | |
| 2023 | Percy Jackson and the OlympiansWasp | |
| 2022 | I, ChallengerJune | |
| 2022 | Bury MeJune | |
| 2022 | Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander HeritageSelf | |
| 2022 | Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration | |
| 2022 | Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin: Ladies Night LiveSelf | |
| 2022 | Queer Riot | |
| 2022 | The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The FestivalSelf | |
| 2022 | Sex with SueSelf | |
| 2022 | Sex AppealMa Deb | |
| 2022 | Fire IslandErin | |
| 2022 | Dr. JackieMargaret Cho | |
| 2022 | SherriSelf - Guest | |
| 2022 | The WheelSelf - Expert | |
| 2022 | Celebrity Jeopardy!Self | |
| 2021 | Tara, Messenger of DeathMs. Corrigan | |
| 2021 | HystericalSelf | |
| 2021 | Koreatown Ghost StoryMrs. Moon | |
| 2021 | Good on PaperMargot | |
| 2021 | The Alaska Thunderfuck Extra Special Comedy SpecialSelf | |
| 2021 | Tig Notaro: DrawnSelf | |
| 2021 | The Sixth ReelDoris | |
| 2021 | PrideSelf | |
| 2021 | Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.Frankie | |
| 2021 | The Celebrity Dating GameSelf | |
| 2021 | Call Me KatVal Park | |
| 2021 | What's My Game?Self - Contestant | |
| 2021 | The Great NorthJan (voice) | |
| 2021 | Overserved with Lisa VanderpumpSelf | |
| 2020 | FriendsgivingFairy Gay Mother #2 | |
| 2020 | Faith BasedJane | |
| 2020 | Feeding America Comedy FestivalSelf | |
| 2020 | Mae West: Dirty BlondeSelf | |
| 2020 | Over the MoonAuntie Ling / Gretch (voice) | |
| 2020 | The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVUSelf | |
| 2020 | Tournament of LaughsSelf | |
| 2020 | I Can See Your Voice | |
| 2020 | Awkwafina Is Nora from QueensMistress Jupiter | |
| 2020 | House Hunters Comedians On Couches: UnfilteredSelf - Guest Star | |
| 2020 | The Flight AttendantUtada | |
| 2020 | Visible: Out on TelevisionSelf - Narrator (voice) | |
| 2019 | Still Laugh-In: The Stars CelebrateSelf | |
| 2019 | Trixie Mattel: Skinny LegendMargaret Cho | |
| 2019 | Undateable JohnHilda | |
| 2019 | A Little Late with Lilly SinghSelf | |
| 2019 | Good TroubleMargaret Cho | |
| 2019 | The Masked SingerPoodle (archive footage) | |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf - Guest | |
| 2019 | Miracle WorkersGod's Mom | |
| 2019 | Lights Out with David SpadeSelf - Panelist | |
| 2019 | The Masked SingerSelf - Poodle | |
| 2018 | Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween BashSelf | |
| 2018 | The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to FreedomSelf | |
| 2018 | Bloodlines: The Art and Life of Vincent CastigliaSelf | |
| 2018 | This CloseZagat | |
| 2018 | Unapologetic with Aisha TylerSelf | |
| 2018 | 25 Words or LessSelf | |
| 2017 | Curtain DownThe Mentor | |
| 2017 | Everybody Has an Andy Dick StorySelf | |
| 2017 | Sharknado 5: Global SwarmingSimone | |
| 2017 | The Untold Tales of Armistead MaupinSelf | |
| 2017 | BrightSergeant Ching | |
| 2017 | This Is Bob Hope...Self | |
| 2017 | Katy Perry: Will You Be My Witness?Self | |
| 2017 | Alaska Is a DragJan | |
| 2017 | Truth & IlizaSelf | |
| 2017 | The Bold TypeMargaret Cho | |
| 2017 | Bill Nye Saves the WorldPistachio (voice) | |
| 2017 | Bill Nye Saves the WorldSelf | |
| 2016 | The girls I know... get their hands dirty.Mom (voice) | |
| 2016 | Hurricane BiancaWig Shop Owner | |
| 2016 | Ellie Kemper: Unbreakable Comedy Gala | |
| 2016 | Full Frontal with Samantha BeeSelf | |
| 2016 | Party Legends | |
| 2016 | The $100,000 PyramidSelf | |
| 2016 | Hollywood Medium with Tyler HenrySelf - Guest | |
| 2016 | Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner PartySelf | |
| 2016 | To Tell the TruthSelf - Panelist | |
| 2016 | Swedish DicksAgent Poll | |
| 2015 | #BeRobin the Movie | |
| 2015 | Call Me LuckySelf | |
| 2015 | Adventures in Comedy | |
| 2015 | Senior ProjectMs. Ghetty | |
| 2015 | TookenBrown Finger | |
| 2015 | Margaret Cho: PsyCHOSelf | |
| 2015 | Do I Sound Gay?Self | |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf | |
| 2015 | Dr. KenDr. Wendi | |
| 2015 | The Mr. Peabody & Sherman ShowMulan (voice) | |
| 2015 | World's Funniest FailsSelf - Panelist | |
| 2015 | Metropolis | |
| 2014 | Lennon or McCartneySelf | |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf | |
| 2014 | Celebrity Name GameSelf | |
| 2013 | In TransitionTawny Kim | |
| 2013 | Wedding PalaceThe Shaman | |
| 2013 | Amelia's 25thBabs | |
| 2013 | Norm Macdonald LiveSelf | |
| 2013 | Beat Bobby FlaySelf | |
| 2013 | The Last LegSelf | |
| 2012 | See a Little Light: A Celebration of the Music and Legacy of Bob MouldSelf | |
| 2012 | Exotic World and the Burlesque Revival(voice) | |
| 2012 | It Gets BetterSelf | |
| 2012 | The ImmigrantMargaret | |
| 2012 | Finding Your RootsSelf | |
| 2012 | Comedians in Cars Getting CoffeeSelf | |
| 2012 | Gotham Comedy LiveSelf - Host | |
| 2012 | The Burn with Jeff RossSelf | |
| 2011 | Miss RepresentationSelf | |
| 2011 | Margaret Cho: Cho DependentSelf | |
| 2011 | Sexing the TransmanSelf | |
| 2011 | Conan O'Brien Can't StopSelf | |
| 2011 | SNL KoreaSelf | |
| 2011 | Bubble GuppiesThe Kraken (voice) | |
| 2010 | I Am ComicSelf | |
| 2010 | GazeSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2010 | The Green Room with Paul ProvenzaSelf | |
| 2010 | Pound PuppiesMrs. Wattana (voice) | |
| 2010 | America: The Story of UsSelf | |
| 2010 | The Fran Drescher Show | |
| 2009 | How Bruce Lee Changed the WorldSelf | |
| 2009 | Margaret Cho: BeautifulSelf | |
| 2009 | The SnakeThe Expert | |
| 2009 | 17 AgainMrs. Dell | |
| 2009 | Annul VictorySelf | |
| 2009 | Drop Dead DivaTeri Lee | |
| 2009 | RuPaul's Drag Race | |
| 2009 | Celebrity Ghost StoriesSelf | |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest | |
| 2009 | RuPaul's Drag RaceSelf - Special Guest | |
| 2009 | RuPaul's Drag RaceSelf - Guest Judge | |
| 2008 | One Missed CallMickey Lee | |
| 2008 | Underbelly | |
| 2008 | Prop 8: The MusicalCalifornia Gays and The People That Love Them | |
| 2008 | Celebrity Family FeudSelf | |
| 2007 | Girltrash!Min Suk | |
| 2007 | Dresden Dolls: Live at the Roundhouse London | |
| 2007 | Girltrash!Min Suk | |
| 2007 | Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the WorldCondie Ling / Kathy Griffin (voice) | |
| 2007 | Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the WorldCondie Ling (voice) | |
| 2007 | Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the WorldCondie Ling / Jessica (voice) | |
| 2006 | Falling for GraceJanie | |
| 2006 | My Name is Jackie Beat | |
| 2006 | Phone SexCaller | |
| 2006 | 'Til DeathNicole | |
| 2006 | The Lost RoomSuzie Kang | |
| 2006 | 30 RockKim Jong-Il | |
| 2006 | 30 RockKim Jong-Un | |
| 2005 | Margaret Cho: AssassinHerself | |
| 2005 | Bam Bam and CelesteCeleste / Mommy | |
| 2005 | Ghost WhispererProfessor Avery Grant | |
| 2005 | Wisecrack | |
| 2005 | Hell's KitchenSelf - Restaurant Patron | |
| 2005 | Dancing with the StarsSelf - Contestant | |
| 2004 | Margaret Cho: CHO RevolutionHerself | |
| 2004 | Nobody Knows Anything!Rental Car Agent | |
| 2003 | Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!Self | |
| 2003 | Real Time with Bill MaherSelf | |
| 2002 | Margaret Cho: Notorious C.H.O.Herself | |
| 2002 | Grocery StoreStore Clerk(voice) | |
| 2002 | Miss AmericaSelf | |
| 2000 | Margaret Cho: I'm the One That I WantHerself | |
| 1999 | Get Bruce!Self | |
| 1999 | The TavernCarol | |
| 1999 | Funny Is MoneySelf | |
| 1999 | Can't Stop DancingJoJo | |
| 1999 | $pentTravel Agent | |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims UnitEvelyn Lee | |
| 1999 | Family GuyHee-Sun (voice) | |
| 1998 | The Thin Pink LineAsia Blue / Terry | |
| 1998 | Ground ControlAmanda | |
| 1998 | The Rugrats MovieLt. Klavin (voice) | |
| 1998 | The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Drew CareySelf | |
| 1998 | Hollywood SquaresSelf - Panelist | |
| 1998 | Sex and the CityLynne | |
| 1998 | GayVN AwardsSelf - Host | |
| 1997 | Face/OffWanda | |
| 1997 | Fakin' Da FunkMay-Ling | |
| 1997 | SweetheartsNoreen | |
| 1997 | Pink as the Day She Was BornDonna | |
| 1997 | The ViewSelf | |
| 1997 | The ViewSelf - Guest | |
| 1996 | It's My PartyCharlene Lee | |
| 1996 | C Bear and Jamal | |
| 1996 | Never Mind the BuzzcocksSelf | |
| 1996 | Pulp Comicsherself | |
| 1995 | The Doom GenerationClerk's Wife | |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildUhmuhni (voice) | |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildHul Muh Ni (voice) | |
| 1995 | Dr. Katz, Professional TherapistMargaret (voice) | |
| 1995 | Mr. Show with Bob and DavidMargaret Cho | |
| 1994 | Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 WomenConnie Tong | |
| 1994 | Margaret Cho: HBO Comedy Half-Hour | |
| 1994 | HBO Comedy Half-Hour: Margaret Cho | |
| 1994 | AngieAdmissions Nurse #2 | |
| 1994 | Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas ParadeSelf | |
| 1994 | All-American GirlMargaret Kim | |
| 1994 | The Critic(voice) | |
| 1994 | DuckmanMai Lin (voice) | |
| 1994 | Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi GrasSelf | |
| 1993 | The NannyCaryn | |
| 1993 | Late Show with David LettermanSelf - Guest | |
| 1992 | The Golden PalaceFong | |
| 1992 | Red Shoe DiariesPhone Sex Worker | |
| 1989 | 1/2 Hour Comedy Hourself | |
| 1986 | American MastersSelf | |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight | |
| - | Untitled Mitch Hedberg documentarySelf | |
| - | Cheap AF | |
| - | Ron ForeverGloria | |
| - | Every Time You Lose Your Mind: A Film About FailureSelf | |
| - | By the RootsJanine Sorrel | |
| - | Better Life |
| 2025 | TURA!Executive Producer | |
| 2021 | Koreatown Ghost StoryProducer | |
| 2013 | In TransitionExecutive Producer | |
| 2013 | Ian Harvie: SuperheroExecutive Producer | |
| 2011 | Margaret Cho: Cho DependentExecutive Producer | |
| 2008 | The Cho ShowProducer | |
| 2005 | Bam Bam and CelesteProducer | |
| 2002 | Grocery StoreExecutive Producer | |
| - | Ron ForeverExecutive Producer |
| 2002 | Grocery StoreDirector |
| 2015 | Margaret Cho: PsyCHOWriter | |
| 2011 | Margaret Cho: Cho DependentWriter | |
| 2009 | Margaret Cho: BeautifulWriter | |
| 2005 | Margaret Cho: AssassinWriter | |
| 2005 | Bam Bam and CelesteWriter | |
| 2004 | Margaret Cho: CHO RevolutionWriter | |
| 2002 | Margaret Cho: Notorious C.H.O.Writer | |
| 2002 | Grocery StoreWriter | |
| 2000 | Margaret Cho: I'm the One That I WantWriter |
| 1995 | Dr. Katz, Professional TherapistAdditional Writing |