Margaret Cho
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Evelyn Lee
1999
Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
Series
Family Guy
Hee-Sun (voice)
1999
Series
Sherri
Self - Guest
2022
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
2015
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
Series
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1993
Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self - Guest
2019
Series
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
2003
Series
Hollywood Squares
Self - Panelist
1998
Series
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
Series
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Special Guest
2009
Series
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Guest Judge
2009
Series
Hell's Kitchen
Self - Restaurant Patron
2005
Series
Dancing with the Stars
Self - Contestant
2005
Series
The Nanny
Caryn
1993
Series
Ghost Whisperer
Professor Avery Grant
2005
Series
The View
Self
1997
Series
The View
Self - Guest
1997
Series
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Wasp
2023
Series
Sex and the City
Lynne
1998
Series
Will Trent
Therapist
2023
Series
Will Trent
Dr. Roach
2023
Series
Beat Bobby Flay
Self
2013
Series
30 Rock
Kim Jong-Il
2006
Series
30 Rock
Kim Jong-Un
2006
Series
SNL Korea
Self
2011
Series
Last Meals
Self
2021
Series
After Midnight
Self
2024
Series
25 Words or Less
Self
2018
Series
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Self
2019
Series
Bubble Guppies
The Kraken (voice)
2011
Series
The Masked Singer
Poodle (archive footage)
2019
Series
The Masked Singer
Self - Poodle
2019
Series
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self
1996
Series
Good Trouble
Margaret Cho
2019
Series
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Self
2016
Series
The Last Leg
Self
2013
Series
The Great North
Jan (voice)
2021
Series
Drop Dead Diva
Teri Lee
2009
Series
American Masters
Self
1986
Series
Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.
Frankie
2021
Series
Doctor Odyssey
Judy Riva
2024
Series
The Flight Attendant
Utada
2020
Series
The $100,000 Pyramid
Self
2016
Series
Finding Your Roots
Self
2012
Series
Duckman
Mai Lin (voice)
1994
Series
Miracle Workers
God's Mom
2019
Series
The Bold Type
Margaret Cho
2017
Film
I Want Your Sex
Detective Zola
2026
Series
Not Dead Yet
Miss Cassandra
2023
Series
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
Margaret (voice)
1995
Series
Pound Puppies
Mrs. Wattana (voice)
2010
Series
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
Self
2012
Series
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Self
2009
Series
Red Shoe Diaries
Phone Sex Worker
1992
Series
Zombies: The Re-Animated Series
Ashley (voice)
2024
Film
Face/Off
Wanda
1997
Series
Kite Man: Hell Yeah!
Rebecca Chen (voice)
2024
Series
Hollywood Squares
Self
2025
Series
History of the World: Part II
Sophia
2023
Series
Lights Out with David Spade
Self - Panelist
2019
Series
Dr. Ken
Dr. Wendi
2015
Series
To Tell the Truth
Self - Panelist
2016
Series
GayVN Awards
Self - Host
1998
Series
The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show
Mulan (voice)
2015
Series
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Uhmuhni (voice)
1995
Series
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Hul Muh Ni (voice)
1995
Series
'Til Death
Nicole
2006
Series
Celebrity Name Game
Self
2014
Series
Gotham Comedy Live
Self - Host
2012
Series
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
Mistress Jupiter
2020
Series
Mr. Show with Bob and David
Margaret Cho
1995
Series
The Critic
(voice)
1994
Series
Frog and Toad
Turtle (voice)
2023
Film
17 Again
Mrs. Dell
2009
Series
Celebrity Jeopardy!
Self - Contestant
2022
Series
Call Me Kat
Val Park
2021
Series
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
Self
1994
Series
I Can See Your Voice
2020
Series
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
Self
2016
Series
Celebrity Weakest Link
Self - Contestant
2025
Film
Over the Moon
Auntie Ling / Gretch (voice)
2020
Series
The Lost Room
Suzie Kang
2006
Series
Visible: Out on Television
Self - Narrator (voice)
2020
Series
Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry
Self - Guest
2016
Series
The Golden Palace
Fong
1992
Series
Entertainment Tonight
1981
Film
Bright
Sergeant Ching
2017
Series
All-American Girl
Margaret Kim
1994
Series
Bill Nye Saves the World
Pistachio (voice)
2017
Series
Bill Nye Saves the World
Self
2017
Film
The Rugrats Movie
Lt. Klavin (voice)
1998
Series
Norm Macdonald Live
Self
2013
Series
Swedish Dicks
Agent Poll
2016
Series
Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World
Condie Ling / Jessica (voice)
2007
Series
Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World
Condie Ling (voice)
2007
Series
Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World
Condie Ling / Kathy Griffin (voice)
2007
Film
Prom Pact
Ms. Chen
2023
Series
America: The Story of Us
Self
2010
Series
Party Legends
2016
Film
One Missed Call
Mickey Lee
2008
Series
Overserved with Lisa Vanderpump
Self
2021
Series
The Burn with Jeff Ross
Self
2012
Series
Sex, Explained
Self
2020
Film
Run Amok
Principal Linda
2026
Film
Sex Appeal
Ma Deb
2022
Series
This Close
Zagat
2018
Film
The Doom Generation
Clerk's Wife
1995
Series
World's Funniest Fails
Self - Panelist
2015
Series
The Wheel
Self - Expert
2022
Film
Queens of the Dead
Pops
2025
Series
The Green Room with Paul Provenza
Self
2010
Series
The Fran Drescher Show
2010
Series
Pride
Self
2021
Film
Fire Island
Erin
2022
Series
Pulp Comics
herself
1996
Film
Tig Notaro: Drawn
Self
2021
Series
Metropolis
2015
Series
1/2 Hour Comedy Hour
self
1989
Series
House Hunters Comedians On Couches: Unfiltered
Self - Guest Star
2020
Film
Sharknado 5: Global Swarming
Simone
2017
Series
Celebrity Family Feud
Self
2008
Series
The Celebrity Dating Game
Self
2021
Film
Feeding America Comedy Festival
Self
2020
Film
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
Self
2009
Film
Friendsgiving
Fairy Gay Mother #2
2020
Film
Get Bruce!
Self
1999
Film
Good on Paper
Margot
2021
Film
This Is Bob Hope...
Self
2017
Series
C Bear and Jamal
1996
Film
Angie
Admissions Nurse #2
1994
Film
Hurricane Bianca
Wig Shop Owner
2016
Film
It's My Party
Charlene Lee
1996
Series
Unapologetic with Aisha Tyler
Self
2018
Film
Ground Control
Amanda
1998
Film
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
Self
2020
Film
Nobody Knows Anything!
Rental Car Agent
2004
Film
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
Self
2024
Series
Girltrash!
Min Suk
2007
Film
Lennon or McCartney
Self
2014
Film
The Listener
Corinne (voice)
2024
Film
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
Self
2017
Series
Dr. Jackie
Margaret Cho
2022
Film
Call Me Lucky
Self
2015
Film
I Am Comic
Self
2010
Film
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
Self
2019
Series
Truth & Iliza
Self
2017
Film
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
Self
2018
Film
Tooken
Brown Finger
2015
Series
Squid Game: The Official Podcast
Self - Guest
2024
Film
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
Self
2003
Wisecrack
2005
Film
Faith Based
Jane
2020
Film
Conan O'Brien Can't Stop
Self
2011
Film
Fakin' Da Funk
May-Ling
1997
Film
Cora Bora
Electra
2024
Film
The Thin Pink Line
Asia Blue / Terry
1998
Film
Gaze
Self (archive footage)
2010
Film
The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival
Self
2022
Film
A Big Gay Hairy Hit! Where the Bears Are: The Documentary
Self
2023
Film
Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
2022
Film
Can't Stop Dancing
JoJo
1999
Film
Miss Representation
Self
2011
Film
Katy Perry: Will You Be My Witness?
Self
2017
Film
Maxine
Maxine
2023
Film
Bam Bam and Celeste
Celeste / Mommy
2005
Film
Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin: Ladies Night Live
Self
2022
Film
Sex with Sue
Self
2022
Film
Annul Victory
Self
2009
Series
Tournament of Laughs
Self
2020
Film
Everybody Has an Andy Dick Story
Self
2017
Film
I, Challenger
June
2022
Series
What's My Game?
Self - Contestant
2021
Film
In Transition
Tawny Kim
2013
Film
Funny Is Money
Self
1999
Film
Phone Sex
Caller
2006
Film
Curtain Down
The Mentor
2017
Crohnie
Film
Girltrash!
Min Suk
2007
Film
Hysterical
Self
2021
Bury Me
June
2022
Film
Mae West: Dirty Blonde
Self
2020
Film
Prop 8: The Musical
California Gays and The People That Love Them
2008
Film
Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women
Connie Tong
1994
Film
Do I Sound Gay?
Self
2015
The Immigrant
Margaret
2012
Film
By the Roots
Janine Sorrel
2026
Film
Ellie Kemper: Unbreakable Comedy Gala
2016
Film
Amelia's 25th
Babs
2013
Series
Original Sin: Sex
Self
2016
Film
Falling for Grace
Janie
2006
Cheap AF
Film
$pent
Travel Agent
1999
Film
Wedding Palace
The Shaman
2013
Film
Alaska Is a Drag
Jan
2017
Film
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
Self
2018
Film
All That We Love
Emma
2025
Film
Dolly Parton's Pet Gala
2024
Film
Better Life
Film
It's Dorothy!
Self
2025
Film
Every Time You Lose Your Mind: A Film About Failure
Self
2025
Film
Koreatown Ghost Story
Mrs. Moon
2021
Film
Miss America
Self
2002
Film
Undateable John
Hilda
2019
Film
Tara, Messenger of Death
Ms. Corrigan
2021
Film
Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage
Self
2022
Untitled Mitch Hedberg Documentary
Self
Pink as the Day She Was Born
Donna
1997
Film
Gianna
Kimberly
2023
Film
The Sixth Reel
Doris
2021
Film
Senior Project
Ms. Ghetty
2015
Exotic World and the Burlesque Revival
(voice)
2012
Film
The King of Black Goo
Opulence Montenegro
2026
Film
Queer Riot
2022
Film
Ron Forever
Gloria
Film
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Drew Carey
Self
1998
Film
No One Asked You
Self
2023
#BeRobin the Movie
2015
Film
Trixie Mattel: Skinny Legend
Margaret Cho
2019
Film
The girls I know... get their hands dirty.
Mom (voice)
2016
Film
My Name is Jackie Beat
2006
Film
Adventures in Comedy
2015
Grocery Store
Store Clerk(voice)
2002
Film
Sweethearts
Noreen
1997
Film
TURA!
Narrator (voice)
2025
Film
Underbelly
2008
Film
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
Self
1994
Film
Margaret Cho: Assassin
Herself
2005
Film
Margaret Cho: PsyCHO
Self
2015
Film
The Tavern
Carol
1999
Film
The Alaska Thunderfuck Extra Special Comedy Special
Self
2021
Film
Bloodlines: The Art and Life of Vincent Castiglia
Self
2018
Film
Margaret Cho: Beautiful
Self
2009
Film
Dresden Dolls: Live at the Roundhouse London
2007
Film
Margaret Cho: I'm the One That I Want
Herself
2000
Sexing the Transman
Self
2011
Film
Margaret Cho: CHO Revolution
Herself
2004
Film
See a Little Light: A Celebration of the Music and Legacy of Bob Mould
Self
2012
Film
It Gets Better
Self
2012
Film
Margaret Cho: Notorious C.H.O.
Herself
2002
Margaret Cho: Cho Dependent
Self
2011
Film
The Snake
The Expert
2009
Film
HBO Comedy Half-Hour: Margaret Cho
1994
Film
Margaret Cho: HBO Comedy Half-Hour
1994