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Also known as Margaret Moran Cho, Moran Cho, Cho Moran, Jo Moran

American comedian and actress (born 1968)

Key facts

Born
Margaret Moran Cho , ( 1968-12-05 ) December 5, 1968 (age 57) , San Francisco , California, U.S.
Alma mater
San Francisco State University
Spouse
Al Ridenour ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2003 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2019 ) ​
Years active
1992–present
Medium
Stand-up television film music
Genres
Observational comedy blue comedy surreal humor musical comedy satire
Subjects
American politics Asian American culture LGBTQ culture pop culture racism race relations current events human sexuality
Hangul
조모란
Hanja
趙牡丹
Rr
Jo Moran
Mr
Cho Moran
Website
margaretcho .com

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Margaret
Family name
Cho
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
San Francisco
Languages spoken
English language
Notable work
The Listener
Instrument
voice
Official website
margaretcho.com
Image
Margaret Cho 2009.jpg
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start of work period
1993-00-00
name in native language
趙牡丹
Commons category
Margaret Cho
date of birth
1968-12-05
Revised Romanization
Jo Mo-ran
McCune–Reischauer romanization
Cho Moran
sexual orientation
bisexuality
social media followers
43700
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Encyclopedic overview

Margaret Moran Cho (born December 5, 1968) is an American stand-up comedian, actress and musician. In her stand-up routines she critiques social and political problems, especially about race and sexuality. She starred in the ABC sitcom All-American Girl (1994–95).

As an actress, she has played such roles as Charlene Lee in It's My Party and John Travolta's FBI colleague in the action film Face/Off. Cho was part of the cast of the TV series Drop Dead Diva on Lifetime Television, in which she appeared as Teri Lee, a paralegal assistant. For her portrayal of Kim Jong Il on 30 Rock, she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series in 2012.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Margaret Cho” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.