{"id":4550,"date":"2026-07-12T22:46:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T17:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=4550"},"modified":"2026-07-12T22:46:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T17:46:13","slug":"daredevil-hustlers-actress-was-82","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=4550","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Daredevil&#8217; &#038; &#8216;Hustlers&#8217; Actress Was 82"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/wai-ching-ho\/\" id=\"auto-tag_wai-ching-ho\" data-tag=\"wai-ching-ho\">Wai Ching Ho<\/a>, the actress known for playing Madame Gao in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, has died. She was 82.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe actress\u2019 <em><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/daredevil\/\" id=\"auto-tag_daredevil\" data-tag=\"daredevil\">Daredevil<\/a><\/em> co-star Peter Shinkoda was one of several to react to Wai\u2019s passing on social media, after playing Gao\u2019s The Hand supervillain organization co-founder Kagenobu Yoshioka on the Netflix series from 2015-\u201916.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cJust lost someone very special to me. She was one of the coolest. Thinking aloud,\u201d he wrote in an Instagram <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DarJ8zqxF-F\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cI won\u2019t ever forget you. I learned every minute from you when we were together on and off set,\u201d Shinkoda added in another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DarOSUxEa3d\/?img_index=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">post<\/a>. \u201cI know wisdom \u2013 I\u2019d hang on your every word. We will meet again, my friend. You were beautiful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tMahira Kakkar, who appeared with Wai in the National Asian American Theatre Company\u2019s 2018 production of <em>Henry VI<\/em>, also paid tribute.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"\/>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cI had the enormous good fortune to work with Wai Ching Ho and to share a dressing room with her. She was incredible-warm, funny, caring, joyful, positive and a truly wonderful actor. At the age of 82? 83?\u201d recalled Kakkar in the Instagram <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DarA015Bn6B\/\">post<\/a>. \u201cShe played a lead role-basically a female King Lear, and was riveting. She would say to us-Eat two slices of raw ginger every day and you won\u2019t get sick! For those of us who did not have a lot of role models and mentors in the industry Wai was a pillar. I am deeply grateful I got to know her and I am very sad she is gone. She also utterly refused to speak ill of anyone. My dear Wai you deserve all the standing ovations-what a stellar human and a stellar artist. What an example of how to live.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tJudy Lei, who starred with Wai in <em>The World\u2019s Greatest<\/em> (2022), which she also wrote and directed, shared memories of working with Wai.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cWai Ching was super kind and generous when she played the Chinese School teacher in my first film back in 2019. We had lost our filming location close to midnight the night before and I broke the news to her in the morning. She came to the new location, all prepped and ready to play\u2014she even brought her own outfit. I forgot to have her sign some paperwork and went to her home a few days later to have her sign it. She never displayed an ounce of disappointment in my lack of experience. That type of grace is something I\u2019ll never forget. She came to the NYC premiere at @asiancinevision #aaiff and I was once again embarrassed and unsure if she likes the venue or the how the film turned out. She did and I am so grateful for her to have said yes to the project,\u201d she wrote on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DasphJlnEFp\/?img_index=1\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tBorn Nov. 16, 1943 in Japanese-occupied Hong Kong, Wai\u2019s onscreen debut came in the 1990 Robin Williams-starrer <em>Cadillac Man<\/em>. She went on to roles in <em>Soapdish<\/em> (1991), <em>Happiness<\/em> (1998), <em>The Sorcerer\u2019s Apprentice<\/em> (2010), <em>Tracers<\/em> (2015), <em>Set It Up<\/em> (2018), <em>Hustlers<\/em> (2019) and Disney\u2019s <em>Turning Red<\/em> (2022).<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tWai also appeared on shows like <em>One Life to Live<\/em>, <em>Swans Crossing<\/em>, <em>Law &amp; Order<\/em>, <em>New Amsterdam<\/em>, <em>Flight of the Conchords<\/em>, <em>Blue Bloods<\/em>, <em>Orange is the New Black<\/em>, <em>Fresh Off the Boat<\/em>, <em>Awkwafina is Nora from Queens<\/em> and <em>Only Murders in the Building<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tAfter originating the role of Madame Gao in Netflix\u2019s <em>Daredevil<\/em>, Wai reprised her performance in the spin-off shows <em>Iron Fist<\/em> and <em>The Defenders<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tOn stage, Wai appeared in Celine Song\u2019s 2020 off-Broadway show <em>Endlings<\/em>, as well as Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig\u2019s <em>Snow in Midsummer<\/em> in 2022.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wai Ching Ho, the actress known for playing Madame Gao in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, has died. She was 82. 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