Wai Ching Ho (16 November 1943 - 12 July 2026) was a Hong Kong actress. She is best known for her role as Madame Gao in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, appearing in Daredevil (2015–2016), Iron Fist, and The Defenders (both 2017). She voiced Grandma Wu in Pixar's Turning Red and has had a recurring appearance in Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens. On stage, she has also starred in Celine Song's play Endlings. Description above from the Wikipedia article Wai Ching Ho, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

KNOWN FOR

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
2011
Law & Order
1992
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
Orange Is the New Black
2015
Law & Order: Organized Crime
2023
New Amsterdam
2018
Only Murders in the Building
2023
Fresh Off the Boat
2016
Marvel's Daredevil
2015
Turning Red
2022
Flight of the Conchords
2009
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
2020

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
49
2025
Nervous Energy
as Narrator
2025
Law & Order
as Ms. Tan
2023
Sight
as Alian
2023
Lovely, Dark, and Deep
as Zhang
2023
Only Murders in the Building
as Mei Mei
2023
Law & Order: Organized Crime
as Sister Shu
2022
Turning Red
as Grandma (voice)
2022
A Father's Son
as Soo Hing Li
2020
Lucky Grandma
as Lei Lei the Fortune Teller
2020
Sister of the Groom
as Darling Aquino
2020
April Flowers
as Future April
2020
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
as Li-Wei
2019
Hustlers
as Destiny’s Grandmother
2019
Two Sentence Horror Stories
as Ma
2018
Set It Up
as Kristen's Mom
2018
High Resolution
as Paul's Mother
2018
New Amsterdam
as June Chiang
2018
The Good Cop
as Dr. Kim
2017
Marvel's Iron Fist
as Madame Gao
2017
Marvel's The Defenders
as Madame Gao
2016
Fresh Off the Boat
as Big Auntie
2015
Tracers
as Chen
2015
Orange Is the New Black
as Mrs. Hu
2015
Marvel's Daredevil
as Madame Gao
2014
Affluenza
as Mary
2014
Listen Up Philip
as Helen (uncredited)
2012
Premium Rush
as Sister Chen
2011
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Gladys Tang
2010
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
as Chinese Woman
2009
2B
as Expert #4 / Dr. Tanaka
2009
Flight of the Conchords
as Mrs. Lee
2008
Adventures of Power
as Yolanda Fong
2008
The Gem of Life
as Ching Suk Jing
2008
New Amsterdam
as Asian Woman
2007
Year of the Fish
as Seamstress #2
2006
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Mrs. Wong
2003
Robot Stories
as Bernice
2001
Headlines
2001
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Susan Guan
2001
Law & Order
as Mrs. Ngai
2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Jane Yu
2000
Wonderland
as Dr. Prentor
1999
Law & Order
as Owner
1998
A Price Above Rubies
as Lady Vendor
1998
Happiness
as Student #1
1992
Law & Order
as Mrs. Rhee
1991
Soapdish
as Fan
1990
Cadillac Man
as Asian Wife
Here and Again
as Ama