
Margaret Cho
Actress
Born: December 5, 1968 (57 years old)
Place of birth: 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.
Filmography (110)
- The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU (2020, ★ 9.7)
- Face/Off (1997, ★ 7.1)
- How Bruce Lee Changed the World (2009, ★ 8)
- Margaret Cho: I'm the One That I Want (2000, ★ 7.9)
- Prom Pact (2023, ★ 7.2)
- Call Me Lucky (2015, ★ 7)
- All That We Love (2025, ★ 7.3)
- Katy Perry: Will You Be My Witness? (2017, ★ 7.7)
- Ghost Whisperer (2005, ★ 8.1)
- The Nanny (1993, ★ 8.1)
- Miss Representation (2011, ★ 6.9)
- The Lost Room (2006, ★ 7.7)
- Drop Dead Diva (2009, ★ 7.7)
- Doogie Kamealoha, M.D. (2021, ★ 7.8)
- Frog and Toad (2023, ★ 8.4)
- America: The Story of Us (2010, ★ 8.2)
- Celebrity Family Feud (2008, ★ 8.6)
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999, ★ 7.9)
- The Bold Type (2017, ★ 7.7)
- Bubble Guppies (2011, ★ 7.6)
- Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist (1995, ★ 7.8)
- Mr. Show with Bob and David (1995, ★ 7.6)
- The Doom Generation (1995, ★ 6.5)
- Margaret Cho: PsyCHO (2015, ★ 6.6)
- Prop 8: The Musical (2008, ★ 7)
- Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash (2018, ★ 7)
- Mae West: Dirty Blonde (2020, ★ 6.9)
- Over the Moon (2020, ★ 7.2)
- 30 Rock (2006, ★ 7.5)
- Good Trouble (2019, ★ 7.5)