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- Birthday: 1968-12-05
- Born Place: San Francisco, California, USA
Also Known As:
Margaret Moran Cho, 조모란, 마거릿 조, 赵牡丹
Margaret Cho
Margaret Cho, born Margaret Moran Cho on December 5, 1968, in San Francisco, California, is an American stand-up comedian, actress, and musician known for her bold, unapologetic voice on social and political issues, particularly those concerning race, sexuality, and identity. Growing up in a culturally diverse neighborhood, she began performing stand-up at age 16 and quickly gained recognition, winning the American Comedy Award for Best Female Comedian in 1993. Her career took a significant turn in 1994 when she starred in the groundbreaking ABC sitcom, "All-American Girl", the first network comedy to feature an Asian-American family, though the experience was described as traumatic due to the pressure to conform to mainstream standards. Following the show's cancellation, Cho used her struggles, including drug abuse and recovery, as the basis for her successful one-woman show, "I'm the One That I Want" (1999), which became a concert film and a book. Her return to stand-up solidified her reputation as a powerful advocate, with her work championing LGBTQ+ rights, feminist issues, and racial equality; she has been called a "Patron Saint of Outsiders." Cho's extensive filmography includes roles in the action film Face/Off and the TV series "Drop Dead Diva" as paralegal Teri Lee, and she received an Emmy nomination for her guest role as Kim Jong-il on "30 Rock". She continues to tour with new shows, release comedy specials (like Notorious C.H.O. and Revolution), and produce two-best-selling non-fiction books, using her comedy as the primary channel for her activism.
