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Margaret Cho
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American comedian and actress (born 1968)
Film & TV
San Francisco, California, USA
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…
Known for
- I Want Your Sex — Detective Zola2026
- Run Amok — Principal Linda2026
- By the Roots — Janine Sorrel2026
- The King of Black Goo — Opulence Montenegro2026
- All That We Love — Emma2025
- Queens of the Dead — Pops2025
- TURA! — Narrator (voice)2025
- It's Dorothy! — Self2025
- Every Time You Lose Your Mind: A Film About Failure — Self2025
- Hollywood Squares — Self2025
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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
- Occupation
- stand-up comedian
- 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.
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