{"id":8561,"date":"2026-07-12T22:10:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T22:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/marvel-villian-known-for-daredevil-and-iron-fist-dies-at-82\/"},"modified":"2026-07-12T22:10:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T22:10:28","slug":"marvel-villian-known-for-daredevil-and-iron-fist-dies-at-82","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/marvel-villian-known-for-daredevil-and-iron-fist-dies-at-82\/","title":{"rendered":"Marvel villian known for &#8216;Daredevil&#8217; and &#8216;Iron Fist&#8217; dies at 82"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F07%2F134217392.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Wai Ching Ho, the actress who rose to fame as Madame Gao in the Marvel series \u201cDaredevil,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/celebrity-news\/celebrity-deaths-2026-actors-singers-and-stars-we-lost-this-year\/\">has died<\/a> at the age of 82.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_6-0\">\u201cJust lost someone very special to me. She was one of the coolest. Thinking aloud.\u00a0#Gao\u00a0\ud83d\ude4f\ud83d\ude14,\u201d her \u201cDaredevil\u201d\u00a0costar Peter Shinkoda<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DarJ8zqxF-F\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> wrote via Instagram<\/a> on Saturday, alongside a pensive photo of himself. <\/p>\n<p>In another Instagram post, the actor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DarOSUxEa3d\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shared two photos<\/a> of the actress as Madame Gao, who also appeared in \u201cThe Defenders\u201d and \u201cIron Fist.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Wai Ching Ho, who played Madame Gao in \u201cDaredevil,\u201d has died. She\u2019s seen here in \u201cThe Defenders\u201d in 2017.  <span class=\"credit\">Sarah Shatz\/Netflix<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The Marvel actress\u2019s co-stars remembered her in social media tributes. She\u2019s pictured above in 2017.  <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_8-0\">\u201cI won\u2019t ever forget you,\u201d he captioned a solo photo of the actress, along with a still of himself as recurring villain Nobu Yoshioka opposite Ho\u2019s Madame Gao. <\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_8-0\">\u201cI 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<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, actor Perry Yung \u2014 who appeared with the actress in 2018\u2019s \u201cHigh Resolution\u201d \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DasWx_4xqoB\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spoke out <\/a>about Ho\u2019s death, as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a very emotional moment for all of us who knew Wai Ching Ho,\u201d he began, noting that the MCU actress \u201cpassed away peacefully after a stroke two days ago.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The actress, seen above in \u201cRobot Stories,\u201d was 82.  <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Shotwell Media\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Ho, pictured here in Marvel\u2019s \u201cIron Fist,\u201d  \u201cpassed away peacefully after a stroke two days ago,\u201d Perry Yung wrote.  <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Netflix\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI had seen her perform many times on stage, had many a dim sum and she came to see @slantperformancegroup many times,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI even had the enormous good fortune of having played her husband (parents to @justinchon) in the film \u2018High Resolution.&#8217;\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWai Ching was a kind, compassionate human being whose work as an artist lifted every production to a higher standard, and we are better for it,\u201d he concluded the tribute.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRest in power dear friend. \ud83d\ude4f\ud83d\ude4f\ud83d\ude4f\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>She was remembered by Yung as \u201ca kind, compassionate human being.\u201d She\u2019s shown here in 2023 in \u201cLovely, Dark and Deep.\u201d  <span class=\"credit\">Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The actress, seen above with Sigourney Weaver in \u201cThe Defenders,\u201d also voiced Grandma Wu in Pixar\u2019s \u201cTurning Red.\u201d  <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Netflix\/Courtesy Everett Collection \/ Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Fans in the comments thread expressed their condolences, with one person writing, \u201cHer performance was so good and haunting at the same time. Condolences and may she RIP.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Another remarked, \u201cShe was absolutely fantastic. Rest in peace Madame Gao,\u201d while a third noted, \u201cshe gave an absolutely legendary performance as Gao.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>In addition to her high-profile role in the Marvel series, Ho was also known for voicing Grandma Wu in\u00a0Pixar\u2019s\u00a0\u201cTurning Red,\u201d and for appearing in episodes of \u201cAwkwafina is Nora From Queens,\u201d \u201cOnly Murders in the Building\u201d and \u201cLaw &amp; Order,\u201d among others. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/12\/celebrity-news\/marvel-villian-known-for-daredevil-and-iron-fist-dies-at-82\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wai Ching Ho, the actress who rose to fame as Madame Gao in the Marvel<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8562,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8561","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/134217392.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8561","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8561"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8561\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8562"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8561"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8561"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8561"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}