Wai Ching Ho
Known for: Acting
Born: November 16, 1943
Died: July 12, 2026
Place of birth: Hong Kong
Wai Ching Ho (16 November 1943 - 12 July 2026) was a Hong Kong actress. 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). She voiced Grandma Wu in Pixar's Turning Red and has had a recurring appearance in Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens. On stage, she has also starred in Celine Song's play Endlings. Description above from the Wikipedia article Wai Ching Ho, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
26 movies · 18 TV shows, newest first
5.3
Nervous Energy
2025
6.4
Sight
2023
5.0
Lovely, Dark, and Deep
2023
NR
A Father's Son
2022
7.3
Turning Red
2022
8.4
Only Murders in the Building
2021
7.9
Law & Order: Organized Crime
2021
5.3
Sister of the Groom
2020
6.4
Lucky Grandma
2020
6.7
April Flowers
2020
6.9
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
2020
6.5
Hustlers
2019
6.3
Two Sentence Horror Stories
2019
4.9
High Resolution
2018
8.3
New Amsterdam
2018
6.2
The Good Cop
2018
6.9
Set It Up
2018
7.0
Marvel's The Defenders
2017
6.5
Marvel's Iron Fist
2017
8.2
Marvel's Daredevil
2015
7.2
Fresh Off the Boat
2015
6.0
Tracers
2015
5.8
Listen Up Philip
2014
4.6
Affluenza
2014
7.7
Orange Is the New Black
2013
6.4
Premium Rush
2012
6.1
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
2010
5.0
2B
2009
8.0
The Gem of Life
2008
7.1
New Amsterdam
2008
4.9
Adventures of Power
2008
4.4
Year of the Fish
2007
8.0
Flight of the Conchords
2007
5.1
Robot Stories
2003
7.6
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
8.0
Headlines
2001
7.2
Wonderland
2000
8.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
7.4
Happiness
1998
5.4
A Price Above Rubies
1998
6.3
Soapdish
1991
7.3
Law & Order
1990
5.8
Cadillac Man
1990
NR
Here and Again
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