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.
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Films (128)
Quiero Tu Sexo
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
TURA!
2025 · Narrator (voice), Executive Producer
Every Time You Lose Your Mind: A Film About Failure
2025 · Self
It's Dorothy!
2025 · Self
Cora Bora
2024 · Electra
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
2024 · Self
The Listener
2024 · Corinne (voice)
Dolly Parton's Pet Gala
2024
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
Un Bal pour Harvard
2023 · Ms. Chen
Sex with Sue
2022 · Self
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: Orgullo y Seducción
2022 · Erin
Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage
2022 · Self
Sex Nerd
2022 · Ma Deb
I, Challenger
2022 · June
Bury Me
2022 · June
Tara, Messenger of Death
2021 · Ms. Corrigan
The Sixth Reel
2021 · Doris
Tig Notaro: Drawn
2021 · Self
Amor de cuento
2021 · Margot
Koreatown Ghost Story
2021 · Mrs. Moon, Producer
The Alaska Thunderfuck Extra Special Comedy Special
2021 · Self
Hysterical
2021 · Self
Un dîner de folie
2020 · Fairy Gay Mother #2
Voyage vers la Lune
2020 · Auntie Ling / Gretch (voice)
Faith Based
2020 · Jane
Mae West : Une star sulfureuse
2020 · Self
Feeding America Comedy Festival
2020 · Self
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
2020 · Self
Undateable John
2019 · Hilda
Trixie Mattel: Skinny Legend
2019 · Margaret Cho
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
2019 · Self
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
2018 · Self
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
2018 · Self
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 : Fourmillement planétaire
2017 · Simone
Alaska Is a Drag
2017 · Jan
Everybody Has an Andy Dick Story
2017 · Self
Curtain Down
2017 · The Mentor
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
2017 · Self
The girls I know... get their hands dirty.
2016 · Mom (voice)
L'ouragan Bianca
2016 · Wig Shop Owner
Ellie Kemper: Unbreakable Comedy Gala
2016
Margaret Cho: PsyCHO
2015 · Self, Writer
Call Me Lucky
2015 · Self
Do I Sound Gay?
2015 · Self
Venganza Movie
2015 · Brown Finger
Adventures in Comedy
2015
Senior Project
2015 · Ms. Ghetty
#BeRobin the Movie
2015
Lennon or McCartney
2014 · Self
Wedding Palace
2013 · The Shaman
Amelia's 25th
2013 · Babs
In Transition
2013 · Tawny Kim, Executive Producer
Ian Harvie: Superhero
2013 · Executive Producer
See a Little Light: A Celebration of the Music and Legacy of Bob Mould
2012 · Self
Exotic World and the Burlesque Revival
2012 · (voice)
The Immigrant
2012 · Margaret
It Gets Better
2012 · Self
Conan O'Brien Can't Stop
2011 · Self
Margaret Cho: Cho Dependent
2011 · Self, Executive Producer, Writer
Sexing the Transman
2011 · Self
Miss Representation
2011 · Self
Gaze
2010 · Self (archive footage)
I Am Comic
2010 · Self
Margaret Cho: Beautiful
2009 · Self, Writer
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
2009 · Self
Annul Victory
2009 · Self
The Snake
2009 · The Expert
17 ans encore
2009 · Mrs. Dell
Prop 8: The Musical
2008 · California Gays and The People That Love Them
Un appel manqué
2008 · Mickey Lee
Underbelly
2008
Girltrash!
2007 · Min Suk
Dresden Dolls: Live at the Roundhouse London
2007
Phone Sex
2006 · Caller
My Name is Jackie Beat
2006
Falling for Grace
2006 · Janie
Margaret Cho: Assassin
2005 · Herself, Writer
Bam Bam and Celeste
2005 · Celeste / Mommy, Writer, Producer
Nobody Knows Anything!
2004 · Rental Car Agent
Margaret Cho: CHO Revolution
2004 · Herself, Writer
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
2003 · Self
Margaret Cho: Notorious C.H.O.
2002 · Herself, Writer
Miss America
2002 · Self
Grocery Store
2002 · Store Clerk(voice), Writer, Executive Producer, Director
Margaret Cho: I'm the One That I Want
2000 · Herself, Writer
Funny Is Money
1999 · Self
$pent
1999 · Travel Agent
Can't Stop Dancing
1999 · JoJo
Get Bruce!
1999 · Self
The Tavern
1999 · Carol
Les Razmoket, le film
1998 · Lt. Klavin (voice)
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Drew Carey
1998 · Self
The Thin Pink Line
1998 · Asia Blue / Terry
Tour de Contrôle
1998 · Amanda
Sweethearts
1997 · Noreen
Fakin' Da Funk
1997 · May-Ling
Pink as the Day She Was Born
1997 · Donna
Volte/Face
1997 · Wanda
It's My Party
1996 · Charlene Lee
The Doom Generation
1995 · Clerk's Wife
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
1994 · Self
Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women
1994 · Connie Tong
Margaret Cho: HBO Comedy Half-Hour
1994
HBO Comedy Half-Hour: Margaret Cho
1994
Angie
1994 · Admissions Nurse #2
Untitled Mitch Hedberg Documentary
· Self
Cheap AF
Ron Forever
· Gloria, Executive Producer
Better Life
Crohnie
The Decline of F*cking Western Civilization
Séries (111)
Celebrity Weakest Link
2025 · Self - Contestant
Hollywood Squares
2025 · Self
Squid Game: The Official Podcast
2024 · Self - Guest
Docteur Odyssey
2024 · Judy Riva
Zombies: La Serie Re-Animada
2024 · Ashley (voice)
Hombre Cometa: ¡Oh, sí!
2024 · Rebecca Chen (voice)
After Midnight
2024 · Self
Percy Jackson et les Olympiens
2023 · Wasp
Ranelot et Bufolet
2023 · Turtle (voice)
La Folle Histoire du monde 2
2023 · Sophia
Not Dead Yet : Confessions d’une quadra à la ramasse
2023 · Miss Cassandra
Will Trent: Agente especial
2023 · Therapist, Dr. Roach
The Wheel
2022 · Self - Expert
Celebrity Jeopardy!
2022 · Self - Contestant
Dr. Jackie
2022 · Margaret Cho
Sherri
2022 · Self - Guest
Last Meals
2021 · Self
Docteure Doogie
2021 · Frankie
The Celebrity Dating Game
2021 · Self
Pride
2021 · Self
What's My Game?
2021 · Self - Contestant
Overserved with Lisa Vanderpump
2021 · Self
Call Me Kat
2021 · Val Park
The Great North
2021 · Jan (voice)
L'agente de bord
2020 · Utada
I Can See Your Voice
2020
Tournament of Laughs
2020 · Self
House Hunters Comedians On Couches: Unfiltered
2020 · Self - Guest Star
Out on Television - Révolution arc-en-ciel
2020 · Self - Narrator (voice)
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
2020 · Mistress Jupiter
Le sexe, en bref
2020 · Self
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
2019 · Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self - Guest
Lights Out with David Spade
2019 · Self - Panelist
Obreros Milagrosos
2019 · God's Mom
Good Trouble
2019 · Margaret Cho
Mask Singer (États-Unis)
2019 · Poodle (archive footage), Self
25 Words or Less
2018 · Self
Unapologetic with Aisha Tyler
2018 · Self
This Close
2018 · Zagat
De celles qui osent
2017 · Margaret Cho
Truth & Iliza
2017 · Self
Bill Nye sauve le monde
2017 · Pistachio (voice), Self
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
2016 · Self
Swedish Dicks
2016 · Agent Poll
Original Sin: Sex
2016 · Self
Party Legends
2016
The $100,000 Pyramid
2016 · Self
To Tell the Truth
2016 · Self - Panelist
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
2016 · Self
Tyler Henry : Le Médium d'Hollywood
2016 · Self - Guest
Le Show de M. Peabody et Sherman
2015 · Mulan (voice)
Dr. Ken
2015 · Dr. Wendi
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self
World's Funniest Fails
2015 · Self - Panelist
Metropolis
2015
Celebrity Name Game
2014 · Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self
Tous contre Bobby Flay
2013 · Self
Norm Macdonald Live
2013 · Self
The Last Leg
2013 · Self
Gotham Comedy Live
2012 · Self - Host
The Burn with Jeff Ross
2012 · Self
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
2012 · Self
Finding Your Roots
2012 · Self
SNL Korea
2011 · Self
Bubulle Guppies
2011 · The Kraken (voice)
The Fran Drescher Show
2010
Les Puppies : l'agence canine
2010 · Mrs. Wattana (voice)
The Green Room with Paul Provenza
2010 · Self
Histoire de l'Amérique
2010 · Self
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009 · Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Self - Guest
Diva de l'au-delà
2009 · Teri Lee
RuPaul: Carrera de drags
2009 · Self - Special Guest, Self - Guest Judge
The Cho Show
2008 · Producer
Celebrity Family Feud
2008 · Self
Rick et Steve
2007 · Condie Ling / Jessica (voice), Condie Ling (voice), Condie Ling / Kathy Griffin (voice)
Girltrash!
2007 · Min Suk
The Lost Room
2006 · Suzie Kang
30 rock
2006 · Kim Jong-Il, Kim Jong-Un
'Til Death
2006 · Nicole
Mélinda, entre deux mondes
2005 · Professor Avery Grant
Dancing with the Stars
2005 · Self - Contestant
Hell's Kitchen
2005 · Self - Restaurant Patron
Wisecrack
2005
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003 · Self
Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy
2002 · Self
New York Unité Spéciale
1999 · Evelyn Lee
Les Griffin
1999 · Hee-Sun (voice)
GayVN Awards
1998 · Self - Host
Hollywood Squares
1998 · Self - Panelist
Sexe à New York
1998 · Lynne
La Vue
1997 · Self, Self - Guest
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996 · Self
Pulp Comics
1996 · herself
C Bear and Jamal
1996
Mr. Show with Bob and David
1995 · Margaret Cho
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
1995 · Margaret (voice), Additional Writing
Felices Para Siempre
1995 · Uhmuhni (voice), Hul Muh Ni (voice)
All-American Girl
1994 · Margaret Kim
Duckmann
1994 · Mai Lin (voice)
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
1994 · Self
Profession Critique
1994 · (voice)
Une nounou d'enfer
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