Wai Ching Ho Dies at 82, Remembered for Marvel's Madame Gao
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Updated · Deadline · Jul 12
Wai Ching Ho Dies at 82, Remembered for Marvel's Madame Gao
3 articles · Updated · Deadline · Jul 12
Summary
Wai Ching Ho, the Hong Kong-born actress who played Madame Gao in Netflix’s Daredevil and later Marvel spinoffs, has died at 82.
Peter Shinkoda, her Daredevil co-star, led tributes on social media, calling her “someone very special” and praising the wisdom he said he learned from her on and off set.
Mahira Kakkar and filmmaker Judy Lei also remembered Ho as warm, generous and steady under pressure, describing her as a mentor figure for Asian American performers.
Born in 1943, Ho built a screen career spanning Cadillac Man, Soapdish, Hustlers and Turning Red, alongside TV roles from Law & Order to Only Murders in the Building and stage work including Endlings.