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Margaret Cho

Actress

Margaret Cho

  • Born: 5 December 1968, San Francisco, California, USA
  • Estimated net worth: $3 million

Margaret Cho is a renowned American comedian, actress, and writer known for her sharp wit and bold humor. She gained prominence through her role in the television series 'All-American Girl' and has appeared in films like 'Fire Island' and 'Face/Off'. Cho is…

About Margaret Cho

Margaret Cho is a renowned American comedian, actress, and writer known for her sharp wit and bold humor. She gained prominence through her role in the television series 'All-American Girl' and has appeared in films like 'Fire Island' and 'Face/Off'. Cho is celebrated for her unique voice and ability to tackle social issues through comedy.

Born
5 December 1968, San Francisco, California, USA
Known for
Acting
Height
5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Spouses
Alberto Gonzalez (2003-present)
Children
1 child, name not publicly known
Parents
Jeanne Cho, Seung Cho
Estimated net worth
$3 million

Fun facts about Margaret Cho

  • Margaret Cho is also a skilled painter and has showcased her artwork in various galleries.
  • She was a finalist on the reality show 'Dancing with the Stars' in 2009.

Famous Margaret Cho quotes

“I'm not a regular mom, I'm a cool mom.”
Fire Island, 2023
“I think that we can all be a little bit more open-minded.”
All-American Girl, 1994
“I’m a feminist, and I’m not afraid to say it.”
Face/Off, 1997

Margaret Cho filmography

Cast (245)

YearTitleCharacterRating
2026I Want Your Sex MovieDetective Zola6.1
2026The King of Black Goo MovieOpulence Montenegro
2026By the Roots MovieJanine Sorrel
2026Run Amok MoviePrincipal Linda2.0
2025All That We Love MovieEmma6.9
2025Queens of the Dead MoviePops5.7
2025Celebrity Weakest Link TVSelf - Contestant6.0
2025TURA! MovieNarrator (voice)7.0
2025Every Time You Lose Your Mind: A Film About Failure MovieSelf5.5
2025It's Dorothy! MovieSelf4.0
Show 235 more credits
YearTitleCharacterRating
2025Hollywood Squares TVSelf4.4
2024Squid Game: The Official Podcast TVSelf - Guest
2024Doctor Odyssey TVJudy Riva6.5
2024Zombies: The Re-Animated Series TVAshley (voice)7.0
2024Kite Man: Hell Yeah! TVRebecca Chen (voice)6.6
2024Cora Bora MovieElectra3.9
2024Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution MovieSelf6.2
2024The Listener MovieCorinne (voice)5.5
2024Dolly Parton's Pet Gala MovieUnknown character5.0
2024After Midnight TVSelf5.5
2023Percy Jackson and the Olympians TVWasp7.3
2023No One Asked You MovieSelf
2023A Big Gay Hairy Hit! Where the Bears Are: The Documentary MovieSelf9.0
2023Maxine MovieMaxine5.7
2023Gianna MovieKimberly
2023Frog and Toad TVTurtle (voice)8.4
2023Prom Pact MovieMs. Chen7.2
2023History of the World: Part II TVSophia5.7
2023Not Dead Yet TVMiss Cassandra7.0
2023Will Trent TVDr. Roach7.3
2023Will Trent TVTherapist7.3
2022The Wheel TVSelf - Expert4.4
2022Sex with Sue MovieSelf7.8
2022Celebrity Jeopardy! TVSelf - Contestant6.3
2022Dr. Jackie TVMargaret Cho3.3
2022Sherri TVSelf - Guest2.6
2022The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival MovieSelf2.5
2022Queer Riot MovieUnknown character
2022Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin: Ladies Night Live MovieSelf5.9
2022Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration MovieUnknown character4.4
2022Fire Island MovieErin6.9
2022Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage MovieSelf4.7
2022Sex Appeal MovieMa Deb6.6
2022I, Challenger MovieJune5.0
2022Bury Me MovieJune
2021Tara, Messenger of Death MovieMs. Corrigan2.0
2021Last Meals TVSelf6.3
2021Doogie Kamealoha, M.D. TVFrankie7.8
2021The Sixth Reel MovieDoris1.0
2021Tig Notaro: Drawn MovieSelf6.5
2021Good on Paper MovieMargot5.6
2021The Celebrity Dating Game TVSelf2.0
2021Koreatown Ghost Story MovieMrs. Moon5.6
2021Pride TVSelf6.7
2021What's My Game? TVSelf - Contestant
2021The Alaska Thunderfuck Extra Special Comedy Special MovieSelf
2021Hysterical MovieSelf6.4
2021Overserved with Lisa Vanderpump TVSelf6.0
2021The Great North TVJan (voice)6.9
2021Call Me Kat TVVal Park6.3
2020The Flight Attendant TVUtada7.1
2020Friendsgiving MovieFairy Gay Mother #24.7
2020Over the Moon MovieAuntie Ling / Gretch (voice)7.2
2020Faith Based MovieJane4.7
2020I Can See Your Voice TVUnknown character6.5
2020Tournament of Laughs TVSelf
2020Mae West: Dirty Blonde MovieSelf6.9
2020House Hunters Comedians On Couches: Unfiltered TVSelf - Guest Star
2020Feeding America Comedy Festival MovieSelf5.8
2020Visible: Out on Television TVSelf - Narrator (voice)6.8
2020Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens TVMistress Jupiter6.9
2020Sex, Explained TVSelf6.6
2020The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU MovieSelf9.7
2019Undateable John MovieHilda3.7
2019Trixie Mattel: Skinny Legend MovieMargaret Cho5.4
2019A Little Late with Lilly Singh TVSelf3.4
2019The Kelly Clarkson Show TVSelf - Guest6.2
2019Lights Out with David Spade TVSelf - Panelist5.8
2019Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate MovieSelf5.4
2019Miracle Workers TVGod's Mom6.8
2019Good Trouble TVMargaret Cho7.4
2019The Masked Singer TVPoodle (archive footage)7.5
2019The Masked Singer TVSelf - Poodle7.5
2018Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash MovieSelf7.0
201825 Words or Less TVSelf5.2
2018Unapologetic with Aisha Tyler TVSelf5.0
2018The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom MovieSelf7.7
2018This Close TVZagat5.6
2018Bloodlines: The Art and Life of Vincent Castiglia MovieSelf
2017This Is Bob Hope... MovieSelf7.7
2017Bright MovieSergeant Ching6.2
2017Katy Perry: Will You Be My Witness? MovieSelf7.7
2017Sharknado 5: Global Swarming MovieSimone4.7
2017Alaska Is a Drag MovieJan5.2
2017The Bold Type TVMargaret Cho7.7
2017Everybody Has an Andy Dick Story MovieSelf
2017Truth & Iliza TVSelf6.0
2017Curtain Down MovieThe Mentor
2017Bill Nye Saves the World TVSelf3.9
2017Bill Nye Saves the World TVPistachio (voice)3.9
2017The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin MovieSelf6.3
2016Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party TVSelf8.5
2016Swedish Dicks TVAgent Poll6.4
2016The girls I know... get their hands dirty. MovieMom (voice)
2016Original Sin: Sex TVSelf6.0
2016Party Legends TVUnknown character7.5
2016The $100,000 Pyramid TVSelf7.0
2016To Tell the Truth TVSelf - Panelist5.8
2016Hurricane Bianca MovieWig Shop Owner6.1
2016Full Frontal with Samantha Bee TVSelf6.0
2016Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry TVSelf - Guest8.4
2016Ellie Kemper: Unbreakable Comedy Gala MovieUnknown character
2015The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show TVMulan (voice)6.1
2015Dr. Ken TVDr. Wendi5.6
2015Margaret Cho: PsyCHO MovieSelf6.6
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert TVSelf6.1
2015Call Me Lucky MovieSelf7.0
2015Do I Sound Gay? MovieSelf5.6
2015Tooken MovieBrown Finger4.0
2015Adventures in Comedy MovieUnknown character3.0
2015World's Funniest Fails TVSelf - Panelist5.7
2015Senior Project MovieMs. Ghetty5.3
2015Metropolis TVUnknown character2.0
2015#BeRobin the Movie MovieUnknown character5.0
2014Lennon or McCartney MovieSelf5.3
2014Celebrity Name Game TVSelf5.3
2014Late Night with Seth Meyers TVSelf5.1
2013Wedding Palace MovieThe Shaman6.0
2013Beat Bobby Flay TVSelf6.5
2013Amelia's 25th MovieBabs2.8
2013In Transition MovieTawny Kim
2013Norm Macdonald Live TVSelf8.1
2013The Last Leg TVSelf5.7
2012See a Little Light: A Celebration of the Music and Legacy of Bob Mould MovieSelf
2012Gotham Comedy Live TVSelf - Host5.5
2012Exotic World and the Burlesque Revival Movie(voice)
2012The Burn with Jeff Ross TVSelf7.0
2012Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee TVSelf7.1
2012The Immigrant MovieMargaret4.0
2012Finding Your Roots TVSelf6.5
2012It Gets Better MovieSelf1.3
2011SNL Korea TVSelf8.2
2011Conan O'Brien Can't Stop MovieSelf6.6
2011Margaret Cho: Cho Dependent MovieSelf3.7
2011Sexing the Transman MovieSelf3.0
2011Bubble Guppies TVThe Kraken (voice)7.5
2011Miss Representation MovieSelf6.9
2010The Fran Drescher Show TVUnknown character7.5
2010Pound Puppies TVMrs. Wattana (voice)5.3
2010Gaze MovieSelf (archive footage)1.3
2010The Green Room with Paul Provenza TVSelf8.1
2010America: The Story of Us TVSelf8.2
2010I Am Comic MovieSelf6.2
2009Celebrity Ghost Stories TVSelf7.3
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen TVSelf - Guest4.9
2009Drop Dead Diva TVTeri Lee7.7
2009Margaret Cho: Beautiful MovieSelf5.0
2009How Bruce Lee Changed the World MovieSelf7.9
2009Annul Victory MovieSelf
2009The Snake MovieThe Expert5.0
200917 Again MovieMrs. Dell6.3
2009RuPaul's Drag Race TVSelf - Guest Judge7.5
2009RuPaul's Drag Race TVSelf - Special Guest7.5
2009RuPaul's Drag Race TVUnknown character7.5
2008Prop 8: The Musical MovieCalifornia Gays and The People That Love Them6.9
2008Celebrity Family Feud TVSelf8.6
2008One Missed Call MovieMickey Lee5.4
2008Underbelly MovieUnknown character
2007Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World TVCondie Ling / Jessica (voice)6.1
2007Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World TVCondie Ling (voice)6.1
2007Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World TVCondie Ling / Kathy Griffin (voice)6.1
2007Girltrash! MovieMin Suk10.0
2007Girltrash! TVMin Suk5.6
2007Dresden Dolls: Live at the Roundhouse London MovieUnknown character
2006The Lost Room TVSuzie Kang7.7
2006Phone Sex MovieCaller
2006My Name is Jackie Beat MovieUnknown character
200630 Rock TVKim Jong-Il7.5
200630 Rock TVKim Jong-Un7.5
2006'Til Death TVNicole6.5
2006Falling for Grace MovieJanie5.2
2005Margaret Cho: Assassin MovieHerself5.9
2005Ghost Whisperer TVProfessor Avery Grant8.1
2005Bam Bam and Celeste MovieCeleste / Mommy4.3
2005Dancing with the Stars TVSelf - Contestant6.2
2005Hell's Kitchen TVSelf - Restaurant Patron6.9
2005Wisecrack TVUnknown character4.0
2004Nobody Knows Anything! MovieRental Car Agent3.5
2004Margaret Cho: CHO Revolution MovieHerself5.8
2003Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!! MovieSelf7.7
2003Real Time with Bill Maher TVSelf6.0
2002Margaret Cho: Notorious C.H.O. MovieHerself5.6
2002Miss America MovieSelf10.0
2002Grocery Store MovieStore Clerk(voice)8.0
2000Margaret Cho: I'm the One That I Want MovieHerself7.9
1999Funny Is Money MovieSelf10.0
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit TVEvelyn Lee8.0
1999$pent MovieTravel Agent6.3
1999Family Guy TVHee-Sun (voice)7.4
1999Can't Stop Dancing MovieJoJo3.0
1999Get Bruce! MovieSelf6.5
1999The Tavern MovieCarol10.0
1998GayVN Awards TVSelf - Host10.0
1998The Rugrats Movie MovieLt. Klavin (voice)6.3
1998The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Drew Carey MovieSelf6.3
1998The Thin Pink Line MovieAsia Blue / Terry4.7
1998Hollywood Squares TVSelf - Panelist7.6
1998Ground Control MovieAmanda5.6
1998Sex and the City TVLynne7.4
1997Sweethearts MovieNoreen4.2
1997The View TVSelf4.3
1997The View TVSelf - Guest4.3
1997Fakin' Da Funk MovieMay-Ling6.0
1997Pink as the Day She Was Born MovieDonna7.0
1997Face/Off MovieWanda7.1
1996Never Mind the Buzzcocks TVSelf7.1
1996Pulp Comics TVherself
1996It's My Party MovieCharlene Lee6.3
1996C Bear and Jamal TVUnknown character7.2
1995Mr. Show with Bob and David TVMargaret Cho7.5
1995The Doom Generation MovieClerk's Wife6.5
1995Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist TVMargaret (voice)7.8
1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child TVHul Muh Ni (voice)6.3
1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child TVUhmuhni (voice)6.3
1994Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade MovieSelf
1994All-American Girl TVMargaret Kim8.0
1994Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women MovieConnie Tong5.1
1994Margaret Cho: HBO Comedy Half-Hour MovieUnknown character
1994HBO Comedy Half-Hour: Margaret Cho MovieUnknown character7.0
1994Duckman TVMai Lin (voice)7.3
1994Angie MovieAdmissions Nurse #25.8
1994Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras TVSelf
1994The Critic TV(voice)7.3
1993The Nanny TVCaryn8.1
1993Late Show with David Letterman TVSelf - Guest6.5
1992The Golden Palace TVFong6.4
1992Red Shoe Diaries TVPhone Sex Worker5.8
19891/2 Hour Comedy Hour TVself7.0
1986American Masters TVSelf7.0
1981Entertainment Tonight TVUnknown character4.3
TBACheap AF MovieUnknown character
TBARon Forever MovieGloria
TBAUntitled Mitch Hedberg Documentary MovieSelf
TBACrohnie MovieUnknown character
TBABetter Life MovieUnknown character

Crew (20)

YearTitleRoleRating
2025TURA! MovieExecutive Producer · Production7.0
2021Koreatown Ghost Story MovieProducer · Production5.6
2015Margaret Cho: PsyCHO MovieWriter · Writing6.6
2013In Transition MovieExecutive Producer · Production
2013Ian Harvie: Superhero MovieExecutive Producer · Production
Show 15 more credits
YearTitleRoleRating
2011Margaret Cho: Cho Dependent MovieExecutive Producer · Production3.7
2011Margaret Cho: Cho Dependent MovieWriter · Writing3.7
2009Margaret Cho: Beautiful MovieWriter · Writing5.0
2008The Cho Show TVProducer · Production
2005Margaret Cho: Assassin MovieWriter · Writing5.9
2005Bam Bam and Celeste MovieWriter · Writing4.3
2005Bam Bam and Celeste MovieProducer · Production4.3
2004Margaret Cho: CHO Revolution MovieWriter · Writing5.8
2002Margaret Cho: Notorious C.H.O. MovieWriter · Writing5.6
2002Grocery Store MovieDirector · Directing8.0
2002Grocery Store MovieWriter · Writing8.0
2002Grocery Store MovieExecutive Producer · Production8.0
2000Margaret Cho: I'm the One That I Want MovieWriter · Writing7.9
1995Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist TVAdditional Writing · Crew7.8
TBARon Forever MovieExecutive Producer · Production

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Questions about Margaret Cho

What are some of Margaret Cho's career highlights?

Margaret Cho's career highlights include her groundbreaking sitcom 'All-American Girl' and her stand-up specials that address cultural and social issues, showcasing her unique comedic style.

Has Margaret Cho won any awards?

Yes, Margaret Cho has received several awards, including the 1994 American Comedy Award for Best Female Stand-Up Comic and a GLAAD Media Award for her advocacy in LGBTQ rights.

What was Margaret Cho's first film?

Margaret Cho's first film appearance was in 'The Arsenio Hall Show' in 1990, followed by her role in 'Face/Off' in 1997, which marked her entry into feature films.

What are some of Margaret Cho's most successful films?

Some of Margaret Cho's most successful films include 'Face/Off' (1997) and 'Fire Island' (2023), where she showcases her comedic talent and unique perspective.

What is known about Margaret Cho's personal life?

Margaret Cho is known for being open about her personal life, discussing her experiences with body image, mental health, and her Asian-American heritage in her work.

What is Margaret Cho's estimated net worth?

Margaret Cho's estimated net worth is reported to be around $3 million, reflecting her successful career in comedy, acting, and writing.

What are some milestones in Margaret Cho's filmography?

Milestones in Margaret Cho's filmography include her notable performances in 'All-American Girl', 'Face/Off', and her recent role in 'Fire Island', which highlight her versatility as an actress.

How has Margaret Cho influenced comedy?

Margaret Cho has influenced comedy by breaking barriers for Asian-American performers and using her platform to address social issues, making her a significant figure in the comedy landscape.