What To Know
- Wai Ching Ho, acclaimed for her roles as Madam Gao in Marvel’s Daredevil, Iron Fist, and The Defenders, is dead at 82.
- Tributes from colleagues, including Peter Shinkoda and Mahira Kakkar, highlighted her wisdom, warmth, and exceptional talent.
Wai Ching Ho, the actress known for her role as Madam Gao in Daredevil, Iron Fist, and The Defenders and her voice work in Turning Red — is dead at 82.
On Saturday, July 11, Ho’s Daredevil co-star Peter Shinkoda took to Instagram to share the sad news with his followers.
“I won’t ever forget you,” the actor, who played The Hand co-founder Kagenobu Yoshiokabegan, began his update. “I learned every minute from you when we were together on and off set. I know wisdom — I’d hang on your every word.”
Shinkoda concluded, “We will meet again, my friend. You were beautiful.”
Additionally, actress Mahira Kakkar, took to Instagram with a tribute to Wai. They worked together in the National Asian American Theatre Company’s Henry VI.
“I had the enormous good fortune to work with Wai Ching Ho and to share a dressing room with her,” Kakkar wrote alongside a photo of them. “She was incredible- warm, funny, caring, joyful, positive and a truly wonderful actor. At the age of 82? 83? She played a lead role — basically a female King Lear, and was riveting.”
After describing Wai as a “pillar,” Kakkar added, “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.”
In addition to her work as Madam Gao and in Red, Wai’s other notable acting credits included the films Robot Stories (2003), The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (2010), and Hustlers (2019). She also appeared in the TV series Flight of the Conchords in 2009.