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My Take
Margaret Cho is one of those performers I respect on principle. Carrying All-American Girl as the lead of a network sitcom built around an Asian American family in 1994 was a thankless, pioneering burden, and she did it before the culture was ready. What keeps me interested is her refusal to be tidy: she mines race, sexuality and her own pain for comedy that confronts rather than flatters. Comedian, actor, voice artist, musician, designer, she is gloriously hard to categorize. I will always take the artist who fights the world with a microphone over the one who merely entertains it.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Margaret Cho
- Name (Japanese)
- マーガレット・チョー
- Reading
- まーがれっと・ちょー
- Born
- December 5, 1968 (age 57)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Monkey
- Origin
- San Francisco, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- fashion designer / musician / television actor / film actor / voice actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Lowell High School
- University
- San Francisco State University
Awards & achievements
- 2016 The Center's Honorarium Honorees
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | The Listener | — |
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Margaret Cho born?
Born December 5, 1968 (age 57).
Where is Margaret Cho from?
Margaret Cho is from San Francisco, California, United States.
What does Margaret Cho do?
Margaret Cho works as fashion designer, musician, television actor, film actor, voice actor.
What is Margaret Cho known for?
Notable works include The Listener.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.