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.
Filmography
All 205
Movies 113
Self 99
TV Shows 92
Voice 8
Producer 2
The Listener (2024)
No One Asked You (2023)
The Improv: 60 and Still Standing (2023)
A Big Gay Hairy Hit! Where the Bears Are: The Documentary (2023)
Maxine (2023)
Gianna (2023)
The Game Show Show (2023)
Frog and Toad (2023)
Prom Pact (2023)
History of the World: Part II (2023)
Not Dead Yet (2023)
The Wheel (2022)
Sex with Sue (2022)
Dr. Jackie (2022)
Sherri (2022)
The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival (2022)
Queer Riot (2022)
Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin: Ladies Night Live (2022)
Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration (2022)
Fire Island (2022)
Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage (2022)
Everything's Gonna Be All White (2022)
Sex Appeal (2022)
I, Challenger (2022)
Bury Me (2022)
Tara, Messenger of Death (2021)
Koreatown Ghost Story (2021)
Doogie Kamealoha, M.D. (2021)
The Sixth Reel (2021)
Tig Notaro: Drawn (2021)
Good on Paper (2021)
The Celebrity Dating Game (2021)
Pride (2021)
What's My Game? (2021)
The Alaska Thunderfuck Extra Special Comedy Special (2021)
Hysterical (2021)
Overserved with Lisa Vanderpump (2021)
HGTV House Party (2021)
Call Me Kat (2021)
Friendsgiving (2020)
Over the Moon (2020)
Faith Based (2020)
I Can See Your Voice (2020)
Tournament of Laughs (2020)
Mae West: Dirty Blonde (2020)
House Hunters Comedians On Couches: Unfiltered (2020)
Feeding America Comedy Festival (2020)
Visible: Out On Television (2020)
Awkwafina is Nora From Queens (2020)
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU (2020)
Sex, Explained (2020)
Undateable John (2019)
Trixie Mattel: Skinny Legend (2019)
A Little Late with Lilly Singh (2019)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
Lights Out with David Spade (2019)
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate (2019)
Miracle Workers (2019)
Good Trouble (2019)
The Masked Singer (2019)
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash (2018)
Unapologetic with Aisha Tyler (2018)
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom (2018)
This Close (2018)
Bloodlines: The Art and Life of Vincent Castiglia (2018)
This Is Bob Hope... (2017)
Bright (2017)
Katy Perry: Will You Be My Witness? (2017)
Sharknado 5: Global Swarming (2017)
Alaska Is a Drag (2017)
The Bold Type (2017)
Truth & Iliza (2017)
Curtain Down (2017)
Bill Nye Saves the World (2017)
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin (2017)
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party (2016)
Swedish Dicks (2016)
The girls I know... get their hands dirty. (2016)
Original Sin: Sex (2016)
Party Legends (2016)
The $100,000 Pyramid (2016)
Hurricane Bianca (2016)
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (2016)
Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry (2016)
Chelsea Does (2016)
The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show (2015)
Dr. Ken (2015)
Margaret Cho: PsyCHO (2015)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Call Me Lucky (2015)
Do I Sound Gay? (2015)
Tooken (2015)
Adventures in Comedy (2015)
World's Funniest Fails (2015)
Senior Project (2015)
Metropolis (2015)
#BeRobin the Movie (2015)
Lennon or McCartney (2014)
Celebrity Name Game (2014)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
Wedding Palace (2013)
Amelia's 25th (2013)
In Transition (2013)
Ian Harvie: Superhero (2013)
Keep the Promise: The Global Fight Against AIDS (2013)
Norm Macdonald Live (2013)
See a Little Light: A Celebration of the Music and Legacy of Bob Mould (2012)
Gotham Comedy Live (2012)
Viral Video Showdown (2012)
Exotic World and the Burlesque Revival (2012)
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee (2012)
UnCabaret (2012)
The Immigrant (2012)
Finding Your Roots (2012)
It Gets Better (2012)
AKA Blondie (2012)
SNL Korea (2011)
Dave's Old Porn (2011)
Margaret Cho: Cho Dependent (2011)
Sexing the Transman (2011)
Miss Representation (2011)
The Fran Drescher Show (2010)
Pound Puppies (2010)
Gaze (2010)
The Green Room with Paul Provenza (2010)
America: The Story of Us (2010)
I Am Comic (2010)
Celebrity Ghost Stories (2009)
Drop Dead Diva (2009)
Margaret Cho: Beautiful (2009)
How Bruce Lee Changed the World (2009)
Annul Victory (2009)
The Snake (2009)
17 Again (2009)
George Carlin : The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize (2009)
RuPaul's Drag Race (2009)
Prop 8: The Musical (2008)
The Cho Show (2008)
Celebrity Family Feud (2008)
One Missed Call (2008)
Wamego Strikes Back (2007)
Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World (2007)
Girltrash! (2007)
Girltrash! (2007)
Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World (2007)
Dresden Dolls: Live at the Roundhouse London (2007)
The Lost Room (2006)
Phone Sex (2006)
My Name is Jackie Beat (2006)
30 Rock (2006)
'Til Death (2006)
Falling for Grace (2006)
Margaret Cho: Assassin (2005)
Ghost Whisperer (2005)
Bam Bam and Celeste (2005)
Freedom to Marry (2005)
Dancing with the Stars (2005)
Hell's Kitchen (2005)
Wisecrack (2005)
Nobody Knows Anything! (2004)
Margaret Cho: CHO Revolution (2004)
Real Time with Bill Maher (2003)
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!! (2003)
Life 360 (2002)
Margaret Cho: Notorious C.H.O. (2002)
Fashion Police (2002)
Miss America (2002)
Grocery Store (2002)
One on One (2001)
$pent (2000)
Margaret Cho: I'm the One That I Want (2000)
Funny Is Money (1999)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Family Guy (1999)
Can't Stop Dancing (1999)
Get Bruce! (1999)
The Tavern (1999)
The Rugrats Movie (1998)
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast Of Drew Carey (1998)
The Thin Pink Line (1998)
Hollywood Squares (1998)
Ground Control (1998)
Sex and the City (1998)
Sweethearts (1997)
The View (1997)
Fakin' Da Funk (1997)
Pink as the Day She Was Born (1997)
Face/Off (1997)
Never Mind the Buzzcocks (1996)
It's My Party (1996)
C Bear and Jamal (1996)
The Doom Generation (1995)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995)
HBO Comedy Half Hour (1995)
All-American Girl (1994)
Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women (1994)
Margaret Cho: HBO Comedy Half-Hour (1994)
HBO Comedy Half-Hour: Margaret Cho (1994)
Angie (1994)
The Nanny (1993)
The Golden Palace (1992)
Red Shoe Diaries (1992)
American Masters (1986)
AVN Awards (1984)
TURA!
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Known forActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1968-12-05 (55 years old)
Place of birthSan Francisco, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also known asMargaret Moran Cho, 조모란, 마거릿 조, 赵牡丹
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