Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Born
5 dicembre 1968 (57)
Place of birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Also known as
Margaret Moran Cho · 조모란 · 마거릿 조 · 赵牡丹
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.
Conosciuto per
6.1
Film
I Want Your Sex
Detective Zola
2026
7.7
Series
Drop Dead Diva
Teri Lee
2009–2014
7.1
Film
Face/Off
Wanda
1997
7.8
Series
The Lost Room
Suzie Kang
2006
6.2
Film
Bright
Sergeant Ching
2017
8.0
Series
All-American Girl
Margaret Kim
1994–1995
5.4
Film
One Missed Call
Mickey Lee
2008
0.0
Film
Crohnie
6.3
Series
Visible: Out on Television
Self - Narrator (voice)
2020
6.6
Film
Sex Appeal
Ma Deb
2022
0.0
Film
Run Amok
Principal Linda
2026
5.7
Film
Queens of the Dead
Pops
2025
6.5
Film
The Doom Generation
Clerk's Wife
1995
7.2
Film
Prom Pact
Ms. Chen
2023
7.2
Film
Over the Moon
Auntie Ling / Gretch (voice)
2020
6.7
Series
Pride
Self
2021
5.6
Series
Girltrash!
Min Suk
2007–2009
6.2
Film
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
Self
2024
6.9
Film
Fire Island
Erin
2022
7.0
Film
TURA!
Narrator (voice)
2025
4.0
Series
Wisecrack
2005–2007
3.9
Film
Cora Bora
Electra
2024
4.7
Film
Friendsgiving
Fairy Gay Mother #2
2020
7.0
Film
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
Self
2018
5.6
Film
Good on Paper
Margot
2021
9.7
Film
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
Self
2020
5.5
Film
The Listener
Corinne (voice)
2024
5.8
Film
Feeding America Comedy Festival
Self
2020
8.0
Film
This Is Bob Hope...
Self
2017
9.0
Film
A Big Gay Hairy Hit! Where the Bears Are: The Documentary
Self
2023
4.4
Film
Faith Based
Jane
2020
4.0
Film
It's Dorothy!
Self
2025
5.9
Film
Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin: Ladies Night Live
Self
2022
2.5
Film
The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival
Self
2022
6.9
Film
Mae West: Dirty Blonde
Self
2020
4.4
Film
Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
2022
7.7
Film
Katy Perry: Will You Be My Witness?
Self
2017
5.7
Film
Maxine
Maxine
2023
6.3
Film
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
Self
2017
6.4
Film
Hysterical
Self
2021
5.4
Film
Trixie Mattel: Skinny Legend
Margaret Cho
2019
5.0
Film
I, Challenger
June
2022
5.3
Film
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
Self
2019
7.7
Film
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
Self
2018
4.7
Film
Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage
Self
2022
7.3
Film
All That We Love
Emma
2025
5.0
Film
Dolly Parton's Pet Gala
2024
3.7
Film
Undateable John
Hilda
2019
6.5
Film
Tig Notaro: Drawn
Self
2021
1.0
Film
The Sixth Reel
Doris
2021
5.3
Film
Alaska Is a Drag
Jan
2017
2.0
Film
Tara, Messenger of Death
Ms. Corrigan
2021
5.5
Film
Every Time You Lose Your Mind: A Film About Failure
Self
2025
7.7
Film
Sex with Sue
Self
2022
5.6
Film
Koreatown Ghost Story
Mrs. Moon
2021
Acting credits 55 titles
Run Amok
as Principal Linda
0.0
2026
I Want Your Sex
as Detective Zola
6.1
2026
All That We Love
as Emma
7.3
2025
TURA!
as Narrator (voice)
7.0
2025
Every Time You Lose Your Mind: A Film About Failure
as Self
5.5
2025
Queens of the Dead
as Pops
5.7
2025
It's Dorothy!
as Self
4.0
2025
The Listener
as Corinne (voice)
5.5
2024
Dolly Parton's Pet Gala
5.0
2024
Cora Bora
as Electra
3.9
2024
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
as Self
6.2
2024
Maxine
as Maxine
5.7
2023
A Big Gay Hairy Hit! Where the Bears Are: The Documentary
as Self
9.0
2023
Prom Pact
as Ms. Chen
7.2
2023
Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage
as Self
4.7
2022
Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
4.4
2022
Fire Island
as Erin
6.9
2022
I, Challenger
as June
5.0
2022
Sex with Sue
as Self
7.7
2022
Sex Appeal
as Ma Deb
6.6
2022
Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin: Ladies Night Live
as Self
5.9
2022
The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival
as Self
2.5
2022
Koreatown Ghost Story
as Mrs. Moon
5.6
2021
Tig Notaro: Drawn
as Self
6.5
2021
Tara, Messenger of Death
as Ms. Corrigan
2.0
2021
Good on Paper
as Margot
5.6
2021
Hysterical
as Self
6.4
2021
The Sixth Reel
as Doris
1.0
2021
Pride
as Self
6.7
2021
Visible: Out on Television
as Self - Narrator (voice)
6.3
2020
Mae West: Dirty Blonde
as Self
6.9
2020
Over the Moon
as Auntie Ling / Gretch (voice)
7.2
2020
Feeding America Comedy Festival
as Self
5.8
2020
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
as Self
9.7
2020
Faith Based
as Jane
4.4
2020
Friendsgiving
as Fairy Gay Mother #2
4.7
2020
Trixie Mattel: Skinny Legend
as Margaret Cho
5.4
2019
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
as Self
5.3
2019
Undateable John
as Hilda
3.7
2019
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
as Self
7.7
2018
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
as Self
7.0
2018
Alaska Is a Drag
as Jan
5.3
2017
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
as Self
6.3
2017
This Is Bob Hope...
as Self
8.0
2017
Bright
as Sergeant Ching
6.2
2017
Katy Perry: Will You Be My Witness?
as Self
7.7
2017
Drop Dead Diva
as Teri Lee
7.7
2009–2014
One Missed Call
as Mickey Lee
5.4
2008
Girltrash!
as Min Suk
5.6
2007–2009
The Lost Room
as Suzie Kang
7.8
2006
Wisecrack
4.0
2005–2007
Face/Off
as Wanda
7.1
1997
The Doom Generation
as Clerk's Wife
6.5
1995
All-American Girl
as Margaret Kim
8.0
1994–1995
Crohnie
0.0