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.
Maggie Q is an American actress and model. She is known for her roles in the films Mission: Impossible III (2006), Live Free or Die Hard (2007), Die Hard with a Vengeance (2007), Nikita (2010), Divergent (2014), and Insurgent (2015).
Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Maggie Q is of Irish and Vietnamese descent. Her parents divorced when she was two years old, and she was raised by her single mother. Maggie Q began her modeling career in Tokyo at the age of 17. She later moved to Hong Kong and then to mainland China, where she began her acting career.
Maggie Q’s first film role was in the 2000 film Gen-Y Cops. She has since appeared in a number of films, including Rush Hour 2 (2001), Naked Weapon (2002), and Around the World in 80 Days (2004). She has also starred in the television series Nikita (2010-2013) and Designated Survivor (2016-present).
Maggie Q’s net worth is estimated to be $10 million. She has been married to actor Dylan McDermott since 2014. They have one child together.
General Info
Full Name
Maggie Q
Date Of Birth
May 22, 1979
Height
1.68 m
Profession
TV Personality, Film producer, Activist, Actor, Model
Education
Wheeler Intermediate School, Mililani-Waena Elementary School, Mililani High School
Nationality
American
Family
Partner
Dylan McDermott
Accomplishments
Nominations
Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actress: Action
Movies
Naked Weapon, Divergent, Live Free or Die Hard, Mission: Impossible III, Balls of Fury, Insurgent, Allegiant, Priest, New York, I Love You, Rush Hour 2, Deception, Operation: Endgame, Gen-Y Cops, Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon, Around the World in 80 Days, Manhattan Midnight, The Warrior...
I like PETA as a group for many reasons, but one of the reasons that I admire them is that they say and do the things that other groups won't do.
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I enjoy privacy. I think it's nice to have a little mystery. I think because of technology a lot of the mystery is gone in life, and I'd like to preserve some of that.
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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.
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I, Maggie, personally cannot tell you that you're going to save the planet. But what I do know is that we can draw a line to an issue that can conserve what we already have and what's left in a way that we can actually breathe the air, drink the water, actually grow things in soil - that matters in a real, practical way.
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My manager's biggest dream is for me to be on Letterman. She says, 'Oh, Maggie, will you promise me you'll be on 'Letterman?' What can I say? I just tell her I can't promise, but I'll try my best.
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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.
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I'm just totally into being strong. There's something about wanting to get a jar or whatever out of a high cupboard, or moving a sofa over because my dog's bone rolled under it, and not having to call anyone for help. There's comfort in that.
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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.
Facts
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Fact
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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.
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His intensive training taught her the importance of professionalism and always doing her own stunts.
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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.
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Since September 2014, has been in a relationship with Stalker (2014) co-star, Dylan McDermott, and since January 2015 engaged to him.
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.
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.
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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.
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Is the youngest of five children.
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Spokesmodel for Shiseido cosmetics.
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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.
