Margaret Cho

Known For: Acting
Born: December 5, 1968
Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, USA

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 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.

Filmography

I Want Your Sex

2026 · Detective Zola

The King of Black Goo

2026 · Opulence Montenegro

By the Roots

2026 · Janine Sorrel

Run Amok

2026 · Principal Linda

All That We Love

2025 · Emma

Queens of the Dead

2025 · Pops

Celebrity Weakest Link

2025 · Self - Contestant

TURA!

2025 · Narrator (voice), Executive Producer

Every Time You Lose Your Mind: A Film About Failure

2025 · Self

It's Dorothy!

2025 · Self

Hollywood Squares

2025 · Self

Squid Game: The Official Podcast

2024 · Self - Guest

Doctor Odyssey

2024 · Judy Riva

Zombies: The Re-Animated Series

2024 · Ashley (voice)

Kite Man: Hell Yeah!

2024 · Rebecca Chen (voice)

Cora Bora

2024 · Electra

Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

2024 · Self

The Listener

2024 · Corinne (voice)

Dolly Parton's Pet Gala

2024

After Midnight

2024 · Self

Percy Jackson and the Olympians

2023 · Wasp

No One Asked You

2023 · Self

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

2023 · Self

Maxine

2023 · Maxine

Gianna

2023 · Kimberly

Frog and Toad

2023 · Turtle (voice)

Prom Pact

2023 · Ms. Chen

History of the World: Part II

2023 · Sophia

Not Dead Yet

2023 · Miss Cassandra

Will Trent

2023 · Therapist, Dr. Roach

The Wheel

2022 · Self - Expert

Sex with Sue

2022 · Self

Celebrity Jeopardy!

2022 · Self - Contestant

Dr. Jackie

2022 · Margaret Cho

Sherri

2022 · Self - Guest

Queer Riot

2022

The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival

2022 · Self

Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin: Ladies Night Live

2022 · Self

Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration

2022

Fire Island

2022 · Erin

Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage

2022 · Self

Sex Appeal

2022 · Ma Deb

I, Challenger

2022 · June

Bury Me

2022 · June

Tara, Messenger of Death

2021 · Ms. Corrigan

Last Meals

2021 · Self

Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.

2021 · Frankie

The Sixth Reel

2021 · Doris

Tig Notaro: Drawn

2021 · Self

Good on Paper

2021 · Margot

The Celebrity Dating Game

2021 · Self

Koreatown Ghost Story

2021 · Mrs. Moon, Producer

Pride

2021 · Self

What's My Game?

2021 · Self - Contestant

The Alaska Thunderfuck Extra Special Comedy Special

2021 · Self

Hysterical

2021 · Self

Overserved with Lisa Vanderpump

2021 · Self

Call Me Kat

2021 · Val Park

The Great North

2021 · Jan (voice)

The Flight Attendant

2020 · Utada

Friendsgiving

2020 · Fairy Gay Mother #2

Over the Moon

2020 · Auntie Ling / Gretch (voice)

Faith Based

2020 · Jane

I Can See Your Voice

2020

Tournament of Laughs

2020 · Self

Mae West: Dirty Blonde

2020 · Self

House Hunters Comedians On Couches: Unfiltered

2020 · Self - Guest Star

Feeding America Comedy Festival

2020 · Self

Visible: Out on Television

2020 · Self - Narrator (voice)

Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens

2020 · Mistress Jupiter

The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU

2020 · Self

Sex, Explained

2020 · Self

Undateable John

2019 · Hilda

Trixie Mattel: Skinny Legend

2019 · Margaret Cho

A Little Late with Lilly Singh

2019 · Self

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019 · Self - Guest

Lights Out with David Spade

2019 · Self - Panelist

Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate

2019 · Self

Miracle Workers

2019 · God's Mom

Good Trouble

2019 · Margaret Cho

The Masked Singer

2019 · Poodle (archive footage), Self - Poodle

Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash

2018 · Self

25 Words or Less

2018 · Self

Unapologetic with Aisha Tyler

2018 · Self

The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom

2018 · Self

This Close

2018 · Zagat

Bloodlines: The Art and Life of Vincent Castiglia

2018 · Self

This Is Bob Hope...

2017 · Self

Bright

2017 · Sergeant Ching

Katy Perry: Will You Be My Witness?

2017 · Self

Sharknado 5: Global Swarming

2017 · Simone

Alaska Is a Drag

2017 · Jan

The Bold Type

2017 · Margaret Cho

Everybody Has an Andy Dick Story

2017 · Self

Truth & Iliza

2017 · Self

Curtain Down

2017 · The Mentor

Bill Nye Saves the World

2017 · Pistachio (voice), Self

The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin

2017 · Self

Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party

2016 · Self

Swedish Dicks

2016 · Agent Poll

The girls I know... get their hands dirty.

2016 · Mom (voice)

Original Sin: Sex

2016 · Self

Party Legends

2016

The $100,000 Pyramid

2016 · Self

To Tell the Truth

2016 · Self - Panelist

Hurricane Bianca

2016 · Wig Shop Owner

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee

2016 · Self

Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry

2016 · Self - Guest

Ellie Kemper: Unbreakable Comedy Gala

2016

The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show

2015 · Mulan (voice)

Dr. Ken

2015 · Dr. Wendi

Margaret Cho: PsyCHO

2015 · Self, Writer

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015 · Self

Call Me Lucky

2015 · Self

Do I Sound Gay?

2015 · Self

Tooken

2015 · Brown Finger

Adventures in Comedy

2015

World's Funniest Fails

2015 · Self - Panelist

Senior Project

2015 · Ms. Ghetty

Metropolis

2015

#BeRobin the Movie

#BeRobin the Movie

2015

Lennon or McCartney

2014 · Self

Celebrity Name Game

2014 · Self

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014 · Self

Wedding Palace

2013 · The Shaman

Beat Bobby Flay

2013 · Self

Amelia's 25th

2013 · Babs

In Transition

2013 · Tawny Kim, Executive Producer

Ian Harvie: Superhero

2013 · Executive Producer

Norm Macdonald Live

2013 · Self

The Last Leg

2013 · Self

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

2012 · Self

Gotham Comedy Live

2012 · Self - Host

Exotic World and the Burlesque Revival

Exotic World and the Burlesque Revival

2012 · (voice)

The Burn with Jeff Ross

2012 · Self

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

2012 · Self

The Immigrant

2012 · Margaret

Finding Your Roots

2012 · Self

It Gets Better

2012 · Self

SNL Korea

2011 · Self

Conan O'Brien Can't Stop

2011 · Self

Margaret Cho: Cho Dependent

Margaret Cho: Cho Dependent

2011 · Self, Executive Producer, Writer

Sexing the Transman

Sexing the Transman

2011 · Self

Bubble Guppies

2011 · The Kraken (voice)

Miss Representation

2011 · Self

The Fran Drescher Show

2010

Pound Puppies

2010 · Mrs. Wattana (voice)

Gaze

2010 · Self (archive footage)

The Green Room with Paul Provenza

2010 · Self

America: The Story of Us

2010 · Self

I Am Comic

2010 · Self

Celebrity Ghost Stories

2009 · Self

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009 · Self - Guest

Drop Dead Diva

2009 · Teri Lee

Margaret Cho: Beautiful

2009 · Self, Writer

How Bruce Lee Changed the World

2009 · Self

Annul Victory

2009 · Self

The Snake

2009 · The Expert

17 Again

2009 · Mrs. Dell

RuPaul's Drag Race

2009 · , Self - Special Guest, Self - Guest Judge

Prop 8: The Musical

2008 · California Gays and The People That Love Them

The Cho Show

2008 · Producer

Celebrity Family Feud

2008 · Self

One Missed Call

2008 · Mickey Lee

Underbelly

2008

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

2007 · Condie Ling / Jessica (voice), Condie Ling (voice), Condie Ling / Kathy Griffin (voice)

Girltrash!

2007 · Min Suk

Girltrash!

2007 · Min Suk

Dresden Dolls: Live at the Roundhouse London

2007

The Lost Room

2006 · Suzie Kang

Phone Sex

2006 · Caller

My Name is Jackie Beat

2006

30 Rock

2006 · Kim Jong-Il, Kim Jong-Un

'Til Death

2006 · Nicole

Falling for Grace

2006 · Janie

Margaret Cho: Assassin

2005 · Herself, Writer

Ghost Whisperer

2005 · Professor Avery Grant

Bam Bam and Celeste

2005 · Celeste / Mommy, Writer, Producer

Dancing with the Stars

2005 · Self - Contestant

Hell's Kitchen

2005 · Self - Restaurant Patron

Wisecrack

2005

Nobody Knows Anything!

2004 · Rental Car Agent

Margaret Cho: CHO Revolution

2004 · Herself, Writer

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

2003 · Self

Real Time with Bill Maher

2003 · Self

Margaret Cho: Notorious C.H.O.

2002 · Herself, Writer

Miss America

2002 · Self

Grocery Store

2002 · Store Clerk(voice), Director, Executive Producer, Writer

Margaret Cho: I'm the One That I Want

2000 · Herself, Writer

Funny Is Money

1999 · Self

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 · Evelyn Lee

$pent

1999 · Travel Agent

Family Guy

1999 · Hee-Sun (voice)

Can't Stop Dancing

1999 · JoJo

Get Bruce!

1999 · Self

The Tavern

1999 · Carol

GayVN Awards

1998 · Self - Host

The Rugrats Movie

1998 · Lt. Klavin (voice)

The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Drew Carey

1998 · Self

The Thin Pink Line

1998 · Asia Blue / Terry

Hollywood Squares

1998 · Self - Panelist

Ground Control

1998 · Amanda

Sex and the City

1998 · Lynne

Sweethearts

1997 · Noreen

The View

1997 · Self, Self - Guest

Fakin' Da Funk

1997 · May-Ling

Pink as the Day She Was Born

Pink as the Day She Was Born

1997 · Donna

Face/Off

1997 · Wanda

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

1996 · Self

Pulp Comics

1996 · herself

It's My Party

1996 · Charlene Lee

C Bear and Jamal

1996

Mr. Show with Bob and David

1995 · Margaret Cho

The Doom Generation

1995 · Clerk's Wife

Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist

1995 · Margaret (voice), Additional Writing

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

1995 · Uhmuhni (voice), Hul Muh Ni (voice)

Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade

1994 · Self

All-American Girl

1994 · Margaret Kim

Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women

1994 · Connie Tong

Margaret Cho: HBO Comedy Half-Hour

1994

HBO Comedy Half-Hour: Margaret Cho

1994

Duckman

1994 · Mai Lin (voice)

Angie

1994 · Admissions Nurse #2

Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras

1994 · Self

The Critic

1994 · (voice)

The Nanny

1993 · Caryn

Late Show with David Letterman

1993 · Self - Guest

The Golden Palace

1992 · Fong

Red Shoe Diaries

1992 · Phone Sex Worker

1/2 Hour Comedy Hour

1989 · self

American Masters

1986 · Self

Entertainment Tonight

1981

Untitled Mitch Hedberg Documentary

Untitled Mitch Hedberg Documentary

— · Self

Cheap AF

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Ron Forever

— · Gloria, Executive Producer

Better Life

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Crohnie

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