Margaret Cho
Date of birth: 1968-12-05
Place of birth: San Francisco, California, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Margaret Moran Cho, 조모란, 마거릿 조, 赵牡丹
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, 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.
Movie Credits
Face/Off
1997-06-27
In order to foil a terrorist plot, an FBI agent undergoes facial transplant surgery and assumes the
One Missed Call
2008-01-04
Several people start receiving voice-mails from their future selves -- messages which include the da
It's My Party
1996-03-22
Nick, a gay, HIV-positive architect, begins to display severe symptoms of AIDS and makes preparation
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
2003-01-01
This documentary praises comedian Richard Pryor by showing fragments of various shows Pryor made and
Margaret Cho: CHO Revolution
2004-01-01
Filmed live at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles, REVOLUTION is comedian Margaret Cho's triumphant
The girls I know... get their hands dirty.
2016-09-01
Stranded in the middle of the desert, a filmmaker attempts to change her flat tire in order to make
The Doom Generation
1995-10-20
Jordan White and Amy Blue, two troubled teens, pick up an adolescent drifter, Xavier Red. Together,
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
2009-05-17
More than just a biography, this film explores Bruce Lee's global impact to see how he has influence
I Am Comic
2010-01-10
Through unprecedented backstage access and candid interviews, the film weaves through the absurd wor
Tara, Messenger of Death
2021-12-21
During an island backpacking trip with her boyfriend, Tara finds a Go-Pro that reveals a missing inf
The Thin Pink Line
1998-10-07
A film crew in search of a new documentary project determines to find a wrongfully imprisoned death-
Margaret Cho: I'm the One That I Want
2000-07-01
November, 1999, Margaret Cho is home in San Francisco at the Warfield Theater. Cho structures her mo
Fakin' Da Funk
1997-07-20
Chinese kid Julian, who was adopted by the black family of Joe and Annabelle Lee -- and Asian exchan
I, Challenger
2022-01-11
Sid, a perennial kid who spends his days playing video games and selling weed, is about to be evicte
Get Bruce!
1999-01-01
Affectionate tribute to Bruce Vilanch, who writes material for celebrities who make public appearanc
The Tavern
1999-01-01
Bartender Ronnie has gone from one job to another a lot over the years, and he wants to settle at a
Ground Control
1998-08-26
An air-traffic controller quits after a plane crash but, years later, goes to help an airport that i
Gianna
2023-06-01
Gina, a Filipina Gemini doing her best, takes the advice of her sliding scale therapist to spend a d
Sweethearts
1997-11-01
Arliss goes to a coffee house to meet Jasmine on a blind date, but she's not quite what she seems.
Margaret Cho: Assassin
2005-10-23
Margaret Cho returns to the concert stage with a "killer" one-woman show that has taken audiences by
Margaret Cho: Beautiful
2009-07-03
Learning to love her luscious self over the past forty years, comedian Margaret Cho realized that th
Margaret Cho: Notorious C.H.O.
2002-06-29
A film of Margaret Cho's one-woman stand-up show, in which she presents her take on modern sexual to
Bury Me
2022-01-11
Sid, a perennial kid who spends his days playing video games and selling weed, is about to be evicte
Maxine
2023-07-23
Allie is a newly out teen who is keeping her girlfriend a secret from her Chinese American family. D
Miss Representation
2011-01-20
The film MISS REPRESENTATION exposes how American youth are being sold the concept that women and gi
Funny Is Money
1999-10-01
Showtime's "In the 20th Century" is a millennium-related strand of feature-length documentaries in w
Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women
1994-09-08
Spoof-meister, Julie Brown does a musical send-up of Tonya Harding and Lorena Bobbit's debutante deb
Prom Pact
2023-03-30
It's prom season, and high school senior Mandy and her best friend and fellow outsider Ben are surro
See a Little Light: A Celebration of the Music and Legacy of Bob Mould
2012-12-22
Last November at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, some of today's most influential artis
Margaret Cho: Cho Dependent
2011-06-16
Miss Margaret Cho is back, and she has a few things she'd like to share with you. From her hilarious
In Transition
2013-07-03
Tawny Kim heads to a halfway house for female ex-inmates transitioning into mainstream life. Once th
Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage
2022-05-27
Primetime program celebrating the diversity and recognizing the accomplishments and contributions of
Wedding Palace
2013-09-27
After being abandoned at the altar, Jason courts the girl of his dreams on the Internet. When she ar
A Big Gay Hairy Hit! Where the Bears Are: The Documentary
2023-09-23
This hilarious and touching documentary tells the story of how three older, gay, "bears" working in
Bam Bam and Celeste
2005-09-13
Celeste and Bam Bam escape their Midwest hometown for New York, and take on their high-school nemese
Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
2022-06-09
A group of LGBTQ+ comedians get together to celebrate a brand of queer comedy. Legends, headliners,
Jane Fonda & Lily Tomlin: Ladies Night Live
2022-06-14
Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin host an iconic celebration of women in comedy with stand-up sets from Cri
Queer Riot
2022-07-17
The Hoot, an underground theater located in the basement of a former nun’s residence, is the locale
Pink as the Day She Was Born
1997-07-04
A rock-n-roll sex comedy about a young girl who will do anything to become a rock star, working in a
The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival
2022-07-17
Top stand-ups and rising stars sound off on sex, parenting, politics, pettiness and more in these hi
Nobody Knows Anything!
2004-08-24
Sarah thinks making a movie is easy. With the guidance of her screenwriter uncle, she goes on a wild
No One Asked You
2023-11-13
Comedian and disrupter extraordinaire Lizz Winstead (co-creator of The Daily Show) and her team of a
#BeRobin the Movie
2015-01-01
A documentary about Margaret Cho's homeless outreach campaign inspired by the philanthropy of Robin
The Listener
2024-03-29
Beth is a helpline volunteer – part of the small army that gets on the phone every night across Amer
Sex with Sue
2022-10-10
Sex with Sue explores the life and career of radically progressive sex educator Sue Johanson, whose
Call Me Lucky
2015-08-07
An inspiring, triumphant and wickedly funny portrait of one of comedy’s most enigmatic and important
Adventures in Comedy
2015-02-20
A mockumentary that takes place in the cut throat world of stand-up comedy. It follows the struggles
Curtain Down
2017-04-23
A love story that takes a surreal but tender look at gender, identity and aging as our hero is force
Exotic World and the Burlesque Revival
2012-09-29
There's a sexual revolution happening on a former goat ranch in the middle of the Mojave Desert, and
Senior Project
2015-01-07
Peter Hammer moves to Kennedy high school in an upscale neighborhood and meets the microcosm of scho
Falling for Grace
2006-03-31
Grace is a Chinese American who longs to be a part of New York's high society. At a socialite event,
The Snake
2009-03-13
Ken's an inveterate womanizer who joins an all female body image support group to put the moves on T
My Name is Jackie Beat
2006-11-03
Follows the life of one of today's most notorious bad-girl drag performers: Jackie Beat. Backstage w
Dolly Parton's Pet Gala
2024-02-21
Doggy Parton and CBS present "Dolly Parton's Pet Gala", a two-hour variety special featuring exclusi
Tooken
2015-05-26
Spoof of the "Taken" franchise. An ex-CIA agent who is now a mall security guard discovers that thin
Margaret Cho: HBO Comedy Half-Hour
1994-07-28
All the laughs in half the time, with Korean-American comedian Margaret Cho.
Girltrash!
2007-06-13
Set in the Los Angeles' criminal underworld with a dark but over-the-top Miami Vice vibe, 'Girltrash
All That We Love
2025-11-07
Following the death of her family dog, Emma finds herself at a crossroads where grief and release pl
Margaret Cho: PsyCHO
2015-09-25
Three-time Grammy and Emmy nominated comedian Margaret Cho performs in front of a live audience in t
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
2024-06-07
This rapturous documentary steps into the dynamic world of queer stand-up and examines the powerful
Do I Sound Gay?
2015-07-10
What makes a voice “gay”? A breakup with his boyfriend sets journalist David Thorpe on a quest to un
17 Again
2009-03-11
On the brink of a midlife crisis, 30-something Mike O'Donnell wishes he could have a "do-over." And
Can't Stop Dancing
1999-01-16
A Topeka, Kansas fun park dance troupe led by a 260 pound dancer (Ben Zook) learns that the park is
Sexing the Transman
2011-03-01
This intriguing documentary explores the sexuality of transmen and the changes they experience as a
Hurricane Bianca
2016-06-03
A teacher from New York moves to a small town in Texas, gets fired for being gay, and returns disgui
Lennon or McCartney
2014-12-12
550 artists were interviewed over ten years. At some point during those interviews, they were asked
Underbelly
2008-01-01
Ever wonder whatever happened to ’80s punk icon Pleasant Gehman? Even if you didn’t, she has transfo
Everybody Has an Andy Dick Story
2017-05-13
A documentary detailing funny, outrageous, positive stories about Andy Dick. Interviews range from c
Dresden Dolls: Live at the Roundhouse London
2007-01-01
Live at the Roundhouse is a live concert DVD by American dark cabaret duo The Dresden Dolls. On Nove
Queens of the Dead
2025-10-24
When a zombie apocalypse breaks out in Brooklyn on the night of a giant warehouse party, an eclectic
Untitled Mitch Hedberg documentary
The life of comedian Mitch Hedberg, master of the one-liner and a talent beloved by fellow comics.
Cora Bora
2024-06-14
Cora senses her open relationship is on the rocks. When the struggling musician and messy millennial
$pent
1999-03-01
This comic drama examines the relationships and addictions of a group of twenty-something friends wi
Grocery Store
2002-01-03
An animated short about how Blacks and Koreans should get together.
TURA!
2024-11-09
The one and only Tura Satana. Best remembered for her role as the fierce Varla in Russ Meyer’s 1965
It Gets Better
2012-02-21
Inspired by the It Gets Better Project this documentary film follows the stories of three real-life
Sharknado 5: Global Swarming
2017-08-06
Fin and his wife April travel around the world to save their young son who's trapped inside a sharkn
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
2017-03-11
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin celebrates one of the world’s most beloved storytellers, follow
The Rugrats Movie
1998-11-20
Based on the popular Nickelodeon TV series Rugrats, this is the first full-length feature animated m
Bright
2017-12-22
In an alternate present-day where magical creatures live among us, two L.A. cops become embroiled in
This Is Bob Hope...
2017-12-29
During his career, Bob Hope was the only performer to achieve top-rated success in every form of mas
Friendsgiving
2020-10-23
Newly-divorced actress Molly, her recently-dumped lesbian best friend Abby and Molly’s mother Helen
Prop 8: The Musical
2008-12-03
The conflict of the aftermath of Proposition 8 (banning gay marriage in California) is solved by Jes
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
2018-10-20
Join us for a night of celebration, packed with celebrity guests and Hocus Pocus throwbacks, at the
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
2018-03-01
Documentary exploring The Advocate's role at the forefront of the LGBT movement in the U.S.
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Drew Carey
1998-10-28
First televised New York Friar's Club roast, in honor of Drew Carey.
The Immigrant
2012-05-26
After being deported back to his native Canada, once-famous comedian Bob London attempts a Hollywood
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
2019-05-14
Hollywood's finest pay tribute to "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In" for an uncensored and unforgettable
Gaze
2010-07-13
The works of today's most revered talents are set against a provocative, highly amusing commentary t
Faith Based
2020-10-09
When two idiot friends realize all "faith based" films make buckets of cash, they set out on a missi
Trixie Mattel: Skinny Legend
2019-09-26
Skinny Legend features the classic Trixie variety show stylings her fans love from her performances.
Bloodlines: The Art and Life of Vincent Castiglia
2018-01-09
Vincent Castiglia paints in human blood.
Miss America
2002-01-27
Tracking the country’s oldest beauty contest—from its inception in 1921 as a local seaside pageant t
HBO Comedy Half-Hour: Margaret Cho
1994-07-28
[HBO] HD. All the laughs in half the time, with Korean-American comedian Margaret Cho.
Feeding America Comedy Festival
2020-05-10
All-star comics perform in support of Feeding America.
Angie
1994-03-04
Angie lives in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, and dreams of a better life. When she finds out she's pregnant
Katy Perry: Will You Be My Witness?
2017-10-04
In her new YouTube Red Original Movie, the colorful pop icon puts her life on camera 24/7 for four w
Amelia's 25th
2013-07-05
Aspiring actress Amelia begins her 25th birthday by breaking up with her boyfriend, and things only
Mae West: Dirty Blonde
2020-06-16
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Over the Moon
2020-10-16
Fueled by memories of her mother, resourceful Fei Fei builds a rocket to the moon on a mission to pr
Annul Victory
2009-05-02
Annul Victory is a documentary on the fight for marriage equality and the Proposition 8 election bat
Undateable John
2019-09-30
A slacker surf instructor, who's on and off the wagon, gets his life together when he falls for a be
Alaska Is a Drag
2017-06-23
Tough, but diva fabulous, Leo, an aspiring drag superstar, is stuck working in a fish cannery in Ala
Hysterical
2021-03-20
An honest and hilarious backstage pass into the lives of some of stand-up comedy’s most boundary-bre
Koreatown Ghost Story
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A woman entertains a macabre offer that would let her pursue her dreams, for better or for much much
Sex Appeal
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Avery, a teenager with a tendency towards perfectionism, enlists her friend Larson to help her prepa
Phone Sex
2006-12-05
Celebrities and artists discuss the meaning of "What is sexy?" with award-winning director and artis
Good on Paper
2021-06-23
After years of putting her career ahead of love, stand-up comic Andrea Singer has stumbled upon the
The Alaska Thunderfuck Extra Special Comedy Special
2021-04-15
Star of stage and screen Alaska Thunderfuck proudly presents "Alaska's Extra Special Comedy Special.
Tig Notaro: Drawn
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This hour-long special blends Notaro’s signature voice and storytelling with a variety of artistic s
The Sixth Reel
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The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
2020-01-02
Go back to the beginning of television's longest-running primetime drama with behind-the-scenes foot
Fire Island
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Ellie Kemper: Unbreakable Comedy Gala
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Every Time You Lose Your Mind: A Film About Failure
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Like a falling satellite blazing across the musical landscape, Failure flamed-out in the late ‘90s,
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