Margaret Cho
Margaret 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 is part of the hit TV series Drop Dead Diva on Lifetime Television, playing the role of Teri Lee, a paralegal assistant. Description above from the Wikipedia article Margaret Cho, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- Born:
- Dec 5, 1968 In San Francisco - California - USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 111
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Untitled Mitch Hedberg documentary
- Latest Project:
- Movie Thoughts and Prayers 2026
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Thoughts and Prayers | Principal Linda | 2026 |
| Movie | Untitled Mitch Hedberg documentary | Self | 2026 |
| Movie | Every Time You Lose Your Mind: A Film About Failure | Self | 2025-06-26 |
| Movie | Queens of the Dead | Pops | 2025-10-24 |
| Movie | All That We Love | Emma | 2025-11-07 |
| Movie | The Listener | Corinne (voice) | 2024-03-29 |
| Movie | Dolly Parton's Pet Gala | 2024-02-21 | |
| Movie | Cora Bora | Electra | 2024-06-14 |
| Movie | TURA! | Narrator (voice) | 2024-11-09 |
| Movie | Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution | Self | 2024-06-07 |
| Movie | Prom Pact | Ms. Chen | 2023-03-30 |
| Movie | Maxine | Maxine | 2023-07-23 |
| Movie | A Big Gay Hairy Hit! Where the Bears Are: The Documentary | 2023-09-23 | |
| Movie | No One Asked You | Self | 2023-11-13 |
| Movie | Sex Appeal | Ma Deb | 2022-01-14 |
| Movie | Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage | Self | 2022-05-27 |
| Movie | I, Challenger | June | 2022-01-11 |
| Movie | Queer Riot | 2022-07-17 | |
| Movie | Fire Island | Erin | 2022-06-02 |
| Movie | Sex with Sue | Self | 2022-10-10 |
| Movie | Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration | 2022-06-09 | |
| Movie | The Alaska Thunderfuck Extra Special Comedy Special | Self | 2021-04-15 |
| Movie | Hysterical | Self | 2021-03-20 |
| Series | Pride | Self | 2021-05-14 |
| Movie | Tara, Messenger of Death | Ms. Corrigan | 2021-12-21 |
| Movie | Koreatown Ghost Story | Mrs. Moon | 2021-05-16 |
| Movie | Good on Paper | Margot | 2021-06-23 |
| Movie | The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU | Self | 2020-01-02 |
| Series | Visible: Out on Television | Self - Narrator (voice) | 2020-02-14 |
| Movie | Over the Moon | Auntie Ling / Gretch (voice) | 2020-10-16 |
| Movie | Feeding America Comedy Festival | Self | 2020-05-10 |
| Movie | Friendsgiving | Fairy Gay Mother #2 | 2020-10-23 |
| Movie | Faith Based | Jane | 2020-10-09 |
| Series | Miracle Workers | God's Mom | 2019-02-12 |
| Movie | Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate | Self | 2019-05-14 |
| Movie | Trixie Mattel: Skinny Legend | Margaret Cho | 2019-09-26 |
| Movie | Bloodlines: The Art and Life of Vincent Castiglia | Self | 2018-01-09 |
| Movie | Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash | Self | 2018-10-20 |
| Movie | The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom | Self | 2018-03-01 |
| Series | Truth & Iliza | Herself | 2017-05-02 |
| Movie | The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin | Self | 2017-03-11 |
| Movie | Curtain Down | The Mentor | 2017-04-23 |
| Movie | Alaska Is a Drag | Jan | 2017-06-23 |
| Movie | Sharknado 5: Global Swarming | Simone | 2017-08-06 |
| Movie | Bright | Sergeant Ching | 2017-12-22 |
| Movie | Katy Perry: Will You Be My Witness? | Self | 2017-10-04 |
| Movie | This Is Bob Hope... | Self | 2017-12-29 |
| Movie | Hurricane Bianca | Wig Shop Owner | 2016-06-03 |
| Series | Party Legends | Herself | 2016-07-07 |
| Movie | Senior Project | Ms. Ghetty | 2015-01-07 |
| Movie | #BeRobin the Movie | 2015-01-01 | |
| Movie | Adventures in Comedy | 2015-02-20 | |
| Movie | Call Me Lucky | Self | 2015-08-07 |
| Movie | Margaret Cho: PsyCHO | Self | 2015-09-25 |
| Movie | Do I Sound Gay? | Self | 2015-07-10 |
| Movie | Tooken | Brown Finger | 2015-05-26 |
| Movie | Lennon or McCartney | Self | 2014-12-12 |
| Movie | Amelia's 25th | Babs | 2013-07-05 |
| Movie | Wedding Palace | The Shaman | 2013-09-27 |
| Movie | It Gets Better | Self | 2012-02-21 |
| Series | Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee | Herself | 2012-07-19 |
| Movie | See a Little Light: A Celebration of the Music and Legacy of Bob Mould | Self | 2012-12-22 |
| Movie | Miss Representation | Self | 2011-01-20 |
| Movie | Margaret Cho: Cho Dependent | Self | 2011-06-16 |
| Movie | Gaze | Self (archive footage) | 2010-07-13 |
| Movie | I Am Comic | Self | 2010-01-10 |
| Series | The Green Room with Paul Provenza | Herself | 2010-06-10 |
| Movie | The Snake | The Expert | 2009-03-13 |
| Movie | 17 Again | Mrs. Dell | 2009-03-11 |
| Movie | Annul Victory | Self | 2009-05-02 |
| Movie | How Bruce Lee Changed the World | Self | 2009-05-17 |
| Movie | Margaret Cho: Beautiful | Self | 2009-07-03 |
| Series | Drop Dead Diva | Teri Lee | 2009-07-12 |
| Movie | One Missed Call | Mickey Lee | 2008-01-04 |
| Series | Girltrash! | Min Suk | 2007-06-10 |
| Movie | Dresden Dolls: Live at the Roundhouse London | 2007-01-01 | |
| Movie | Girltrash! | Min Suk | 2007-06-13 |
| Series | Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World | Condie Ling / Jessica | 2007-07-10 |
| Movie | Falling for Grace | Janie | 2006-03-31 |
| Series | 'Til Death | Unknown | 2006-09-07 |
| Series | 30 Rock | Unknown | 2006-10-11 |
| Series | The Lost Room | Suzie Kang | 2006-12-11 |
| Series | Wisecrack | 2005-01-01 | |
| Movie | Bam Bam and Celeste | Celeste / Mommy | 2005-09-13 |
| Series | Ghost Whisperer | 2005-09-23 | |
| Movie | Margaret Cho: Assassin | Herself | 2005-10-23 |
| Movie | Margaret Cho: CHO Revolution | Herself | 2004-01-01 |
| Movie | Nobody Knows Anything! | Rental Car Agent | 2004-08-24 |
| Movie | Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!! | Self | 2003-01-01 |
| Movie | Grocery Store | Store Clerk(voice) | 2002-01-03 |
| Movie | Margaret Cho: Notorious C.H.O. | Herself | 2002-06-29 |
| Movie | Miss America | Self | 2002-01-27 |
| Series | One on One | Unknown | 2001-09-03 |
| Movie | Margaret Cho: I'm the One That I Want | Herself | 2000-07-01 |
| Movie | Get Bruce! | Self | 1999-01-01 |
| Movie | $pent | Travel Agent | 1999-03-01 |
| Movie | Can't Stop Dancing | JoJo | 1999-01-16 |
| Movie | Ground Control | Amanda | 1998-08-26 |
| Movie | The Thin Pink Line | Asia Blue / Terry | 1998-10-07 |
| Movie | The Rugrats Movie | Lt. Klavin (voice) | 1998-11-20 |
| Movie | Sweethearts | Noreen | 1997-11-01 |
| Movie | Face/Off | Wanda | 1997-06-27 |
| Movie | Fakin' Da Funk | May-Ling | 1997-07-20 |
| Series | C Bear and Jamal | 1996-02-03 | |
| Movie | It's My Party | Charlene Lee | 1996-03-22 |
| Movie | The Doom Generation | Clerk's Wife | 1995-10-20 |
| Movie | Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women | Connie Tong | 1994-09-08 |
| Movie | Angie | Admissions Nurse #2 | 1994-03-04 |
| Series | All-American Girl | Margaret Kim | 1994-09-14 |
| Series | The Nanny | Unknown | 1993-11-03 |
| Series | The Golden Palace | Unknown | 1992-09-18 |