Margaret Cho
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.
232 acting credits · 1 directing credit
Acting · 232
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Family Guy
1999
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Dancing with the Stars
2005
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
Ghost Whisperer
2005
The Nanny
1993
30 Rock
2006
The View
1997
Sex and the City
1998
Hollywood Squares
1998
SNL Korea
2011
Hell's Kitchen
2005
Will Trent
2023
Sherri
2022
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
2023
Drop Dead Diva
2009
The Masked Singer
2019
The Last Leg
2013
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
Good Trouble
2019
American Masters
1986
Duckman
1994
Beat Bobby Flay
2013
Finding Your Roots
2012
Pound Puppies
2010
Bubble Guppies
2011
The Great North
2021
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
25 Words or Less
2018
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
1995
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
2019
Red Shoe Diaries
1992
After Midnight
2024
Miracle Workers
2019
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
2012
To Tell the Truth
2016
The Flight Attendant
2020
The Bold Type
2017
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
Doctor Odyssey
2024
Face/Off
1997
History of the World: Part II
2023
Mr. Show with Bob and David
1995
The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show
2015
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
2016
'Til Death
2006
Lights Out with David Spade
2019
The $100,000 Pyramid
2016
Gotham Comedy Live
2012
A Big Gay Hairy Hit! Where the Bears Are: The Documentary
2023
Kite Man: Hell Yeah!
2024
Dr. Ken
2015
Not Dead Yet
2023
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
2020
The Critic
1994
Entertainment Tonight
1981
Zombies: The Re-Animated Series
2024
Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.
2021
Celebrity Name Game
2014
The Golden Palace
1992
Call Me Kat
2021
Hollywood Squares
2025
Celebrity Jeopardy!
2022
Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry
2016
All-American Girl
1994
Bill Nye Saves the World
2017
GayVN Awards
1998
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
2016
Frog and Toad
2023
Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World
2007
America: The Story of Us
2010
17 Again
2009
I Can See Your Voice
2020
The Lost Room
2006
Bright
2017
Norm Macdonald Live
2013
Visible: Out on Television
2020
Swedish Dicks
2016
This Close
2018
Sex Appeal
2022
Celebrity Weakest Link
2025
The Fran Drescher Show
2010
The Rugrats Movie
1998
Pride
2021
The Wheel
2022
Celebrity Family Feud
2008
House Hunters Comedians On Couches: Unfiltered
2020
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
1994
The Burn with Jeff Ross
2012
The Green Room with Paul Provenza
2010
One Missed Call
2008
Sex, Explained
2020
Party Legends
2016
Metropolis
2015
I Want Your Sex
2026
The Doom Generation
1995
Over the Moon
2020
World's Funniest Fails
2015
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
2020
Unapologetic with Aisha Tyler
2018
Dr. Jackie
2022
Sharknado 5: Global Swarming
2017
Lennon or McCartney
2014
Prom Pact
2023
C Bear and Jamal
1996
Overserved with Lisa Vanderpump
2021
The Celebrity Dating Game
2021
Fire Island
2022
Pulp Comics
1996
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
2009
Friendsgiving
2020
Hurricane Bianca
2016
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
2018
Angie
1994
Run Amok
2026
Girltrash!
2007
Feeding America Comedy Festival
2020
Wisecrack
2005
Nobody Knows Anything!
2004
Truth & Iliza
2017
Queens of the Dead
2025
The Thin Pink Line
1998
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
2018
It's My Party
1996
Annul Victory
2009
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
2024
1/2 Hour Comedy Hour
1989
All That We Love
2025
Conan O'Brien Can't Stop
2011
Prop 8: The Musical
2008
Tooken
2015
Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
2022
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
2003
Good on Paper
2021
Ground Control
1998
Call Me Lucky
2015
What's My Game?
2021
Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women
1994
The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival
2022
Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin: Ladies Night Live
2022
Cora Bora
2024
The Listener
2024
Tournament of Laughs
2020
Can't Stop Dancing
1999
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
2017
Get Bruce!
1999
Gaze
2010
Everybody Has an Andy Dick Story
2017
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
2019
I Am Comic
2010
Ron Forever
—
Katy Perry: Will You Be My Witness?
2017
Fakin' Da Funk
1997
I, Challenger
2022
Hysterical
2021
Bam Bam and Celeste
2005
Falling for Grace
2006
Miss Representation
2011
Mae West: Dirty Blonde
2020
Amelia's 25th
2013
$pent
1999
Pink as the Day She Was Born
1997
This Is Bob Hope...
2017
Girltrash!
2007
Sweethearts
1997
Original Sin: Sex
2016
Dolly Parton's Pet Gala
2024
Faith Based
2020
Do I Sound Gay?
2015
Gianna
2023
Miss America
2002
TURA!
2025
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Drew Carey
1998
The Sixth Reel
2021
Squid Game: The Official Podcast
2024
Koreatown Ghost Story
2021
Ellie Kemper: Unbreakable Comedy Gala
2016
Margaret Cho: PsyCHO
2015
Bury Me
2022
Margaret Cho: I'm the One That I Want
2000
Maxine
2023
Phone Sex
2006
Funny Is Money
1999
Senior Project
2015
The Tavern
1999
Bloodlines: The Art and Life of Vincent Castiglia
2018
Alaska Is a Drag
2017
The Immigrant
2012
Wedding Palace
2013
No One Asked You
2023
Undateable John
2019
Trixie Mattel: Skinny Legend
2019
Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage
2022
The girls I know... get their hands dirty.
2016
Adventures in Comedy
2015
Better Life
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See a Little Light: A Celebration of the Music and Legacy of Bob Mould
2012
By the Roots
2026
#BeRobin the Movie
2015
Untitled Mitch Hedberg Documentary
—
Grocery Store
2002
Tara, Messenger of Death
2021
In Transition
2013
It's Dorothy!
2025
Cheap AF
—
Sex with Sue
2022
Queer Riot
2022
The Alaska Thunderfuck Extra Special Comedy Special
2021
Every Time You Lose Your Mind: A Film About Failure
2025
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
1994
Sexing the Transman
2011
The Snake
2009
Exotic World and the Burlesque Revival
2012
Dresden Dolls: Live at the Roundhouse London
2007
Margaret Cho: Notorious C.H.O.
2002
Tig Notaro: Drawn
2021
Margaret Cho: Beautiful
2009
It Gets Better
2012
Underbelly
2008
HBO Comedy Half-Hour: Margaret Cho
1994
Margaret Cho: CHO Revolution
2004
Margaret Cho: Assassin
2005
Curtain Down
2017
My Name is Jackie Beat
2006
Margaret Cho: Cho Dependent
2011
Margaret Cho: HBO Comedy Half-Hour
1994