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.

KNOWN FOR

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2012
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
2019
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2015
Family Guy
2016
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2022
Late Show with David Letterman
1994
The View
2007
RuPaul's Drag Race
2011
Hollywood Squares
1999
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
Dancing with the Stars
2010

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
246
Directing
1
Writing
9
Producing
9
Crew
1
2026
I Want Your Sex
as Detective Zola
2026
Run Amok
as Principal Linda
2026
By the Roots
as Janine Sorrel
2026
The King of Black Goo
as Opulence Montenegro
2026
Will Trent
as Dr. Roach
2026
Fesspool
as Self
2025
All That We Love
as Emma
2025
Queens of the Dead
as Pops
2025
TURA!
as Narrator (voice)
2025
It's Dorothy!
as Self
2025
Every Time You Lose Your Mind: A Film About Failure
as Self
2025
Hollywood Squares
as Self
2025
After Midnight
as Self
2025
Celebrity Jeopardy!
as Self - Contestant
2025
Will Trent
as Therapist
2025
Celebrity Weakest Link
as Self - Contestant
2025
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
as Wasp
2024
The Listener
as Corinne (voice)
2024
Dolly Parton's Pet Gala
2024
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
as Self
2024
Cora Bora
as Electra
2024
Zombies: The Re-Animated Series
as Ashley (voice)
2024
Kite Man: Hell Yeah!
as Rebecca Chen (voice)
2024
Doctor Odyssey
as Judy Riva
2024
Squid Game: The Official Podcast
as Self - Guest
2023
Gianna
as Kimberly
2023
Maxine
as Maxine
2023
Prom Pact
as Ms. Chen
2023
A Big Gay Hairy Hit! Where the Bears Are: The Documentary
as Self
2023
No One Asked You
as Self
2023
Not Dead Yet
as Miss Cassandra
2023
Frog and Toad
as Turtle (voice)
2023
Call Me Kat
as Val Park
2023
Sherri
as Self - Guest
2023
History of the World: Part II
as Sophia
2023
Last Meals
as Self
2022
I, Challenger
as June
2022
Bury Me
as June
2022
Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage
as Self
2022
Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
2022
Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin: Ladies Night Live
as Self
2022
Queer Riot
2022
The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival
as Self
2022
Sex with Sue
as Self
2022
Sex Appeal
as Ma Deb
2022
Fire Island
as Erin
2022
Dr. Jackie
as Margaret Cho
2022
I Can See Your Voice
2022
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self - Guest
2022
The Wheel
as Self - Expert
2022
The Flight Attendant
as Utada
2022
Bubble Guppies
as The Kraken (voice)
2022
Entertainment Tonight
2021
Tara, Messenger of Death
as Ms. Corrigan
2021
Hysterical
as Self
2021
Koreatown Ghost Story
as Mrs. Moon
2021
Good on Paper
as Margot
2021
The Alaska Thunderfuck Extra Special Comedy Special
as Self
2021
Tig Notaro: Drawn
as Self
2021
The Sixth Reel
as Doris
2021
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
as Self
2021
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
as Self
2021
Good Trouble
as Margaret Cho
2021
Pride
as Self
2021
The View
as Self - Guest
2021
Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.
as Frankie
2021
The Celebrity Dating Game
as Self
2021
What's My Game?
as Self - Contestant
2021
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
as Mistress Jupiter
2021
House Hunters Comedians On Couches: Unfiltered
as Self - Guest Star
2021
The Great North
as Jan (voice)
2021
Overserved with Lisa Vanderpump
as Self
2020
Friendsgiving
as Fairy Gay Mother #2
2020
Faith Based
as Jane
2020
Feeding America Comedy Festival
as Self
2020
Mae West: Dirty Blonde
as Self
2020
Over the Moon
as Auntie Ling / Gretch (voice)
2020
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
as Self
2020
Tournament of Laughs
as Self
2020
The Bold Type
as Margaret Cho
2020
Visible: Out on Television
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2020
American Masters
as Self
2020
Sex, Explained
as Self
2019
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
as Self
2019
Trixie Mattel: Skinny Legend
as Margaret Cho
2019
Undateable John
as Hilda
2019
The Masked Singer
as Poodle (archive footage)
2019
Miracle Workers
as God's Mom
2019
This Close
as Zagat
2019
Lights Out with David Spade
as Self - Panelist
2019
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Evelyn Lee
2019
25 Words or Less
as Self
2019
The Masked Singer
as Self - Poodle
2018
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
as Self
2018
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
as Self
2018
Bloodlines: The Art and Life of Vincent Castiglia
as Self
2018
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
as Self
2018
To Tell the Truth
as Self - Panelist
2018
Unapologetic with Aisha Tyler
as Self
2018
Bill Nye Saves the World
as Self
2017
Curtain Down
as The Mentor
2017
Everybody Has an Andy Dick Story
as Self
2017
Sharknado 5: Global Swarming
as Simone
2017
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
as Self
2017
Bright
as Sergeant Ching
2017
This Is Bob Hope...
as Self
2017
Katy Perry: Will You Be My Witness?
as Self
2017
Alaska Is a Drag
as Jan
2017
Norm Macdonald Live
as Self
2017
The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show
as Mulan (voice)
2017
Truth & Iliza
as Self
2017
The $100,000 Pyramid
as Self
2017
Bill Nye Saves the World
as Pistachio (voice)
2017
The Last Leg
as Self
2016
The girls I know... get their hands dirty.
as Mom (voice)
2016
Hurricane Bianca
as Wig Shop Owner
2016
Ellie Kemper: Unbreakable Comedy Gala
2016
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
as Self
2016
Party Legends
2016
Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry
as Self - Guest
2016
SNL Korea
as Self
2016
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Special Guest
2016
Family Guy
as Hee-Sun (voice)
2016
Swedish Dicks
as Agent Poll
2016
Beat Bobby Flay
as Self
2016
Original Sin: Sex
as Self
2015
#BeRobin the Movie
2015
Call Me Lucky
as Self
2015
Adventures in Comedy
2015
Senior Project
as Ms. Ghetty
2015
Tooken
as Brown Finger
2015
Margaret Cho: PsyCHO
as Self
2015
Do I Sound Gay?
as Self
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
2015
Dr. Ken
as Dr. Wendi
2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2015
World's Funniest Fails
as Self - Panelist
2015
Metropolis
2014
Lennon or McCartney
as Self
2014
Hell's Kitchen
as Self - Restaurant Patron
2014
Gotham Comedy Live
as Self - Host
2014
Celebrity Name Game
as Self
2013
In Transition
as Tawny Kim
2013
Wedding Palace
as The Shaman
2013
Amelia's 25th
as Babs
2013
Pound Puppies
as Mrs. Wattana (voice)
2013
The Burn with Jeff Ross
as Self
2012
See a Little Light: A Celebration of the Music and Legacy of Bob Mould
as Self
2012
Exotic World and the Burlesque Revival
as (voice)
2012
It Gets Better
as Self
2012
The Immigrant
as Margaret
2012
Finding Your Roots
as Self
2012
30 Rock
as Kim Jong-Un
2012
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2011
Miss Representation
as Self
2011
Margaret Cho: Cho Dependent
as Self
2011
Sexing the Transman
as Self
2011
Conan O'Brien Can't Stop
as Self
2011
30 Rock
as Kim Jong-Il
2011
The Green Room with Paul Provenza
as Self
2011
RuPaul's Drag Race
2011
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
as Self
2011
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Guest Judge
2010
I Am Comic
as Self
2010
Gaze
as Self (archive footage)
2010
Ghost Whisperer
as Professor Avery Grant
2010
Dancing with the Stars
as Self - Contestant
2010
America: The Story of Us
as Self
2010
The Fran Drescher Show
2010
Celebrity Ghost Stories
as Self
2009
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
as Self
2009
Margaret Cho: Beautiful
as Self
2009
The Snake
as The Expert
2009
17 Again
as Mrs. Dell
2009
Annul Victory
as Self
2009
Drop Dead Diva
as Teri Lee
2009
GayVN Awards
as Self - Host
2008
One Missed Call
as Mickey Lee
2008
Underbelly
2008
Prop 8: The Musical
as California Gays and The People That Love Them
2008
Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World
as Condie Ling / Jessica (voice)
2008
Celebrity Family Feud
as Self
2008
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
as Self
2007
Girltrash!
as Min Suk
2007
Dresden Dolls: Live at the Roundhouse London
2007
'Til Death
as Nicole
2007
The View
as Self
2007
Girltrash!
as Min Suk
2007
Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World
as Condie Ling (voice)
2007
Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World
as Condie Ling / Kathy Griffin (voice)
2006
Falling for Grace
as Janie
2006
My Name is Jackie Beat
2006
Phone Sex
as Caller
2006
The Lost Room
as Suzie Kang
2005
Margaret Cho: Assassin
as Herself
2005
Bam Bam and Celeste
as Celeste / Mommy
2005
Wisecrack
2004
Margaret Cho: CHO Revolution
as Herself
2004
Nobody Knows Anything!
as Rental Car Agent
2003
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
as Self
2003
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self
2002
Margaret Cho: Notorious C.H.O.
as Herself
2002
Grocery Store
as Store Clerk(voice)
2002
Miss America
as Self
2001
Sex and the City
as Lynne
2000
Margaret Cho: I'm the One That I Want
as Herself
1999
Get Bruce!
as Self
1999
The Tavern
as Carol
1999
Funny Is Money
as Self
1999
Can't Stop Dancing
as JoJo
1999
$pent
as Travel Agent
1999
Hollywood Squares
as Self - Panelist
1999
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
as Margaret (voice)
1998
The Thin Pink Line
as Asia Blue / Terry
1998
Ground Control
as Amanda
1998
The Rugrats Movie
as Lt. Klavin (voice)
1998
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Drew Carey
as Self
1998
The Nanny
as Caryn
1998
Pulp Comics
as herself
1997
Face/Off
as Wanda
1997
Fakin' Da Funk
as May-Ling
1997
Sweethearts
as Noreen
1997
Pink as the Day She Was Born
as Donna
1997
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Hul Muh Ni (voice)
1996
It's My Party
as Charlene Lee
1996
C Bear and Jamal
1995
The Doom Generation
as Clerk's Wife
1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Uhmuhni (voice)
1995
Duckman
as Mai Lin (voice)
1995
Mr. Show with Bob and David
as Margaret Cho
1994
Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women
as Connie Tong
1994
Margaret Cho: HBO Comedy Half-Hour
1994
HBO Comedy Half-Hour: Margaret Cho
1994
Angie
as Admissions Nurse #2
1994
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
as Self
1994
All-American Girl
as Margaret Kim
1994
Red Shoe Diaries
as Phone Sex Worker
1994
The Critic
as (voice)
1994
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Guest
1992
The Golden Palace
as Fong
1989
1/2 Hour Comedy Hour
as self
Untitled Mitch Hedberg Documentary
as Self
Cheap AF
Ron Forever
as Gloria
Better Life
Crohnie