Biography
Wai Ching Ho (born 16 November 1943) is 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 contri...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Nervous Energy
2025
as Narrator
On the cusp of success/failure, two unhinged female filmmakers decide to break up with their boyfriends, and for once, make a bold decision with their...
Sight
2024
as Alian
Ming Wang is an impoverished Chinese prodigy who flees Communist China to become a pioneering eye surgeon in America. When tasked with restoring the s...
Lovely, Dark, and Deep
2023
as Zhang
Lennon, a new back-country ranger, travels alone through the dangerous wilderness, hoping to uncover the origins of a tragedy that has haunted her sin...
A Father's Son
2022
as Soo Hing Li
A Father’s Son is story-spinoff based on author Henry Chang’s crime novel series featuring NYPD Detective Jack Yu. Set in the early '90s when local st...
Turning Red
2022
as Grandma (voice)
Thirteen-year-old Mei is experiencing the awkwardness of being a teenager with a twist – when she gets too excited, she transforms into a giant red pa...
Sister of the Groom
2020
as Darling Aquino
Audrey attempts to stop her brother from marrying a young French woman during their rescheduled wedding weekend in the Hamptons, which happens to be t...
Lucky Grandma
2020
as Lei Lei the Fortune Teller
In New York City's Chinatown, an ornery, chain-smoking Chinese grandma goes all in at the casino, landing herself on the wrong side of luck — and in t...
April Flowers
2020
as Future April
After discovering an anonymous journal, April begins her quest to return the book, all-the-while building a fantasy in her head that may compromise th...
Hustlers
2019
as Destiny’s Grandmother
A crew of savvy former strip club employees band together to turn the tables on their Wall Street clients.
High Resolution
2018
as Paul's Mother
An adaptation of Tao Lin’s beloved cult novel "Taipei". As one relationship collapses, another blooms for Erin, swept into the world of Paul Chen, a m...
Set It Up
2018
as Kristen's Mom
Two overworked and underpaid assistants come up with a plan to get their bosses off their backs by setting them up with each other.
Tracers
2015
as Chen
Wanted by the mafia, a New York City bike messenger escapes into the world of parkour after meeting a beautiful stranger.
Affluenza
2014
as Mary
An aspiring young photographer finds himself caught up in a heady world of money, sex, and privilege when he moves to wealthy Long Island in the summe...
Listen Up Philip
2014
as Helen (uncredited)
Anger rages in Philip as he awaits the publication of his second novel. He feels pushed out of his adopted home city by the constant crowds and noise,...
Premium Rush
2012
as Sister Chen
In Manhattan, a bike messenger picks up an envelope that attracts the interest of a dirty cop, who pursues the cyclist throughout the city.
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
2010
as Chinese Woman
Balthazar Blake is a master sorcerer in modern-day Manhattan trying to defend the city from his arch-nemesis, Maxim Horvath. Balthazar can't do it alo...
2B
2009
as Expert #4 / Dr. Tanaka
When a murder is witnessed by millions around the world, society is forced to confront the moral issues raised by the creation of the first post-human...
Adventures of Power
2008
as Yolanda Fong
In his quest to become the world's greatest air-drummer, a small-town dreamer must overcome obstacles and ridicule to save the day.
Robot Stories
2003
as Bernice
Four stories including: "My Robot Baby," in which a couple must care for a robot baby before adopting a human child; "The Robot Fixer," in which a mot...
Happiness
1998
as Student #1
The lives of several individuals intertwine as they go about their lives in their own unique ways, engaging in acts which society as a whole might fin...
A Price Above Rubies
1998
as Lady Vendor
About a young woman who is married to a devout Jew and the problems that trouble their marriage because of the woman wanting something more out of her...
Soapdish
1991
as Fan
Celeste Talbert is the star of the long-running soap opera "The Sun Also Sets." With the show's ratings down, Celeste's ruthlessly ambitious co-star, ...
Cadillac Man
1990
as Asian Wife
Joe's a car salesman with a problem—he has two days to sell 12 cars or he loses his job. This would be a difficult task at the best of times but Joe h...