Margaret Cho
Biography
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, As…
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Filmography
Acting (228)
Movies (123)
I Want Your Sex
2026
Run Amok
2026as Principal Linda
Queens of the Dead
2025as Pops
Every Time You Lose Your Mind: A Film About Failure
2025as Self
TURA!
2025as Narrator (voice)
It's Dorothy!
2025as Self
All That We Love
2025as Emma
The Listener
2024as Corinne (voice)
Cora Bora
2024as Electra
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
2024as Self
Dolly Parton's Pet Gala
2024
Prom Pact
2023as Ms. Chen
Gianna
2023as Kimberly
A Big Gay Hairy Hit! Where the Bears Are: The Documentary
2023
Maxine
2023as Maxine
No One Asked You
2023as Self
Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage
2022as Self
Sex Appeal
2022as Ma Deb
Fire Island
2022as Erin
Bury Me
2022as June
I, Challenger
2022as June
Sex with Sue
2022as Self
The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival
2022as Self
Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
2022
Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin: Ladies Night Live
2022as Self
Queer Riot
2022
The Sixth Reel
2021as Doris
The Alaska Thunderfuck Extra Special Comedy Special
2021as Self
Koreatown Ghost Story
2021as Mrs. Moon
Tara, Messenger of Death
2021as Ms. Corrigan
Hysterical
2021as Self
Good on Paper
2021as Margot
Tig Notaro: Drawn
2021as Self
Over the Moon
2020as Auntie Ling / Gretch (voice)
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
2020as Self
Friendsgiving
2020as Fairy Gay Mother #2
Faith Based
2020as Jane
Feeding America Comedy Festival
2020as Self
Mae West: Dirty Blonde
2020as Self
Undateable John
2019as Hilda
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
2019as Self
Trixie Mattel: Skinny Legend
2019as Margaret Cho
Bloodlines: The Art and Life of Vincent Castiglia
2018as Self
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
2018as Self
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
2018as Self
Bright
2017as Sergeant Ching
This Is Bob Hope...
2017as Self
Sharknado 5: Global Swarming
2017as Simone
Everybody Has an Andy Dick Story
2017
Curtain Down
2017as The Mentor
Alaska Is a Drag
2017as Jan
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
2017as Self
Katy Perry: Will You Be My Witness?
2017as Self
Hurricane Bianca
2016as Wig Shop Owner
Ellie Kemper: Unbreakable Comedy Gala
2016
The girls I know... get their hands dirty.
2016as Mom (voice)
Tooken
2015as Brown Finger
Call Me Lucky
2015as Self
Senior Project
2015as Ms. Ghetty
Margaret Cho: PsyCHO
2015as Self
Do I Sound Gay?
2015as Self
Adventures in Comedy
2015 #BeRobin the Movie
2015
Lennon or McCartney
2014as Self
In Transition
2013as Tawny Kim
Wedding Palace
2013as The Shaman
Amelia's 25th
2013as Babs
It Gets Better
2012as Self
Exotic World and the Burlesque Revival
2012as (voice)
The Immigrant
2012as Margaret
See a Little Light: A Celebration of the Music and Legacy of Bob Mould
2012as Self
Margaret Cho: Cho Dependent
2011as Self
Miss Representation
2011as Self
Sexing the Transman
2011as Self
Gaze
2010as Self (archive footage)
I Am Comic
2010as Self
17 Again
2009as Mrs. Dell
The Snake
2009as The Expert
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
2009as Self
Annul Victory
2009as Self
Margaret Cho: Beautiful
2009as Self
One Missed Call
2008as Mickey Lee
Underbelly
2008
Prop 8: The Musical
2008as California Gays and The People That Love Them
Dresden Dolls: Live at the Roundhouse London
2007
Girltrash!
2007as Min Suk
Falling for Grace
2006as Janie
Phone Sex
2006as Caller
My Name is Jackie Beat
2006
Bam Bam and Celeste
2005as Celeste / Mommy
Margaret Cho: Assassin
2005as Herself
Margaret Cho: CHO Revolution
2004as Herself
Nobody Knows Anything!
2004as Rental Car Agent
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
2003as Self
Grocery Store
2002as Store Clerk(voice)
Margaret Cho: Notorious C.H.O.
2002as Herself
Miss America
2002as Self
Margaret Cho: I'm the One That I Want
2000as Herself
Get Bruce!
1999as Self
$pent
1999as Travel Agent
The Tavern
1999as Carol
Funny Is Money
1999as Self
Can't Stop Dancing
1999as JoJo
The Rugrats Movie
1998as Lt. Klavin (voice)
Ground Control
1998as Amanda
The Thin Pink Line
1998as Asia Blue / Terry
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Drew Carey
1998as Self
Face/Off
1997as Wanda
Pink as the Day She Was Born
1997
Fakin' Da Funk
1997as May-Ling
Sweethearts
1997as Noreen
It's My Party
1996as Charlene Lee
The Doom Generation
1995as Clerk's Wife
Margaret Cho: HBO Comedy Half-Hour
1994
Angie
1994as Admissions Nurse #2
HBO Comedy Half-Hour: Margaret Cho
1994
Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women
1994as Connie Tong
Ron Forever
as Gloria
By the Roots
as Janine Sorrel
Cheap AF
Better Life
Untitled Mitch Hedberg documentary
as Self
Every Time You Lose Your Mind: A Film About Failure
as Self
Television (105)
Hollywood Squares
2025as Self
Celebrity Weakest Link
2025as Self - Contestant
After Midnight
2024as Self
Doctor Odyssey
2024as Judy Riva
Kite Man: Hell Yeah!
2024as Rebecca Chen (voice)
Zombies: The Re-Animated Series
2024as Ashley (voice)
Will Trent
2023as Therapist
History of the World: Part II
2023as Sophia
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
2023as Wasp
Not Dead Yet
2023as Miss Cassandra
Frog and Toad
2023as Turtle (voice)
Sherri
2022as Self - Guest
Celebrity Jeopardy!
2022as Self
The Wheel
2022as Self - Expert
Dr. Jackie
2022as Margaret Cho
The Great North
2021as Jan (voice)
Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.
2021as Frankie
Call Me Kat
2021as Val Park
The Celebrity Dating Game
2021as Self
Pride
2021as Self
Overserved with Lisa Vanderpump
2021as Self
What's My Game?
2021as Self - Contestant
The Flight Attendant
2020as Utada
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
2020as Mistress Jupiter
Visible: Out on Television
2020as Self - Narrator (voice)
I Can See Your Voice
2020
House Hunters Comedians On Couches: Unfiltered
2020as Self - Guest Star
Tournament of Laughs
2020as Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019as Self - Guest
Good Trouble
2019as Margaret Cho
The Masked Singer
2019as Self - Poodle
Miracle Workers
2019as God's Mom
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
2019as Self
Lights Out with David Spade
2019as Self - Panelist
25 Words or Less
2018as Self
This Close
2018as Zagat
Unapologetic with Aisha Tyler
2018as Self
The Bold Type
2017as Margaret Cho
Bill Nye Saves the World
2017as Pistachio (voice)
Truth & Iliza
2017as Self
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
2016as Self
The $100,000 Pyramid
2016as Self
To Tell the Truth
2016as Self - Panelist
Swedish Dicks
2016as Agent Poll
Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry
2016as Self - Guest
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
2016as Self
Party Legends
2016
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015as Self
Dr. Ken
2015as Dr. Wendi
The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show
2015as Mulan (voice)
World's Funniest Fails
2015as Self - Panelist
Metropolis
2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014as Self
Celebrity Name Game
2014as Self
The Last Leg
2013as Self
Beat Bobby Flay
2013as Self
Norm Macdonald Live
2013as Self
Finding Your Roots
2012as Self
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
2012as Self
Gotham Comedy Live
2012as Self - Host
The Burn with Jeff Ross
2012as Self
Bubble Guppies
2011as The Kraken (voice)
SNL Korea
2011as Self
Pound Puppies
2010as Mrs. Wattana (voice)
The Green Room with Paul Provenza
2010as Self
America: The Story of Us
2010as Self
The Fran Drescher Show
2010
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009as Self - Guest
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009as Self - Guest Judge
Drop Dead Diva
2009as Teri Lee
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009as Self
Celebrity Family Feud
2008as Self
Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World
2007as Condie Ling / Kathy Griffin (voice)
Girltrash!
2007as Min Suk
'Til Death
2006as Nicole
30 Rock
2006as Kim Jong-Il
The Lost Room
2006as Suzie Kang
Dancing with the Stars
2005as Self - Contestant
Ghost Whisperer
2005as Professor Avery Grant
Hell's Kitchen
2005as Self - Restaurant Patron
Wisecrack
2005
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003as Self
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999as Evelyn Lee
Family Guy
1999as Hee-Sun (voice)
Hollywood Squares
1998as Self - Panelist
Sex and the City
1998as Lynne
GayVN Awards
1998as Self - Host
The View
1997as Self
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996as Self
C Bear and Jamal
1996
Pulp Comics
1996as herself
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995as Uhmuhni (voice)
Mr. Show with Bob and David
1995as Margaret Cho
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
1995as Margaret (voice)
Duckman
1994as Mai Lin (voice)
The Critic
1994as (voice)
All-American Girl
1994as Margaret Kim
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
1994as Self
Late Show with David Letterman
1993as Self - Guest
The Nanny
1993as Caryn
Red Shoe Diaries
1992as Phone Sex Worker
The Golden Palace
1992as Fong
1/2 Hour Comedy Hour
1989as self
American Masters
1986as Self
Entertainment Tonight
1981Crew (20)
Movies (18)
TURA!
2025Executive Producer
Koreatown Ghost Story
2021Producer
Margaret Cho: PsyCHO
2015Writer
In Transition
2013Executive Producer
Ian Harvie: Superhero
2013Executive Producer
Margaret Cho: Cho Dependent
2011Executive Producer
Margaret Cho: Cho Dependent
2011Writer
Margaret Cho: Beautiful
2009Writer
Bam Bam and Celeste
2005Producer
Bam Bam and Celeste
2005Writer
Margaret Cho: Assassin
2005Writer
Margaret Cho: CHO Revolution
2004Writer
Grocery Store
2002Director
Grocery Store
2002Executive Producer
Grocery Store
2002Writer
Margaret Cho: Notorious C.H.O.
2002Writer
Margaret Cho: I'm the One That I Want
2000Writer
Ron Forever
Executive Producer
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