Wai Ching Ho

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Wai Ching Ho
Wai Ching Ho, German Comic Con 2017 (cropped).jpg
Ho in 2017
Born (1943-11-16) 16 November 1943 (age 80)
OccupationActress
Years active1987–present

Wai Ching Ho (born 16 November 1943) is a Hong Kong actress. [1]

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She is best known for her role as Madame Gao in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, appearing in Daredevil (2015–2016), Iron Fist and The Defenders (both 2017). [2] She voiced Grandma Wu in Pixar's Turning Red and has had a recurring appearance in Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens . [3] [4] On stage, she has also starred in Celine Song's play Endlings. [5] [6]

Selected filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1990 Cadillac Man Asian wife
1998 Happiness Student #1
2003 Robot Stories Bernice; Lady Vendor
2008 Adventures of Power Yolanda Fong
2010 The Sorcerer's Apprentice Chinese woman
2012 Premium Rush Sister Chen
2015 Tracers Chen
2017 April Flowers Future April
2018 Set It Up Kirsten's motherUncredited
2019 Hustlers Destiny's grandmother
2022 Turning Red WuVoice
2023 Lovely, Dark, and Deep Zhang
2024 Sight Post-production

Television

Year [7] TitleRoleNotes
1987–1990 One Life to Live Kim2 episodes
1992 Swans Crossing Dr. Kamber2 episodes
2001 Law & Order Mrs. NgaiEpisode: "Teenage Wasteland"
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Susan GuanEpisode: "Inheritance"
Law & Order: Criminal Intent Jane YuEpisode: "Enemy Within"
2006 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Mrs. WongEpisode: "Proud Flesh"
2009 Flight of the Conchords Mrs. LeeEpisode: "The Tough Brets"
2015 Orange is the New Black Mrs. HuEpisode: "Ching Chong Chang"
2015–2016 Daredevil Madame Gao6 episodes
2016–2018 Fresh Off the Boat Big Auntie2 episodes
2017 Iron Fist Madame Gao9 episodes
The Defenders Madame Gao6 episodes
2018 New Amsterdam June ChiangEpisode: "Three Dots"
2019 Two Sentence Horror Stories MaEpisode: "Legacy"
2020–2023 Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens Le-Wei5 episodes
2023 Only Murders in the Building Mei-MeiEpisode: "Thirty"

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