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Maggie Q

Occupation:	Actor
Birthplace:	Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

About

Margaret Denise Quigley, popularly known as Maggie Q, is an American actress and model. She started her career with the television show House of Dragon. Her debut film was Model From Hell (2000). Maggie starred in Manhattan Midnight (2001), Rush Hour 2 (2002), Naked Weapon (2002) and Around The World in 80 Days (2004). She garnered immense appreciation for her roles in successful films like Mission: Impossible III (2006), Live Free or Die Hard (2007), Balls of Fury (2007) and Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of The Dragon (2008). Soon after, Maggie starred in Deception (2008) and the King of Fighters (2010). She received critical acclaim for her role as Tori Wu in the science fiction action film Divergent (2014). Her other releases includes The Divergent Series: Allegiant (2016) and Fantasy Island (2020).

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Death of Me

The Protege

Fantasy Island

Modest Heroes: Ponoc Short Films Theatre

The Divergent Series: Allegiant

Insurgent (3D)

Priest

Deception

Three Kingdoms (Tamil)

Personal Quotes (8)

"Our choices are going to determine the future for our children, our children's children, and their children. I take that responsibility very seriously."

"Not only do I not want to be stereotyped as this Asian girl who fights - gee, what a wonder - but also I have more to offer than that."

"When people go through tragic circumstances, it's not that there is no love there, but it's so hard to deal with and sometimes the gap starts to happen."

"When you come to America, it's a very serious thing. It's not like you arrive and they say, 'Hey, come on! Do movies!' I can't just be hopping around. I have to focus and be still and make sure that I put the time and effort in. Because if I don't, I could lose it like that."

"The student will try to defy the master. Always."

"I've gotten used to the point where I'm so used to being sweaty! I like to wear less makeup and be tougher!"

"You're asked, 'Do you know kung-fu?' Yeah. That's what we do. We wake up, we brush our teeth, we do kung-fu!"

"Audiences are so much more sophisticated than they've ever been. They expect a lot more. I don't think because it's an hour of your Thursday night rather than an hour and a half of your weekend that you should be gypped at all in quality."