Acting · San Francisco, California, USA · Born December 5, 1968
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.
MovieI Want Your Sex
2026
as Detective Zola
MovieThe King of Black Goo
2026
as Opulence Montenegro
MovieBy the Roots
2026
as Janine Sorrel
MovieRun Amok
2026
as Principal Linda
MovieAll That We Love
2025
as Emma
MovieQueens of the Dead
2025
as Pops
TVCelebrity Weakest Link
2025
as Self - Contestant
MovieTURA!
2025
as Narrator (voice)
MovieEvery Time You Lose Your Mind: A Film About Failure
2025
as Self
MovieIt's Dorothy!
2025
as Self
TVHollywood Squares
2025
as Self
TVSquid Game: The Official Podcast
2024
as Self - Guest
TVDoctor Odyssey
2024
as Judy Riva
TVZombies: The Re-Animated Series
2024
as Ashley (voice)
TVKite Man: Hell Yeah!
2024
as Rebecca Chen (voice)
MovieCora Bora
2024
as Electra
MovieOutstanding: A Comedy Revolution
2024
as Self
MovieThe Listener
2024
as Corinne (voice)
MovieDolly Parton's Pet Gala
2024
TVAfter Midnight
2024
as Self
TVPercy Jackson and the Olympians
2023
as Wasp
MovieNo One Asked You
2023
as Self
MovieA Big Gay Hairy Hit! Where the Bears Are: The Documentary
2023
as Self
MovieMaxine
2023
as Maxine
MovieGianna
2023
as Kimberly
TVFrog and Toad
2023
as Turtle (voice)
MovieProm Pact
2023
as Ms. Chen
TVHistory of the World: Part II
2023
as Sophia
TVNot Dead Yet
2023
as Miss Cassandra
TVWill Trent
2023
as Therapist
TVThe Wheel
2022
as Self - Expert
MovieSex with Sue
2022
as Self
TVCelebrity Jeopardy!
2022
as Self - Contestant
TVDr. Jackie
2022
as Margaret Cho
TVSherri
2022
as Self - Guest
MovieQueer Riot
2022
MovieThe Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival
2022
as Self
MovieJane Fonda & Lily Tomlin: Ladies Night Live
2022
as Self
MovieStand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
2022
MovieFire Island
2022
as Erin
MovieSoul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage
2022
as Self
MovieSex Appeal
2022
as Ma Deb
MovieI, Challenger
2022
as June
Bury Me
2022
as June
MovieTara, Messenger of Death
2021
as Ms. Corrigan
TVLast Meals
2021
as Self
TVDoogie Kamealoha, M.D.
2021
as Frankie
MovieThe Sixth Reel
2021
as Doris
MovieTig Notaro: Drawn
2021
as Self
MovieGood on Paper
2021
as Margot
TVThe Celebrity Dating Game
2021
as Self
MovieKoreatown Ghost Story
2021
as Mrs. Moon
TVPride
2021
as Self
TVWhat's My Game?
2021
as Self - Contestant
MovieThe Alaska Thunderfuck Extra Special Comedy Special
2021
as Self
MovieHysterical
2021
as Self
TVOverserved with Lisa Vanderpump
2021
as Self
TVCall Me Kat
2021
as Val Park
TVThe Great North
2021
as Jan (voice)
TVThe Flight Attendant
2020
as Utada
MovieFriendsgiving
2020
as Fairy Gay Mother #2
MovieOver the Moon
2020
as Auntie Ling / Gretch (voice)
MovieFaith Based
2020
as Jane
TVI Can See Your Voice
2020
TVTournament of Laughs
2020
as Self
MovieMae West: Dirty Blonde
2020
as Self
TVHouse Hunters Comedians On Couches: Unfiltered
2020
as Self - Guest Star
MovieFeeding America Comedy Festival
2020
as Self
TVVisible: Out on Television
2020
as Self - Narrator (voice)
TVAwkwafina Is Nora from Queens
2020
as Mistress Jupiter
MovieThe Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
2020
as Self
TVSex, Explained
2020
as Self
MovieUndateable John
2019
as Hilda
MovieTrixie Mattel: Skinny Legend
2019
as Margaret Cho
TVA Little Late with Lilly Singh
2019
as Self
TVThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self - Guest
TVLights Out with David Spade
2019
as Self - Panelist
MovieStill Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
2019
as Self
TVMiracle Workers
2019
as God's Mom
TVGood Trouble
2019
as Margaret Cho
TVThe Masked Singer
2019
as Poodle (archive footage)
MovieHocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
2018
as Self
TV25 Words or Less
2018
as Self
TVUnapologetic with Aisha Tyler
2018
as Self
MovieThe Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
2018
as Self
TVThis Close
2018
as Zagat
MovieBloodlines: The Art and Life of Vincent Castiglia
2018
as Self
MovieThis Is Bob Hope...
2017
as Self
MovieBright
2017
as Sergeant Ching
MovieKaty Perry: Will You Be My Witness?
2017
as Self
MovieSharknado 5: Global Swarming
2017
as Simone
MovieAlaska Is a Drag
2017
as Jan
TVThe Bold Type
2017
as Margaret Cho
MovieEverybody Has an Andy Dick Story
2017
as Self
TVTruth & Iliza
2017
as Self
MovieCurtain Down
2017
as The Mentor
TVBill Nye Saves the World
2017
as Pistachio (voice)
MovieThe Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
2017
as Self
TVMartha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
2016
as Self
TVSwedish Dicks
2016
as Agent Poll
MovieThe girls I know... get their hands dirty.
2016
as Mom (voice)
TVOriginal Sin: Sex
2016
as Self
TVParty Legends
2016
TVThe $100,000 Pyramid
2016
as Self
TVTo Tell the Truth
2016
as Self - Panelist
MovieHurricane Bianca
2016
as Wig Shop Owner
TVFull Frontal with Samantha Bee
2016
as Self
TVHollywood Medium with Tyler Henry
2016
as Self - Guest
MovieEllie Kemper: Unbreakable Comedy Gala
2016
TVThe Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show
2015
as Mulan (voice)
TVDr. Ken
2015
as Dr. Wendi
MovieMargaret Cho: PsyCHO
2015
as Self
TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
MovieCall Me Lucky
2015
as Self
MovieDo I Sound Gay?
2015
as Self
MovieTooken
2015
as Brown Finger
MovieAdventures in Comedy
2015
TVWorld's Funniest Fails
2015
as Self - Panelist
MovieSenior Project
2015
as Ms. Ghetty
TVMetropolis
2015
#BeRobin the Movie
2015
MovieLennon or McCartney
2014
as Self
TVCelebrity Name Game
2014
as Self
TVLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
MovieWedding Palace
2013
as The Shaman
TVBeat Bobby Flay
2013
as Self
MovieAmelia's 25th
2013
as Babs
MovieIn Transition
2013
as Tawny Kim
TVNorm Macdonald Live
2013
as Self
TVThe Last Leg
2013
as Self
MovieSee a Little Light: A Celebration of the Music and Legacy of Bob Mould
2012
as Self
TVGotham Comedy Live
2012
as Self - Host
Exotic World and the Burlesque Revival
2012
as (voice)
TVThe Burn with Jeff Ross
2012
as Self
TVComedians in Cars Getting Coffee
2012
as Self
The Immigrant
2012
as Margaret
TVFinding Your Roots
2012
as Self
MovieIt Gets Better
2012
as Self
TVSNL Korea
2011
as Self
MovieConan O'Brien Can't Stop
2011
as Self
Margaret Cho: Cho Dependent
2011
as Self
Sexing the Transman
2011
as Self
TVBubble Guppies
2011
as The Kraken (voice)
MovieMiss Representation
2011
as Self
TVThe Fran Drescher Show
2010
TVPound Puppies
2010
as Mrs. Wattana (voice)
MovieGaze
2010
as Self (archive footage)
TVThe Green Room with Paul Provenza
2010
as Self
TVAmerica: The Story of Us
2010
as Self
MovieI Am Comic
2010
as Self
TVCelebrity Ghost Stories
2009
as Self
TVWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
TVDrop Dead Diva
2009
as Teri Lee
MovieMargaret Cho: Beautiful
2009
as Self
MovieHow Bruce Lee Changed the World
2009
as Self
MovieAnnul Victory
2009
as Self
MovieThe Snake
2009
as The Expert
Movie17 Again
2009
as Mrs. Dell
TVRuPaul's Drag Race
2009
MovieProp 8: The Musical
2008
as California Gays and The People That Love Them
TVCelebrity Family Feud
2008
as Self
MovieOne Missed Call
2008
as Mickey Lee
MovieUnderbelly
2008
TVRick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World
2007
as Condie Ling / Jessica (voice)
MovieGirltrash!
2007
as Min Suk
Girltrash!
2007
as Min Suk
MovieDresden Dolls: Live at the Roundhouse London
2007
TVThe Lost Room
2006
as Suzie Kang
MoviePhone Sex
2006
as Caller
MovieMy Name is Jackie Beat
2006
TV30 Rock
2006
as Kim Jong-Il
TV'Til Death
2006
as Nicole
MovieFalling for Grace
2006
as Janie
MovieMargaret Cho: Assassin
2005
as Herself
TVGhost Whisperer
2005
as Professor Avery Grant
MovieBam Bam and Celeste
2005
as Celeste / Mommy
TVDancing with the Stars
2005
as Self - Contestant
TVHell's Kitchen
2005
as Self - Restaurant Patron
Wisecrack
2005
MovieNobody Knows Anything!
2004
as Rental Car Agent
MovieMargaret Cho: CHO Revolution
2004
as Herself
MovieRichard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
2003
as Self
TVReal Time with Bill Maher
2003
as Self
MovieMargaret Cho: Notorious C.H.O.
2002
as Herself
MovieMiss America
2002
as Self
Grocery Store
2002
as Store Clerk(voice)
MovieMargaret Cho: I'm the One That I Want
2000
as Herself
MovieFunny Is Money
1999
as Self
TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Evelyn Lee
Movie$pent
1999
as Travel Agent
TVFamily Guy
1999
as Hee-Sun (voice)
MovieCan't Stop Dancing
1999
as JoJo
MovieGet Bruce!
1999
as Self
MovieThe Tavern
1999
as Carol
TVGayVN Awards
1998
as Self - Host
MovieThe Rugrats Movie
1998
as Lt. Klavin (voice)
MovieThe N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Drew Carey
1998
as Self
MovieThe Thin Pink Line
1998
as Asia Blue / Terry
TVHollywood Squares
1998
as Self - Panelist
MovieGround Control
1998
as Amanda
TVSex and the City
1998
as Lynne
MovieSweethearts
1997
as Noreen
TVThe View
1997
as Self
MovieFakin' Da Funk
1997
as May-Ling
Pink as the Day She Was Born
1997
as Donna
MovieFace/Off
1997
as Wanda
TVNever Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
as Self
TVPulp Comics
1996
as herself
MovieIt's My Party
1996
as Charlene Lee
TVC Bear and Jamal
1996
TVMr. Show with Bob and David
1995
as Margaret Cho
MovieThe Doom Generation
1995
as Clerk's Wife
TVDr. Katz, Professional Therapist
1995
as Margaret (voice)
TVHappily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as Uhmuhni (voice)
MovieWalt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
1994
as Self
TVAll-American Girl
1994
as Margaret Kim
MovieAttack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women
1994
as Connie Tong
MovieMargaret Cho: HBO Comedy Half-Hour
1994
MovieHBO Comedy Half-Hour: Margaret Cho
1994
TVDuckman
1994
as Mai Lin (voice)
MovieAngie
1994
as Admissions Nurse #2
TVSydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
1994
as Self
TVThe Critic
1994
as (voice)
TVThe Nanny
1993
as Caryn
TVLate Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest
TVThe Golden Palace
1992
as Fong
TVRed Shoe Diaries
1992
as Phone Sex Worker
TV1/2 Hour Comedy Hour
1989
as self
TVAmerican Masters
1986
as Self
TVEntertainment Tonight
1981
Untitled Mitch Hedberg Documentary
as Self
Cheap AF
MovieRon Forever
as Gloria
MovieBetter Life
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