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Margaret Cho

Margaret Cho

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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

Face/Off

Face/Off

1997

One Missed Call

One Missed Call

2008

It's My Party

It's My Party

1996

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

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

2003

Margaret Cho: CHO Revolution

Margaret Cho: CHO Revolution

2004

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

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

2016

The Doom Generation

The Doom Generation

1995

How Bruce Lee Changed the World

How Bruce Lee Changed the World

2009

I Am Comic

I Am Comic

2010

Tara, Messenger of Death

Tara, Messenger of Death

2021

The Thin Pink Line

The Thin Pink Line

1998

Margaret Cho: I'm the One That I Want

Margaret Cho: I'm the One That I Want

2000

Fakin' Da Funk

Fakin' Da Funk

1997

I, Challenger

I, Challenger

2022

Get Bruce!

Get Bruce!

1999

The Tavern

The Tavern

1999

Ground Control

Ground Control

1998

Gianna

Gianna

2023

Sweethearts

Sweethearts

1997

Margaret Cho: Beautiful

Margaret Cho: Beautiful

2009

Margaret Cho: Assassin

Margaret Cho: Assassin

2005

Margaret Cho: Notorious C.H.O.

Margaret Cho: Notorious C.H.O.

2002

Bury Me

Bury Me

2022

Maxine

Maxine

2023

Miss Representation

Miss Representation

2011

Funny Is Money

Funny Is Money

1999

Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women

Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women

1994

Prom Pact

Prom Pact

2023

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

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

2012

Margaret Cho: Cho Dependent

Margaret Cho: Cho Dependent

2011

In Transition

In Transition

2013

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

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

2022

Wedding Palace

Wedding Palace

2013

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

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

2023

Bam Bam and Celeste

Bam Bam and Celeste

2005

Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration

Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration

2022

Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin: Ladies Night Live

Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin: Ladies Night Live

2022

Queer Riot

Queer Riot

2022

Pink as the Day She Was Born

Pink as the Day She Was Born

1997

The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival

The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival

2022

Nobody Knows Anything!

Nobody Knows Anything!

2004

No One Asked You

No One Asked You

2023

#BeRobin the Movie

#BeRobin the Movie

2015

The Listener

The Listener

2024

Sex with Sue

Sex with Sue

2022

Call Me Lucky

Call Me Lucky

2015

Adventures in Comedy

Adventures in Comedy

2015

Curtain Down

Curtain Down

2017

Exotic World and the Burlesque Revival

Exotic World and the Burlesque Revival

2012

Senior Project

Senior Project

2015

Falling for Grace

Falling for Grace

2006

The Snake

The Snake

2009

My Name is Jackie Beat

My Name is Jackie Beat

2006

Dolly Parton's Pet Gala

Dolly Parton's Pet Gala

2024

Tooken

Tooken

2015

Margaret Cho: HBO Comedy Half-Hour

Margaret Cho: HBO Comedy Half-Hour

1994

Girltrash!

Girltrash!

2007

All That We Love

All That We Love

2025

Margaret Cho: PsyCHO

Margaret Cho: PsyCHO

2015

Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

2024

Do I Sound Gay?

Do I Sound Gay?

2015

17 Again

17 Again

2009

Can't Stop Dancing

Can't Stop Dancing

1999

Sexing the Transman

Sexing the Transman

2011

Hurricane Bianca

Hurricane Bianca

2016

Lennon or McCartney

Lennon or McCartney

2014

Underbelly

Underbelly

2008

Everybody Has an Andy Dick Story

Everybody Has an Andy Dick Story

2017

Dresden Dolls: Live at the Roundhouse London

Dresden Dolls: Live at the Roundhouse London

2007

Queens of the Dead

Queens of the Dead

2025

Untitled Mitch Hedberg documentary

Untitled Mitch Hedberg documentary

—

Cora Bora

Cora Bora

2024

$pent

$pent

1999

Grocery Store

Grocery Store

2002

TURA!

TURA!

2025

It Gets Better

It Gets Better

2012

Sharknado 5: Global Swarming

Sharknado 5: Global Swarming

2017

The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin

The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin

2017

The Rugrats Movie

The Rugrats Movie

1998

Bright

Bright

2017

This Is Bob Hope...

This Is Bob Hope...

2017

Friendsgiving

Friendsgiving

2020

Prop 8: The Musical

Prop 8: The Musical

2008

Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash

Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash

2018

The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom

The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom

2018

The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Drew Carey

The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Drew Carey

1998

The Immigrant

The Immigrant

2012

Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate

Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate

2019

Gaze

Gaze

2010

Faith Based

Faith Based

2020

Trixie Mattel: Skinny Legend

Trixie Mattel: Skinny Legend

2019

Bloodlines: The Art and Life of Vincent Castiglia

Bloodlines: The Art and Life of Vincent Castiglia

2018

Miss America

Miss America

2002

HBO Comedy Half-Hour: Margaret Cho

HBO Comedy Half-Hour: Margaret Cho

1994

Feeding America Comedy Festival

Feeding America Comedy Festival

2020

Angie

Angie

1994

Katy Perry:  Will You Be My Witness?

Katy Perry: Will You Be My Witness?

2017

Amelia's 25th

Amelia's 25th

2013

Mae West: Dirty Blonde

Mae West: Dirty Blonde

2020

Over the Moon

Over the Moon

2020

Annul Victory

Annul Victory

2009

Undateable John

Undateable John

2019

Alaska Is a Drag

Alaska Is a Drag

2017

Hysterical

Hysterical

2021

Koreatown Ghost Story

Koreatown Ghost Story

2021

Sex Appeal

Sex Appeal

2022

Phone Sex

Phone Sex

2006

Good on Paper

Good on Paper

2021

The Alaska Thunderfuck Extra Special Comedy Special

The Alaska Thunderfuck Extra Special Comedy Special

2021

Tig Notaro: Drawn

Tig Notaro: Drawn

2021

The Sixth Reel

The Sixth Reel

2021

The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU

The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU

2020

Fire Island

Fire Island

2022

I Want Your Sex

I Want Your Sex

2026

Ellie Kemper: Unbreakable Comedy Gala

Ellie Kemper: Unbreakable Comedy Gala

2016

It's Dorothy!

It's Dorothy!

2025

Cheap AF

Cheap AF

—

Run Amok

Run Amok

2026

Ron Forever

Ron Forever

—

Every Time You Lose Your Mind: A Film About Failure

Every Time You Lose Your Mind: A Film About Failure

2025

Every Time You Lose Your Mind: A Film About Failure

Every Time You Lose Your Mind: A Film About Failure

—

By the Roots

By the Roots

—

Better Life

Better Life

—

Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade

Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade

1994

Conan O'Brien Can't Stop

Conan O'Brien Can't Stop

2011

'Til Death

'Til Death

2006

Ghost Whisperer

Ghost Whisperer

2005

The Nanny

The Nanny

1993

The Lost Room

The Lost Room

2006

The Golden Palace

The Golden Palace

1992

Finding Your Roots

Finding Your Roots

2012

30 Rock

30 Rock

2006

All-American Girl

All-American Girl

1994

C Bear and Jamal

C Bear and Jamal

1996

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

The View

The View

1997

Tournament of Laughs

Tournament of Laughs

2020

A Little Late with Lilly Singh

A Little Late with Lilly Singh

2019

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee

2016

Wisecrack

Wisecrack

2005

Good Trouble

Good Trouble

2019

Pride

Pride

2021

Drop Dead Diva

Drop Dead Diva

2009

The View

The View

1997

Girltrash!

Girltrash!

2007

Red Shoe Diaries

Red Shoe Diaries

1992

The Masked Singer

The Masked Singer

2019

Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.

Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.

2021

Not Dead Yet

Not Dead Yet

2023

The Celebrity Dating Game

The Celebrity Dating Game

2021

Frog and Toad

Frog and Toad

2023

Norm Macdonald Live

Norm Macdonald Live

2013

Dr. Jackie

Dr. Jackie

2022

Call Me Kat

Call Me Kat

2021

Hell's Kitchen

Hell's Kitchen

2005

What's My Game?

What's My Game?

2021

Dr. Ken

Dr. Ken

2015

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

2012

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

The Green Room with Paul Provenza

The Green Room with Paul Provenza

2010

Party Legends

Party Legends

2016

Pound Puppies

Pound Puppies

2010

I Can See Your Voice

I Can See Your Voice

2020

The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show

The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show

2015

Hollywood Squares

Hollywood Squares

1998

Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars

2005

Gotham Comedy Live

Gotham Comedy Live

2012

Celebrity Name Game

Celebrity Name Game

2014

30 Rock

30 Rock

2006

Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens

Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens

2020

Truth & Iliza

Truth & Iliza

2017

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

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

2007

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

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

2007

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

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

2007

The $100,000 Pyramid

The $100,000 Pyramid

2016

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019

Sherri

Sherri

2022

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

1995

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

1995

America: The Story of Us

America: The Story of Us

2010

Celebrity Family Feud

Celebrity Family Feud

2008

Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry

Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry

2016

House Hunters Comedians On Couches: Unfiltered

House Hunters Comedians On Couches: Unfiltered

2020

Sex and the City

Sex and the City

1998

RuPaul's Drag Race

RuPaul's Drag Race

2009

The Fran Drescher Show

The Fran Drescher Show

2010

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

1996

Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party

Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party

2016

Celebrity Ghost Stories

Celebrity Ghost Stories

2009

Miracle Workers

Miracle Workers

2019

To Tell the Truth

To Tell the Truth

2016

The Burn with Jeff Ross

The Burn with Jeff Ross

2012

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009

SNL Korea

SNL Korea

2011

This Close

This Close

2018

The Great North

The Great North

2021

The Wheel

The Wheel

2022

Lights Out with David Spade

Lights Out with David Spade

2019

World's Funniest Fails

World's Funniest Fails

2015

Unapologetic with Aisha Tyler

Unapologetic with Aisha Tyler

2018

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

Metropolis

Metropolis

2015

RuPaul's Drag Race

RuPaul's Drag Race

2009

The Flight Attendant

The Flight Attendant

2020

The Bold Type

The Bold Type

2017

Family Guy

Family Guy

1999

Bill Nye Saves the World

Bill Nye Saves the World

2017

RuPaul's Drag Race

RuPaul's Drag Race

2009

Visible: Out on Television

Visible: Out on Television

2020

Real Time with Bill Maher

Real Time with Bill Maher

2003

History of the World: Part II

History of the World: Part II

2023

25 Words or Less

25 Words or Less

2018

Zombies: The Re-Animated Series

Zombies: The Re-Animated Series

2024

American Masters

American Masters

1986

Kite Man: Hell Yeah!

Kite Man: Hell Yeah!

2024

Bubble Guppies

Bubble Guppies

2011

Swedish Dicks

Swedish Dicks

2016

Beat Bobby Flay

Beat Bobby Flay

2013

Doctor Odyssey

Doctor Odyssey

2024

The Last Leg

The Last Leg

2013

Hollywood Squares

Hollywood Squares

2025

After Midnight

After Midnight

2024

GayVN Awards

GayVN Awards

1998

Celebrity Jeopardy!

Celebrity Jeopardy!

2022

Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist

Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist

1995

The Critic

The Critic

1994

Will Trent

Will Trent

2023

Pulp Comics

Pulp Comics

1996

1/2 Hour Comedy Hour

1/2 Hour Comedy Hour

1989

Duckman

Duckman

1994

Entertainment Tonight

Entertainment Tonight

1981

Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras

Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras

1994

Celebrity Weakest Link

Celebrity Weakest Link

2025

Overserved with Lisa Vanderpump

Overserved with Lisa Vanderpump

2021

Will Trent

Will Trent

2023

The Masked Singer

The Masked Singer

2019

Mr. Show with Bob and David

Mr. Show with Bob and David

1995

Percy Jackson and the Olympians

Percy Jackson and the Olympians

2023

Bill Nye Saves the World

Bill Nye Saves the World

2017

Late Show with David Letterman

Late Show with David Letterman

1993