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Director
Margaret Cho
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 13
TMDB ID: 11152
IMDb ID: nm0158632
Known for: Acting
Born: December 5, 1968
Age: 57
Place of birth: San Francisco, California, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1981 - 2026
Years active: 46
Average TMDB rating: 6.41
Wikidata: Q257243
Also known as
Margaret Moran Cho • 조모란 • 마거릿 조 • 赵牡丹
Frequent jobs
Writer (7)Executive Producer (4)Additional Writing (1)Producer (1)
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.
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Next announced movie projects with Margaret Cho.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Margaret Cho.
as Ms. Chen
Prom Pact
2023 • Movie
as Auntie Ling / Gretch (voice)
Over the Moon
2020 • Movie
as Wanda
Face/Off
1997 • Movie
as Erin
Fire Island
2022 • Movie
as Self
Miss Representation
2011 • Movie
as Ma Deb
Sex Appeal
2022 • Movie
as Self
Conan O'Brien Can't Stop
2011 • Movie
as Clerk's Wife
The Doom Generation
1995 • Movie
as Mrs. Dell
17 Again
2009 • Movie
as Lt. Klavin (voice)
The Rugrats Movie
1998 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Margaret Cho.
as Caryn • 1 eps
The Nanny
1993 • Series
as Professor Avery Grant • 3 eps
Ghost Whisperer
2005 • Series
as Evelyn Lee • 1 eps
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 • Series
as Frankie • 1 eps
Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.
2021 • Series
as Suzie Kang • 3 eps
The Lost Room
2006 • Series
as Teri Lee • 78 eps
Drop Dead Diva
2009 • Series
as Margaret Cho • 1 eps
The Bold Type
2017 • Series
as Margaret Cho • 1 eps
Mr. Show with Bob and David
1995 • Series
as Poodle (archive footage) • 1 eps
The Masked Singer
2019 • Series
as Kim Jong-Il • 2 eps
30 Rock
2006 • Series
1 eps
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009 • Series
as Hee-Sun (voice) • 1 eps
Family Guy
1999 • Series
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Margaret Cho.
as Evelyn Lee • 1 eps
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 • Series
as Hee-Sun (voice) • 1 eps
Family Guy
1999 • Series
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
Late Show with David Letterman
1993 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 • Series
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003 • Series
1 eps
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The View
1997 • Series
as Caryn • 1 eps
The Nanny
1993 • Series
as Professor Avery Grant • 3 eps
Ghost Whisperer
2005 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Margaret Cho.
Executive Producer
TURA!
2025 • Movie
Producer
Koreatown Ghost Story
2021 • Movie
Writer
Margaret Cho: PsyCHO
2015 • Movie
Executive Producer
In Transition
2013 • Movie
Executive Producer
Ian Harvie: Superhero
2013 • Movie
Writer
Margaret Cho: Beautiful
2009 • Movie
Writer
Margaret Cho: Assassin
2005 • Movie
Writer
Bam Bam and Celeste
2005 • Movie
Writer
Margaret Cho: CHO Revolution
2004 • Movie
Writer
Margaret Cho: Notorious C.H.O.
2002 • Movie
Writer
Margaret Cho: I'm the One That I Want
2000 • Movie
Executive Producer
Ron Forever
Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Margaret Cho.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Margaret Cho.
In 2 weeks
as Detective Zola
I Want Your Sex
2026 • Movie
as Opulence Montenegro
The King of Black Goo
2026 • Movie
as Janine Sorrel
By the Roots
2026 • Movie
as Principal Linda
Run Amok
2026 • Movie
as Emma
All That We Love
2025 • Movie
as Pops
Queens of the Dead
2025 • Movie
as Narrator (voice)
TURA!
2025 • Movie
as Self
Every Time You Lose Your Mind: A Film About Failure
2025 • Movie
as Self
It's Dorothy!
2025 • Movie
as Electra
Cora Bora
2024 • Movie
as Self
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
2024 • Movie
as Corinne (voice)
The Listener
2024 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Margaret Cho.
as Self - Contestant • 1 eps
Celebrity Weakest Link
2025 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
Hollywood Squares
2025 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
Squid Game: The Official Podcast
2024 • Series
as Judy Riva • 1 eps
Doctor Odyssey
2024 • Series
as Ashley (voice) • 2 eps
Zombies: The Re-Animated Series
2024 • Series
as Rebecca Chen (voice) • 4 eps
Kite Man: Hell Yeah!
2024 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
After Midnight
2024 • Series
as Wasp • 1 eps
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
2023 • Series
as Turtle (voice) • 4 eps
Frog and Toad
2023 • Series
as Sophia • 1 eps
History of the World: Part II
2023 • Series
as Miss Cassandra • 1 eps
Not Dead Yet
2023 • Series
as Therapist • 1 eps
Will Trent
2023 • Series