Margaret Cho

1968-12-05 / San Francisco, California, USA

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.

Appearances

'Til Death (2006)

Ghost Whisperer (2005)

The Nanny (1993)

The Lost Room (2006)

The Golden Palace (1992)

Finding Your Roots (2012)

30 Rock (2006)

All-American Girl (1994)

C Bear and Jamal (1996)

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)

The View (1997)

Tournament of Laughs (2020)

A Little Late with Lilly Singh (2019)

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (2016)

Wisecrack (2005)

Good Trouble (2019)

Pride (2021)

Drop Dead Diva (2009)

Girltrash! (2007)

Red Shoe Diaries (1992)

The Masked Singer (2019)

Doogie Kamealoha, M.D. (2021)

Not Dead Yet (2023)

The Celebrity Dating Game (2021)

Frog and Toad (2023)

Norm Macdonald Live (2013)

Dr. Jackie (2022)

Call Me Kat (2021)

Hell's Kitchen (2005)

What's My Game? (2021)

Dr. Ken (2015)

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee (2012)

Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)

The Green Room with Paul Provenza (2010)

Party Legends (2016)

Pound Puppies (2010)

I Can See Your Voice (2020)

The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show (2015)

Hollywood Squares (1998)

Dancing with the Stars (2005)

Gotham Comedy Live (2012)

Celebrity Name Game (2014)

Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens (2020)

Truth & Iliza (2017)

Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World (2007)

The $100,000 Pyramid (2016)

The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)

Sherri (2022)

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995)

America: The Story of Us (2010)

Celebrity Family Feud (2008)

Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry (2016)

House Hunters Comedians On Couches: Unfiltered (2020)

Sex and the City (1998)

RuPaul's Drag Race (2009)

The Fran Drescher Show (2010)

Never Mind the Buzzcocks (1996)

Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party (2016)

Celebrity Ghost Stories (2009)

Miracle Workers (2019)

To Tell the Truth (2016)

The Burn with Jeff Ross (2012)

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)

SNL Korea (2011)

This Close (2018)

The Great North (2021)

The Wheel (2022)

Lights Out with David Spade (2019)

World's Funniest Fails (2015)

Unapologetic with Aisha Tyler (2018)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)

Metropolis (2015)

The Flight Attendant (2020)

The Bold Type (2017)

Family Guy (1999)

Bill Nye Saves the World (2017)

Visible: Out on Television (2020)

Real Time with Bill Maher (2003)

History of the World: Part II (2023)

25 Words or Less (2018)

Zombies: The Re-Animated Series (2024)

American Masters (1986)

Kite Man: Hell Yeah! (2024)

Bubble Guppies (2011)

Swedish Dicks (2016)

Beat Bobby Flay (2013)

Doctor Odyssey (2024)

The Last Leg (2013)

Hollywood Squares (2025)

After Midnight (2024)

GayVN Awards (1998)

Celebrity Jeopardy! (2022)

AVN Awards (1984)

Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist (1995)

The Critic (1994)

Will Trent (2023)

Last Meals (2021)

Pulp Comics (1996)

1/2 Hour Comedy Hour (1989)

Duckman (1994)