Margaret Cho
Sign in to saveAlso 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
via Wikipedia infobox
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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Margaret Cho” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.