Cast & creator
Wai Ching Ho
Best known for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order
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.
Also known as: Ching Hoh-Wai, 와이 칭 호, 何炜晴
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film credits
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television credits
49
1990–2025 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (49)
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Gladys Tang
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Susan Guan
1999
Law & Order
Mrs. Rhee
1990Law & Order
Owner
1990Law & Order
Mrs. Ngai
1990Law & Order
Ms. Tan
1990
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Jane Yu
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Mrs. Wong
2001
Orange Is the New Black
Mrs. Hu
2013
Law & Order: Organized Crime
Sister Shu
2021
Only Murders in the Building
Mei Mei
2021
New Amsterdam
June Chiang
2018
Fresh Off the Boat
Big Auntie
2015
Marvel's Daredevil
Madame Gao
2015
Turning Red
Grandma (voice)
2022
Flight of the Conchords
Mrs. Lee
2007
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
Li-Wei
2020
Marvel's The Defenders
Madame Gao
2017
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Chinese Woman
2010
The Gem of Life
Ching Suk Jing
2008
New Amsterdam
Asian Woman
2008
Marvel's Iron Fist
Madame Gao
2017
Two Sentence Horror Stories
Ma
2019
Premium Rush
Sister Chen
2012
The Good Cop
Dr. Kim
2018
Tracers
Chen
2015
Hustlers
Destiny’s Grandmother
2019
Wonderland
Dr. Prentor
2000
Set It Up
Kristen's Mom
2018
Cadillac Man
Asian Wife
1990
Happiness
Student #1
1998
Sight
Alian
2023
Soapdish
Fan
1991
Sister of the Groom
Darling Aquino
2020
A Price Above Rubies
Lady Vendor
1998
Listen Up Philip
Helen (uncredited)
2014
Lucky Grandma
Lei Lei the Fortune Teller
2020
Lovely, Dark, and Deep
Zhang
2023
A Father's Son
Soo Hing Li
2022
High Resolution
Paul's Mother
2018
Adventures of Power
Yolanda Fong
2008
Year of the Fish
Seamstress #2
2007
Robot Stories
Bernice
2003
April Flowers
Future April
2020
Affluenza
Mary
2014
Nervous Energy
Narrator
2025
Headlines
2001
2B
Expert #4 / Dr. Tanaka
2009
Here and Again
Ama