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Margaret Cho

Also known as Cho Moran, 趙牡丹, 조모란, Jo Moran, Margaret Moran Cho

ActressComedianMusician
Born
Dec 5, 1968age 57
height
5'5" (or 165 cm)
body type
Average
nationality
American

Career

Active 1992 – present

Biography

About Margaret Cho

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Margaret Cho is an American actress, comedian, and musician who has been active in entertainment since 1992. She is known for her stand-up routines, through which she critiques social and political problems, especially regarding race and sexuality. Cho 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.

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.

Cho is of Korean descent, and she is openly bisexual. She has an average build, stands 5'5", and has black hair and brown eyes. She has several tattoos. Her Instagram following is 408k. She was born in San Francisco, California, in 1968.

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Years Active
1992-present (started around 23 years old; 34 years active)
Birthplace
San Francisco, California, United States
Ethnicity
Asian
Sexuality
Bisexual

Body

Hair Color
Black
Eye Color
Brown
Weight
140 lbs (or 64 kg)
Measurements
35–27–34 (B–W–H) · WHR 0.79
Bra/Cup Size
34B show conversions - UK: 34B, EU: 75B, AU: 12B, JP: 75B
Tattoos
Several

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Instagram Followers
408k (as of March 2026)

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How has Margaret Cho's career evolved since her start?

Margaret began her career in 1992 and gained prominence with the sitcom All-American Girl in 1994. Since then, she has performed stand-up, acted in films like Face/Off, and earned an Emmy nomination for her role on 30 Rock.

What makes Margaret Cho's comedy distinctive?

Her stand-up critiques social and political issues, especially those related to race and sexuality, a perspective shaped by her Korean descent and her identification as bisexual.

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