Margaret Cho
American comedian and actress (born 1968) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Margaret Moran Cho (born December 5, 1968[2]) is an American stand-up comedian and actress.[3] She is known for her stand-up routines, through which she critiques social and political problems, especially regarding race and sexuality. She rose to prominence after starring in the ABC sitcom All-American Girl (1994–95), and became an established stand-up comic in the subsequent years.
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Born | Margaret Moran Cho (1968-12-05) December 5, 1968 (age 55) |
Alma mater | San Francisco State University |
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Years active | 1992–present |
Spouse |
Al Ridenour
(m. 2003; div. 2019) |
Comedy career | |
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Korean name | |
Hangul | 조모란 |
Hanja | 趙牡丹[1] |
Revised Romanization | Jo Moran |
McCune–Reischauer | Cho Moran |
Website | margaretcho |
As an actress, she has acted in 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. In 2022, Cho co-starred in the film Fire Island, a portrayal of the LGBT Asian American experience in the eponymous gay village off the South Shore of Long Island.
She has also had endeavors in fashion and music, and has her own clothing line. Cho has also frequently supported LGBT rights and has won awards for her humanitarian efforts on behalf of women, Asian Americans, and the LGBT community.