Biography Of Maggie Q

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Q in 2010
Born	Margaret Denise Quigley May 22, 1979 (age 46) Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Other names	Maggie D. Quigley
Occupations	Actress model
Years active	1998–present

Margaret Denise Quigley

(born May 22, 1979), professionally known as Maggie Q, is an American actress.

She began her professional career in Hong Kong, with starring roles in the action films Gen-Y Cops (2000) and Naked Weapon (2002), before appearing in the American productions Mission: Impossible III (2006), Live Free or Die Hard (2007), Priest (2011) and The Protégé (2021). She portrayed Tori Wu in the dystopian science-fiction action film Divergent (2014), and reprised her role in the sequels, Insurgent (2015) and Allegiant (2016).

Q starred in the title role on The CW action-thriller series Nikita (2010–2013), and also had a main role as FBI Special Agent Hannah Wells in the ABC/Netflix political thriller series Designated Survivor (2016–19). She provided the voice of Wonder Woman on the animated series Young Justice (2012–19).

Early life

Margaret Denise Quigley was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii Her mother is Vietnames and her father is of Polish and Irish descent Her parents met while her father was stationed in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. She has four siblings She was raised Catholic. She became a practitioner of Buddhismz

She attended Mililani Waena Elementary School and Wheeler Intermediate School. At Mililani High School, she was on the cross country, track and field, and swim teams. She won the student title of "Best Body" senior year, and graduated in 1997 She won an athletics scholarship to a private university and intended to study veterinary science; however, her family was unable to assist her financially.

She left Hawaii at the end of one school year in hopes of earning enough money to resume at the beginning of the next one

Personal life

After meeting her Stalker co-star Dylan McDermott on-set in early 2014, their engagement was announced on January 14, 2015. They stated in 2017 that they were not in any rush to be married. They ended their relationship in February 2019.

Q has five tattoos: a cross on her right forearm; Tibetan script and a little triangle on her left forearm; a Zulu proverb on her side—"umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu", which means "a person's character is made by the collective"; and one of a phoenix on her left hip, which she has had to conceal for most of her roles except Nikita. She suffered temporary hearing loss in her right ear after her eardrum was damaged during an explosive stunt in 2010

She owned a house in Pound Ridge, New York, but sold it to Zoe Kravitz in 2021

mini bio

Margaret Denise Quigley was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, to a father of Polish and Irish descent (originally based in New York) and a Vietnamese mother. Her parents met during the Vietnam War. Maggie has two older half-siblings from her mother's previous marriage, and two older sisters. The family moved to Hawaii and settled in Mililani.

Maggie dreamed of becoming a veterinarian, but modeled and found herself bursting onto the Hong Kong movie scene - eventually becoming a full-fledged superstar in Asia. She changed her name to the easily pronounceable "Maggie Q" (for the Chinese audience). She had a cameo in the Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker smash hit Rush Hour 2 (2001) and is part of the supporting cast in Mission: Impossible III (2006), starring Tom Cruise.

Trivia

For her first several Hong Kong films, since Maggie could not actually speak Cantonese - she actually had to learn her lines phonetically. Some lines may also have been dubbed.
Her father, who is American-born, has Irish and Polish ancestry. Her mother is Vietnamese-born. Maggie was raised in Hawaii, and was a fashion model and television personality before she became a movie actress.
Although she is actually American (born and raised in Hawaii), and of half Vietnamese descent, Maggie pursued modeling careers first in Japan, then Taiwan, then Hong Kong. Her transition into acting was almost coincidental and since then she has become both a top model and actress in Hong Kong, along with garnering a certain amount of fame across Asia.
Was cast in Live Free or Die Hard (2007) without an audition.
Was engaged to actor Dylan McDermott (2015-2019).
Her intensive training taught her the importance of professionalism and always doing her own stunts.
Has training in Chinese Wushu, Qi Gong, and Wing Chun.
She has three tattoos: one on each arm and one of a phoenix on her left hip, which she has had to conceal for most of her roles except Nikita.
Is the youngest of five children.
She is good friends with her Nikita (2010) co-star Shane West.
Posed for renowned Singaporean photographer Leslie Kee for Kee's 2006 charity photo-book, "Super Stars", which was dedicated to the victims of the 2004 Asian tsunami disaster and consisted of photographs of 300 Asian celebrities by Kee.
At the suggestion of a friend, Q began modeling in Tokyo at the age of 17, before making an unsuccessful move to Taipei, and finally trying in Hong Kong.
Spokesmodel for Shiseido cosmetics.
In The Recruit (2010), she beats three times Alexandra Krosney.
Attended Mililani High School with Traycee King.
Her mother is a property investor.

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Biography Of Maggie Q