\n\tWai Ching Ho, best known for her role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, playing crime boss Madame Gao in Daredevil, Iron Fist and The Defenders, has died. She was 83.<\/p>\n
\n\tHo\u2019s family confirmed her death in a statement shared with The Hollywood Reporter. Her cause of death wasn\u2019t immediately available.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cHer family are deeply grateful for the incredible outpouring of love and support and the many beautiful messages and memories people have shared about our beloved Wai,\u201d her family wrote. \u201cReading how much she meant to so many is comforting to us during this difficult time.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tBorn in Hong Kong, Ho found herself working across film, television and the stage. Her first onscreen credit was in the series One Life to Live in 1983.<\/p>\n
\n\tShe later landed the role of Madame Gao in the Marvel series Daredevil in 2015, before reprising the character in the spin-offs Iron Fist and The Defenders in 2017.<\/p>\n
\n\tHo has also had appearances in Swans Crossing, Wonderland, Deadline, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Children of Invention, The Sorcerer\u2019s Apprentice, Blue Bloods, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Tracers, Orange Is the New Black, Fresh Off the Boat, New Amsterdam, Hustlers, The World\u2019s Greatest, Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens, Law & Order and Only Murders in the Building, among others.<\/p>\n
\n\tHer voice could also be recognized for voicing Grandma Wu in the Pixar animated film Turning Red.<\/p>\n
\n\tAs for the stage, Ho starred in the Off-Broadway play Laowang: A Chinatown King Lear last year, as well as Snow in Midsummer in 2022 and Celine Song\u2019s play Endlings in 2020.<\/p>\n
\n\tSeveral of Ho\u2019s former co-stars have taken to social media to pay tribute, including Peter Shinkoda and Judy Lei. \u201cI won\u2019t ever forget you. I learned every minute from you when we were together on and off set. I know wisdom \u2013 I\u2019d hang on your every word. We will meet again, my friend. You were beautiful,\u201d Shinkoda, who played Nobu in Daredevil, wrote<\/a> on his Instagram.<\/p>\n \n\tLei, who starred alongside Ho in 2022\u2019s The World\u2019s Greatest, which she also wrote and directed, shared <\/a>on Instagram that she\u2019s \u201cso sad to hear of her passing,\u201d adding, \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.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tEditor\u2019s Note: This story incorrectly listed Ho\u2019s age as 82, but it has been corrected to 83. <\/p>\n