Margaret Cho
Birthday: 1968-12-05
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, USA
Gender: Female
Owned By: Unowned
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.
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Cheap AF | ||
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Ron Forever | Gloria | |
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By the Roots | Janine Sorrel | |
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Better Life | ||
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2026-01-26 | Run Amok | Principal Linda |
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2026-01-23 | I Want Your Sex | |
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2025-11-07 | All That We Love | Emma |
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2025-10-24 | Queens of the Dead | Pops |
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2024-06-14 | Cora Bora | Electra |
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2024-03-29 | The Listener | Corinne (voice) |
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2024-02-21 | Dolly Parton's Pet Gala | |
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2023-09-23 | A Big Gay Hairy Hit! Where the Bears Are: The Documentary | |
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2023-07-23 | Maxine | Maxine |
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2023-06-01 | Gianna | Kimberly |
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2023-03-30 | Prom Pact | Ms. Chen |
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2022-07-17 | Queer Riot | |
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2022-06-09 | Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration | |
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2022-06-02 | Fire Island | Erin |
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2022-01-14 | Sex Appeal | Ma Deb |
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2022-01-11 | I, Challenger | June |
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2022-01-11 | Bury Me | June |
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2021-12-21 | Tara, Messenger of Death | Ms. Corrigan |
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2021-08-19 | The Sixth Reel | Doris |
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2021-06-23 | Good on Paper | Margot |
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2021-05-16 | Koreatown Ghost Story | Mrs. Moon |
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2020-10-23 | Friendsgiving | Fairy Gay Mother #2 |
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2020-10-16 | Over the Moon | Auntie Ling / Gretch (voice) |
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2020-10-09 | Faith Based | Jane |
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2019-09-30 | Undateable John | Hilda |
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2019-09-26 | Trixie Mattel: Skinny Legend | Margaret Cho |
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2017-12-22 | Bright | Sergeant Ching |
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2017-08-06 | Sharknado 5: Global Swarming | Simone |
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2017-06-23 | Alaska Is a Drag | Jan |
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2017-04-23 | Curtain Down | The Mentor |
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2016-09-01 | The girls I know... get their hands dirty. | Mom (voice) |
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2016-06-03 | Hurricane Bianca | Wig Shop Owner |
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2016-01-16 | Ellie Kemper: Unbreakable Comedy Gala | |
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2015-05-26 | Tooken | Brown Finger |
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2015-02-20 | Adventures in Comedy | |
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2015-01-07 | Senior Project | Ms. Ghetty |
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2015-01-01 | #BeRobin the Movie | |
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2013-09-27 | Wedding Palace | The Shaman |
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2013-07-05 | Amelia's 25th | Babs |
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2013-07-03 | In Transition | Tawny Kim |
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2012-09-29 | Exotic World and the Burlesque Revival | (voice) |
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2012-05-26 | The Immigrant | Margaret |
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2009-03-13 | The Snake | The Expert |
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2009-03-11 | 17 Again | Mrs. Dell |
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2008-12-03 | Prop 8: The Musical | California Gays and The People That Love Them |
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2008-01-04 | One Missed Call | Mickey Lee |
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2008-01-01 | Underbelly | |
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2007-06-13 | Girltrash! | Min Suk |
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2007-01-01 | Dresden Dolls: Live at the Roundhouse London | |
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2006-12-05 | Phone Sex | Caller |
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2006-11-03 | My Name is Jackie Beat | |
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2006-03-31 | Falling for Grace | Janie |
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2005-09-13 | Bam Bam and Celeste | Celeste / Mommy |
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2004-08-24 | Nobody Knows Anything! | Rental Car Agent |
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2002-01-03 | Grocery Store | Store Clerk(voice) |
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1999-03-01 | $pent | Travel Agent |
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1999-01-16 | Can't Stop Dancing | JoJo |
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1999-01-01 | The Tavern | Carol |
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1998-11-20 | The Rugrats Movie | Lt. Klavin (voice) |
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1998-10-07 | The Thin Pink Line | Asia Blue / Terry |
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1998-08-26 | Ground Control | Amanda |
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1997-11-01 | Sweethearts | Noreen |
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1997-07-20 | Fakin' Da Funk | May-Ling |
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1997-07-04 | Pink as the Day She Was Born | Donna |
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1997-06-27 | Face/Off | Wanda |
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1996-03-22 | It's My Party | Charlene Lee |
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1995-10-20 | The Doom Generation | Clerk's Wife |
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1994-09-08 | Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women | Connie Tong |
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1994-07-28 | Margaret Cho: HBO Comedy Half-Hour | |
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1994-07-28 | HBO Comedy Half-Hour: Margaret Cho | |
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1994-03-04 | Angie | Admissions Nurse #2 |