Maggie Q
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| Maggie Q | |
 Maggie Q |
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| Born | May 22, 1979 Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Notable roles | "Zhen" in Mission Impossible 3 |
Margaret Denise Quigley (born May 22, 1979), better known as Maggie Q, is an American actress and former fashion model.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
She was born in Honolulu, Hawaii to an American father of Polish, Irish, and French descent and a Vietnamese mother.[1][2] Her parents met while her father was stationed in Vietnam. Maggie is the youngest of 5 children. She has two sisters and two half-siblings from her mother's previous marriage in Vietnam. After graduating from Mililani high school she travelled to Japan and Hong Kong to earn money as a fashion model. In 1998 she got her first role in a Chinese TV series, and she has been acting ever since.
[edit] Career
While still relatively unfamiliar to audiences in the United States, she has achieved celebrity in Hong Kong and elsewhere in East Asia. She has appeared in Chinese films speaking Cantonese, despite her non-Chinese heritage. Her big breakthrough in the West came when she bagged the lead role in American-Hong Kong action thriller Naked Weapon, playing the sexy but vulnerable martial artist assassin Charlene Ching.
Recently, she starred in her biggest Hollywood role to date alongside Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible III. She played Zhen, the only female member of his elite IMF team.
Maggie will play a world-class hacker at odds with a villain who tries to terrorize America in Bruce Willis' Live Free or Die Hard.[3]
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | The Legendary 'Tai Fei' | Kei, wife of Fei |
| 2000 | Model from Hell | Anna |
| 2000 | Gen-Y Cops | Jane Quigley |
| 2001 | Manhattan Midnight | Susan/Hope |
| 2001 | Rush Hour 2 | Girl in Car |
| 2002 | Naked Weapon | Charlene Ching |
| 2004 | Magic Kitchen | May |
| 2004 | Around the World in 80 Days | Female Agent |
| 2004 | Rice Rhapsody | Gigi |
| 2005 | Taped | Maggie |
| 2005 | House of Harmony | Harmony |
| 2005 | Dragon Squad | Song |
| 2006 | The Counting House | The Girl |
| 2006 | Mission: Impossible III | Zhen |
| 2007 | Balls of Fury | Maggie Wong |
| 2007 | Live Free or Die Hard | |
| 2008 | Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon | Cao Yin |
[edit] References
- ^ TheStar.com. There’s something about Maggie. Retrieved on September 25, 2006.
- ^ Talking Mission: Impossible III with Maggie Q. Evan Jacobs for MovieWeb Thursday, May 4th, 2006. Retrieved on September 19, 2006.
- ^ Long, Maggie Q join Willis in "Die Hard". Borys Kit for Reuters. Retrieved on September 22, 2006.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- MaggieQ.net The Official Website
- MaggieQ.us Maggie Q Fan Site
- MaggieQuigley.com Maggie Q Fansite
- Maggie Q at the Internet Movie Database
- Maggie Q Biography
