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Margaret Cho

Acting

Born December 5, 1968 · San Francisco, California, USA

Also known as Margaret Moran Cho · 조모란 · 마거릿 조

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.

Awards & recognition

  • The Center's Honorarium Honorees · 2016

Filmography50+ titles

A Big Gay Hairy Hit! Where the Bears Are: The Documentary

2023as Self

Frog and Toad

2023as Turtle (voice)

Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry

as Self - Guest

America: The Story of the US

2010as Self

America: The Story of Us

as Self

Ghost Whisperer

2005as Professor Avery Grant

The Nanny

1993as Caryn

The Green Room with Paul Provenza

as Self

This Is Bob Hope...

2017as Self

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999as Evelyn Lee

Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.

2021as Frankie

The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom

2018as Self

The Bold Type

2017as Margaret Cho

Drop Dead Diva

2009as Teri Lee

The Lost Room

2006as Suzie Kang

Bubble Guppies

2006as The Kraken (voice)

Hollywood Squares

1998as Self - Panelist

Mr. Show with Bob and David

1995as Margaret Cho

The Masked Singer

2019as Self - Poodle

Good Trouble

2019as Margaret Cho

RuPaul's Drag Race

2009as Self - Guest Judge

30 Rock

2006as Kim Jong-Il

Family Guy

1999as Hee-Sun (voice)

Sex and the City

1998as Lynne

All That We Love

2025as Emma

Percy Jackson and the Olympians

2023as Wasp

Will Trent

2023as Dr. Roach

Celebrity Ghost Stories

2008as Self

The Critic

1994as (voice)

American Masters

1986as Self

Prom Pact

2023as Ms. Chen

Over the Moon

2020as Auntie Ling / Gretch (voice)

The Flight Attendant

2020as Utada

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

2012as Self

Face/Off

1997as Wanda

Zombies: The Re-Animated Series

as Ashley (voice)

Tura!

2024as Narrator (voice)

Not Dead Yet

2023as Miss Cassandra

Call Me Lucky

2015as Self

The Burn with Jeff Ross

as Self

The $100,000 Pyramid

as Self

Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World

as Condie Ling (voice)

Fire Island

2022as Erin

The Great North

2021as Jan (voice)

Mae West: Dirty Blonde

2020as Self

Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens

2020as Mistress Jupiter

Miss Representation

2011as Self

Miracle Workers

2019as God's Mom

Hell's Kitchen

2005as Self - Restaurant Patron

Pride

as Self