Margaret Cho

Acting

Margaret Cho

Born December 5, 1968San Francisco, California, USA231 credits

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

Filmography

Run Amok
2026Run Amok
as Principal LindaMovie
Celebrity Weakest Link
2025Celebrity Weakest Link
as Self - ContestantTV
TURA!
2025TURA!
as Narrator (voice)Movie
It's Dorothy!
2025It's Dorothy!
as SelfMovie
Doctor Odyssey
2024Doctor Odyssey
as Judy RivaTV
Kite Man: Hell Yeah!
2024Kite Man: Hell Yeah!
as Rebecca Chen (voice)TV
Cora Bora
2024Cora Bora
as ElectraMovie
The Listener
2024The Listener
as Corinne (voice)Movie
Maxine
2023Maxine
as MaxineMovie
Gianna
2023Gianna
as KimberlyMovie
Frog and Toad
2023Frog and Toad
as Turtle (voice)TV
Prom Pact
2023Prom Pact
as Ms. ChenMovie
Not Dead Yet
2023Not Dead Yet
as Miss CassandraTV
Will Trent
2023Will Trent
as TherapistTV
The Wheel
2022The Wheel
as Self - ExpertTV
Sex with Sue
2022Sex with Sue
as SelfMovie
Dr. Jackie
2022Dr. Jackie
as Margaret ChoTV
Sherri
2022Sherri
as Self - GuestTV
Fire Island
2022Fire Island
as ErinMovie
Sex Appeal
2022Sex Appeal
as Ma DebMovie
I, Challenger
2022I, Challenger
as JuneMovie
B
2022Bury Me
as JuneMovie
Tara, Messenger of Death
2021Tara, Messenger of Death
as Ms. CorriganMovie
The Sixth Reel
2021The Sixth Reel
as DorisMovie
Good on Paper
2021Good on Paper
as MargotMovie
Koreatown Ghost Story
2021Koreatown Ghost Story
as Mrs. MoonMovie
Pride
2021Pride
as SelfTV
What's My Game?
2021What's My Game?
as Self - ContestantTV
Hysterical
2021Hysterical
as SelfMovie
Call Me Kat
2021Call Me Kat
as Val ParkTV
The Great North
2021The Great North
as Jan (voice)TV
Friendsgiving
2020Friendsgiving
as Fairy Gay Mother #2Movie
Over the Moon
2020Over the Moon
as Auntie Ling / Gretch (voice)Movie
Faith Based
2020Faith Based
as JaneMovie
Visible: Out on Television
2020Visible: Out on Television
as Self - Narrator (voice)TV
Undateable John
2019Undateable John
as HildaMovie
Miracle Workers
2019Miracle Workers
as God's MomTV
Good Trouble
2019Good Trouble
as Margaret ChoTV
The Masked Singer
2019The Masked Singer
as Poodle (archive footage)TV
This Close
2018This Close
as ZagatTV
Bright
2017Bright
as Sergeant ChingMovie
The Bold Type
2017The Bold Type
as Margaret ChoTV
Curtain Down
2017Curtain Down
as The MentorMovie
Bill Nye Saves the World
2017Bill Nye Saves the World
as Pistachio (voice)TV
Swedish Dicks
2016Swedish Dicks
as Agent PollTV
To Tell the Truth
2016To Tell the Truth
as Self - PanelistTV
Hurricane Bianca
2016Hurricane Bianca
as Wig Shop OwnerMovie
Dr. Ken
2015Dr. Ken
as Dr. WendiTV
Call Me Lucky
2015Call Me Lucky
as SelfMovie
Tooken
2015Tooken
as Brown FingerMovie
World's Funniest Fails
2015World's Funniest Fails
as Self - PanelistTV
Senior Project
2015Senior Project
as Ms. GhettyMovie
Wedding Palace
2013Wedding Palace
as The ShamanMovie
Amelia's 25th
2013Amelia's 25th
as BabsMovie
In Transition
2013In Transition
as Tawny KimMovie
Ian Harvie: Superhero
2013Ian Harvie: Superhero
Executive ProducerMovie
Gotham Comedy Live
2012Gotham Comedy Live
as Self - HostTV
T
2012The Immigrant
as MargaretMovie
It Gets Better
2012It Gets Better
as SelfMovie
SNL Korea
2011SNL Korea
as SelfTV
Bubble Guppies
2011Bubble Guppies
as The Kraken (voice)TV
Pound Puppies
2010Pound Puppies
as Mrs. Wattana (voice)TV
Gaze
2010Gaze
as Self (archive footage)Movie
I Am Comic
2010I Am Comic
as SelfMovie
Drop Dead Diva
2009Drop Dead Diva
as Teri LeeTV
Annul Victory
2009Annul Victory
as SelfMovie
The Snake
2009The Snake
as The ExpertMovie
17 Again
200917 Again
as Mrs. DellMovie
Prop 8: The Musical
2008Prop 8: The Musical
as California Gays and The People That Love ThemMovie
One Missed Call
2008One Missed Call
as Mickey LeeMovie
Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World
2007Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World
as Condie Ling / Kathy Griffin (voice)TV
Girltrash!
2007Girltrash!
as Min SukMovie
G
2007Girltrash!
as Min SukTV
The Lost Room
2006The Lost Room
as Suzie KangTV
Phone Sex
2006Phone Sex
as CallerMovie
30 Rock
200630 Rock
as Kim Jong-IlTV
'Til Death
2006'Til Death
as NicoleTV
Ghost Whisperer
2005Ghost Whisperer
as Professor Avery GrantTV
Bam Bam and Celeste
2005Bam Bam and Celeste
as Celeste / MommyMovie
Dancing with the Stars
2005Dancing with the Stars
as Self - ContestantTV
Hell's Kitchen
2005Hell's Kitchen
as Self - Restaurant PatronTV
Nobody Knows Anything!
2004Nobody Knows Anything!
as Rental Car AgentMovie
Miss America
2002Miss America
as SelfMovie
G
2002Grocery Store
as Store Clerk(voice)Movie
Funny Is Money
1999Funny Is Money
as SelfMovie
$pent
1999$pent
as Travel AgentMovie
Family Guy
1999Family Guy
as Hee-Sun (voice)TV
Get Bruce!
1999Get Bruce!
as SelfMovie
The Tavern
1999The Tavern
as CarolMovie
GayVN Awards
1998GayVN Awards
as Self - HostTV
The Rugrats Movie
1998The Rugrats Movie
as Lt. Klavin (voice)Movie
The Thin Pink Line
1998The Thin Pink Line
as Asia Blue / TerryMovie
Hollywood Squares
1998Hollywood Squares
as Self - PanelistTV
Ground Control
1998Ground Control
as AmandaMovie
Sweethearts
1997Sweethearts
as NoreenMovie
The View
1997The View
as SelfTV
Fakin' Da Funk
1997Fakin' Da Funk
as May-LingMovie
Face/Off
1997Face/Off
as WandaMovie
Pulp Comics
1996Pulp Comics
as herselfTV
It's My Party
1996It's My Party
as Charlene LeeMovie
The Doom Generation
1995The Doom Generation
as Clerk's WifeMovie
All-American Girl
1994All-American Girl
as Margaret KimTV
Duckman
1994Duckman
as Mai Lin (voice)TV
Angie
1994Angie
as Admissions Nurse #2Movie
The Critic
1994The Critic
as (voice)TV
The Nanny
1993The Nanny
as CarynTV
Red Shoe Diaries
1992Red Shoe Diaries
as Phone Sex WorkerTV
Ron Forever
Ron Forever
as GloriaMovie
By the Roots
By the Roots
as Janine SorrelMovie