
Margaret Cho
Known for Acting · 232 credits
- Born
- 1968-12-05 (age 57)
- Place of birth
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Also known as
- Margaret Moran Cho · 조모란 · 마거릿 조 · 赵牡丹
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
TV Shows (108)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Evelyn Lee

Family Guy
1999
as Hee-Sun (voice)

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self

Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest

The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self - Guest

Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
as Self

Dancing with the Stars
2005
as Self - Contestant

The View
1997
as Self / Self - Guest

Ghost Whisperer
2005
as Professor Avery Grant

Hollywood Squares
1998
as Self - Panelist

RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
as Self - Special Guest / Self - Guest Judge

Sex and the City
1998
as Lynne

The Nanny
1993
as Caryn

30 Rock
2006
as Kim Jong-Il / Kim Jong-Un

Sherri
2022
as Self - Guest

Hell's Kitchen
2005
as Self - Restaurant Patron

Will Trent
2023
as Therapist / Dr. Roach

American Masters
1986
as Self

The Last Leg
2013
as Self

Drop Dead Diva
2009
as Teri Lee

SNL Korea
2011
as Self

The Masked Singer
2019
as Poodle (archive footage) / Self - Poodle

Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
as Self

Percy Jackson and the Olympians
2023
as Wasp

Good Trouble
2019
as Margaret Cho

Beat Bobby Flay
2013
as Self

25 Words or Less
2018
as Self

Bubble Guppies
2011
as The Kraken (voice)

Duckman
1994
as Mai Lin (voice)

Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
as Self

The Great North
2021
as Jan (voice)

Pound Puppies
2010
as Mrs. Wattana (voice)

Finding Your Roots
2012
as Self

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
2016
as Self

Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
1995
as Margaret (voice)

Miracle Workers
2019
as God's Mom

To Tell the Truth
2016
as Self - Panelist

After Midnight
2024
as Self

A Little Late with Lilly Singh
2019
as Self

Red Shoe Diaries
1992
as Phone Sex Worker

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as Uhmuhni (voice) / Hul Muh Ni (voice)

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
2012
as Self

The $100,000 Pyramid
2016
as Self

The Bold Type
2017
as Margaret Cho

Mr. Show with Bob and David
1995
as Margaret Cho

The Flight Attendant
2020
as Utada

Doctor Odyssey
2024
as Judy Riva

Gotham Comedy Live
2012
as Self - Host

Lights Out with David Spade
2019
as Self - Panelist

Dr. Ken
2015
as Dr. Wendi

The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show
2015
as Mulan (voice)

'Til Death
2006
as Nicole

History of the World: Part II
2023
as Sophia

Celebrity Name Game
2014
as Self

Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
2020
as Mistress Jupiter

The Critic
1994
as (voice)

Entertainment Tonight
1981

Kite Man: Hell Yeah!
2024
as Rebecca Chen (voice)
Movies (124)

A Big Gay Hairy Hit! Where the Bears Are: The Documentary
2023
as Self

Face/Off
1997
as Wanda

17 Again
2009
as Mrs. Dell

Sex Appeal
2022
as Ma Deb

Bright
2017
as Sergeant Ching

The Rugrats Movie
1998
as Lt. Klavin (voice)

I Want Your Sex
2026

One Missed Call
2008
as Mickey Lee

The Doom Generation
1995
as Clerk's Wife

Over the Moon
2020
as Auntie Ling / Gretch (voice)

Friendsgiving
2020
as Fairy Gay Mother #2

Prom Pact
2023
as Ms. Chen

The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
2020
as Self

Feeding America Comedy Festival
2020
as Self

Lennon or McCartney
2014
as Self

Fire Island
2022
as Erin

How Bruce Lee Changed the World
2009
as Self

Ground Control
1998
as Amanda

Cora Bora
2024
as Electra

Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
2024
as Self

Tooken
2015
as Brown Finger

Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women
1994
as Connie Tong

Angie
1994
as Admissions Nurse #2

Hurricane Bianca
2016
as Wig Shop Owner

Sharknado 5: Global Swarming
2017
as Simone

Run Amok
2026
as Principal Linda

The Thin Pink Line
1998
as Asia Blue / Terry

Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
2018
as Self

The Listener
2024
as Corinne (voice)

Nobody Knows Anything!
2004
as Rental Car Agent

Queens of the Dead
2025
as Pops

Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin: Ladies Night Live
2022
as Self

Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
2022

Get Bruce!
1999
as Self

Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
2003
as Self

Fakin' Da Funk
1997
as May-Ling

Conan O'Brien Can't Stop
2011
as Self

Call Me Lucky
2015
as Self

Katy Perry: Will You Be My Witness?
2017
as Self

I Am Comic
2010
as Self

Everybody Has an Andy Dick Story
2017
as Self

It's My Party
1996
as Charlene Lee

The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
2018
as Self

Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
2019
as Self

The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival
2022
as Self

Good on Paper
2021
as Margot

Prop 8: The Musical
2008
as California Gays and The People That Love Them

Miss Representation
2011
as Self

All That We Love
2025
as Emma

Can't Stop Dancing
1999
as JoJo

Amelia's 25th
2013
as Babs

Trixie Mattel: Skinny Legend
2019
as Margaret Cho

This Is Bob Hope...
2017
as Self

Gaze
2010
as Self (archive footage)

Hysterical
2021
as Self

$pent
1999
as Travel Agent

Girltrash!
2007
as Min Suk

Annul Victory
2009
as Self

The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
2017
as Self
Untitled Mitch Hedberg Documentary
as Self

Mae West: Dirty Blonde
2020
as Self

TURA!
2025
as Narrator (voice)

Funny Is Money
1999
as Self

Dolly Parton's Pet Gala
2024

Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage
2022
as Self
The Immigrant
2012
as Margaret

Ellie Kemper: Unbreakable Comedy Gala
2016

In Transition
2013
as Tawny Kim

The Sixth Reel
2021
as Doris

Wedding Palace
2013
as The Shaman

Adventures in Comedy
2015

Bam Bam and Celeste
2005
as Celeste / Mommy

Gianna
2023
as Kimberly

Tara, Messenger of Death
2021
as Ms. Corrigan

Phone Sex
2006
as Caller

Falling for Grace
2006
as Janie

The Tavern
1999
as Carol

I, Challenger
2022
as June

Maxine
2023
as Maxine

Senior Project
2015
as Ms. Ghetty

Miss America
2002
as Self

Ron Forever
as Gloria
Pink as the Day She Was Born
1997
as Donna

Koreatown Ghost Story
2021
as Mrs. Moon

Margaret Cho: Beautiful
2009
as Self

Undateable John
2019
as Hilda

Sex with Sue
2022
as Self

Faith Based
2020
as Jane

It's Dorothy!
2025
as Self

Sweethearts
1997
as Noreen

Do I Sound Gay?
2015
as Self

Tig Notaro: Drawn
2021
as Self

Margaret Cho: PsyCHO
2015
as Self

Alaska Is a Drag
2017
as Jan

The Alaska Thunderfuck Extra Special Comedy Special
2021
as Self
Bury Me
2022
as June

See a Little Light: A Celebration of the Music and Legacy of Bob Mould
2012
as Self

No One Asked You
2023
as Self

By the Roots
2026
as Janine Sorrel

Better Life

The Snake
2009
as The Expert

The girls I know... get their hands dirty.
2016
as Mom (voice)

My Name is Jackie Beat
2006

The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Drew Carey
1998
as Self
Grocery Store
2002
as Store Clerk(voice)
#BeRobin the Movie
2015

Margaret Cho: I'm the One That I Want
2000
as Herself
Cheap AF

It Gets Better
2012
as Self

Bloodlines: The Art and Life of Vincent Castiglia
2018
as Self

Margaret Cho: Notorious C.H.O.
2002
as Herself

Queer Riot
2022

Every Time You Lose Your Mind: A Film About Failure
2025
as Self
Sexing the Transman
2011
as Self

Exotic World and the Burlesque Revival
2012
as (voice)

Underbelly
2008

Margaret Cho: CHO Revolution
2004
as Herself

Dresden Dolls: Live at the Roundhouse London
2007

Margaret Cho: Assassin
2005
as Herself
Margaret Cho: Cho Dependent
2011
as Self
About Margaret Cho
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 h… With 232 credits spanning from 1981 to 2026, Margaret Cho has appeared in 124 films and 108 TV shows.
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Most Popular Margaret Cho Movies
- A Big Gay Hairy Hit! Where the Bears Are: The Documentary (2023) — as Self
- Face/Off (1997) — as Wanda
- 17 Again (2009) — as Mrs. Dell
- Sex Appeal (2022) — as Ma Deb
- Bright (2017) — as Sergeant Ching
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