Margaret Denise Quigley,professionally known as Maggie Q (born May 22, 1979), is an American actress and former fashion model. She currently stars as the lead role of the action-thriller TV series Nikita. Q was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii.Her father works for the government, and is American of Irish and Polish descent. Her mother works on a golf course, and is a Vietnamese immigrant who had come to the U.S. With no money, and could not speak English. Her parents met while her father was stationed in Vietnam during the war. Q grew up with four siblings. Q attended Mililani Waena Elementary School and Wheeler Intermediate School. She also attended Mililani High School, where she was on the cross country, track and field, and swim teams. She won the title of "Best Bod" senior year, and graduated from Mililani High School in 1997.
Full name Maggie Denise Quigley, moviegoers might recognize her from her various films, which include blockbusters like Live Free or Die Hard and Mission: Impossible III. Despite her recent success, it did take her a while to make it in Hollywood. The American born actress got her start modeling in Japan, and eventually branched out into Taiwan and Hong Kong. Her transition into acting was almost coincidental, starting with Hong Kong cinema and later adding other locales in East Asia. She had become a big name in Hong Kong, along with garnering a certain amount of fame across Asia, before making a name for herself in the States. It was during this time that she dated Japanese superstar footballer Hidetoshi Nakata, one of the most famous Asian footballers of his generation.
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Full name Maggie Denise Quigley, moviegoers might recognize her from her various films, which include blockbusters like Live Free or Die Hard and Mission: Impossible III. Despite her recent success, it did take her a while to make it in Hollywood. The American born actress got her start modeling in Japan, and eventually branched out into Taiwan and Hong Kong. Her transition into acting was almost coincidental, starting with Hong Kong cinema and later adding other locales in East Asia. She had become a big name in Hong Kong, along with garnering a certain amount of fame across Asia, before making a name for herself in the States. It was during this time that she dated Japanese superstar footballer Hidetoshi Nakata, one of the most famous Asian footballers of his generation.