Margaret Cho
Department: Acting
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
Face/Off
1997
One Missed Call
2008
It's My Party
1996
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
2003
Margaret Cho: CHO Revolution
2004
The girls I know... get their hands dirty.
2016
The Doom Generation
1995
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
2009
I Am Comic
2010
Tara, Messenger of Death
2021
The Thin Pink Line
1998
Margaret Cho: I'm the One That I Want
2000
Fakin' Da Funk
1997
I, Challenger
2022
Get Bruce!
1999
The Tavern
1999
Ground Control
1998
Gianna
2023
Sweethearts
1997
Margaret Cho: Beautiful
2009
Margaret Cho: Assassin
2005
Margaret Cho: Notorious C.H.O.
2002
Bury Me
2022
Maxine
2023
Miss Representation
2011
Funny Is Money
1999
Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women
1994
Prom Pact
2023
See a Little Light: A Celebration of the Music and Legacy of Bob Mould
2012
Margaret Cho: Cho Dependent
2011
In Transition
2013
Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage
2022
Wedding Palace
2013
A Big Gay Hairy Hit! Where the Bears Are: The Documentary
2023
Bam Bam and Celeste
2005
Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
2022
Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin: Ladies Night Live
2022
Queer Riot
2022
Pink as the Day She Was Born
1997
The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival
2022
Nobody Knows Anything!
2004
No One Asked You
2023
#BeRobin the Movie
2015
The Listener
2024
Sex with Sue
2022
Call Me Lucky
2015
Adventures in Comedy
2015
Curtain Down
2017
Exotic World and the Burlesque Revival
2012
Senior Project
2015
Falling for Grace
2006
The Snake
2009
My Name is Jackie Beat
2006
Dolly Parton's Pet Gala
2024
Tooken
2015
Margaret Cho: HBO Comedy Half-Hour
1994
Girltrash!
2007
All That We Love
2025
Margaret Cho: PsyCHO
2015
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
2024
Do I Sound Gay?
2015
17 Again
2009
Can't Stop Dancing
1999
Sexing the Transman
2011
Hurricane Bianca
2016
Lennon or McCartney
2014
Underbelly
2008
Everybody Has an Andy Dick Story
2017
Dresden Dolls: Live at the Roundhouse London
2007
Queens of the Dead
2025
Untitled Mitch Hedberg documentary
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Cora Bora
2024
$pent
1999
Grocery Store
2002
TURA!
2025
It Gets Better
2012
Sharknado 5: Global Swarming
2017
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
2017
The Rugrats Movie
1998
Bright
2017
This Is Bob Hope...
2017
Friendsgiving
2020
Prop 8: The Musical
2008
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
2018
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
2018
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Drew Carey
1998
The Immigrant
2012
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
2019
Gaze
2010
Faith Based
2020
Trixie Mattel: Skinny Legend
2019
Bloodlines: The Art and Life of Vincent Castiglia
2018
Miss America
2002
HBO Comedy Half-Hour: Margaret Cho
1994
Feeding America Comedy Festival
2020
Angie
1994
Katy Perry: Will You Be My Witness?
2017
Amelia's 25th
2013
Mae West: Dirty Blonde
2020
Over the Moon
2020
Annul Victory
2009
Undateable John
2019
Alaska Is a Drag
2017
Hysterical
2021
Koreatown Ghost Story
2021
Sex Appeal
2022
Phone Sex
2006
Good on Paper
2021
The Alaska Thunderfuck Extra Special Comedy Special
2021
Tig Notaro: Drawn
2021
The Sixth Reel
2021
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
2020
Fire Island
2022
I Want Your Sex
2026
Ellie Kemper: Unbreakable Comedy Gala
2016
It's Dorothy!
2025
Cheap AF
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Run Amok
2026
Ron Forever
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Every Time You Lose Your Mind: A Film About Failure
2025
Every Time You Lose Your Mind: A Film About Failure
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By the Roots
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Better Life
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Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
1994
Conan O'Brien Can't Stop
2011
'Til Death
2006
Ghost Whisperer
2005
The Nanny
1993
The Lost Room
2006
The Golden Palace
1992
Finding Your Roots
2012
30 Rock
2006
All-American Girl
1994
C Bear and Jamal
1996
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The View
1997
Tournament of Laughs
2020
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
2019
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
2016
Wisecrack
2005
Good Trouble
2019
Pride
2021
Drop Dead Diva
2009
The View
1997
Girltrash!
2007
Red Shoe Diaries
1992
The Masked Singer
2019
Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.
2021
Not Dead Yet
2023
The Celebrity Dating Game
2021
Frog and Toad
2023
Norm Macdonald Live
2013
Dr. Jackie
2022
Call Me Kat
2021
Hell's Kitchen
2005
What's My Game?
2021
Dr. Ken
2015
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
2012
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Green Room with Paul Provenza
2010
Party Legends
2016
Pound Puppies
2010
I Can See Your Voice
2020
The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show
2015
Hollywood Squares
1998
Dancing with the Stars
2005
Gotham Comedy Live
2012
Celebrity Name Game
2014
30 Rock
2006
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
2020
Truth & Iliza
2017
Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World
2007
Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World
2007
Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World
2007
The $100,000 Pyramid
2016
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Sherri
2022
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
America: The Story of Us
2010
Celebrity Family Feud
2008
Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry
2016
House Hunters Comedians On Couches: Unfiltered
2020
Sex and the City
1998
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
The Fran Drescher Show
2010
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
2016
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
Miracle Workers
2019
To Tell the Truth
2016
The Burn with Jeff Ross
2012
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
SNL Korea
2011
This Close
2018
The Great North
2021
The Wheel
2022
Lights Out with David Spade
2019
World's Funniest Fails
2015
Unapologetic with Aisha Tyler
2018
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Metropolis
2015
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
The Flight Attendant
2020
The Bold Type
2017
Family Guy
1999
Bill Nye Saves the World
2017
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
Visible: Out on Television
2020
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
History of the World: Part II
2023
25 Words or Less
2018
Zombies: The Re-Animated Series
2024
American Masters
1986
Kite Man: Hell Yeah!
2024
Bubble Guppies
2011
Swedish Dicks
2016
Beat Bobby Flay
2013
Doctor Odyssey
2024
The Last Leg
2013
Hollywood Squares
2025
After Midnight
2024
GayVN Awards
1998
Celebrity Jeopardy!
2022
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
1995
The Critic
1994
Will Trent
2023
Pulp Comics
1996
1/2 Hour Comedy Hour
1989
Duckman
1994
Entertainment Tonight
1981
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
1994
Celebrity Weakest Link
2025
Overserved with Lisa Vanderpump
2021
Will Trent
2023
The Masked Singer
2019
Mr. Show with Bob and David
1995
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
2023
Bill Nye Saves the World
2017
Late Show with David Letterman
1993