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Margaret Denise Quigley (known to the most of us as Maggie Q, born May 22, 1979 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is an American (of Irish, Polish and Vietnamese descent, via Hawaii) actress and former model. After being scouted by Creator/JackieChan, she starred in lesser-known films such as ''Film/NakedWeapon'' and ''Rice Rhapsody'' before going on to roles in ''Film/MissionImpossibleIII'' and ''Film/BallsOfFury''. She starred as the titular character of ''Series/{{Nikita}}'' and the protagonist of the [[ShortRunner short-lived]] CBS series ''Series/{{Stalker}}'', and is also part of the main cast of the ABC series ''Series/DesignatedSurvivor''. She is perhaps known for playing a female spy/action hero/ActionGirl in a lot of her roles, and usually doing her own stunts while she's at it.
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Margaret Denise Quigley (known to the most of us as Maggie Q, born May 22, 1979 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is an American (of Irish, Polish and Vietnamese descent, via Hawaii) actress and former model. After being scouted by Creator/JackieChan, she starred in lesser-known films such as ''Film/NakedWeapon'' and ''Rice Rhapsody'' before going on to roles in ''Film/MissionImpossibleIII'' and ''Film/BallsOfFury''. She starred as the titular character of ''Series/{{Nikita}}'' and the protagonist of the [[ShortRunner short-lived]] CBS series ''Series/{{Stalker}}'', ''Series/Stalker2014'', and is also part of the main cast of the ABC series ''Series/DesignatedSurvivor''. She is perhaps known for playing a female spy/action hero/ActionGirl in a lot of her roles, and usually doing her own stunts while she's at it.
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* OldShame: Her first film, ''Model from Hell'', as seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCPNg0ZMMfw&t=6m12s here.]]]]
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* ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeed: Undercover'' (2008) as Chase Linh (voice)
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* CelebrityVoiceActor: She voices Wonder Woman on ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice''.
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Margaret Denise Quigley (known to the most of us as Maggie Q, born May 22, 1979 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is an American (of Irish, Polish and Vietnamese descent, via Hawaii) actress and former model. After being scouted by Creator/JackieChan, she starred in lesser-known films such as ''Film/NakedWeapon'' and ''Rice Rhapsody'' before going on to roles in ''Film/MissionImpossibleIII'' and ''Film/BallsOfFury''. She starred in the popular CW Television Network series ''Series/{{Nikita}}'' from 2010 to 2013, and has starred in the ABC series ''Series/DesignatedSurvivor'' since 2016.
She is probably perhaps known for playing a female spy/action hero/ActionGirl in a lot of her roles, and usually doing her own stunts while she's at it.
She is probably perhaps known for playing a female spy/action hero/ActionGirl in a lot of her roles, and usually doing her own stunts while she's at it.
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Margaret Denise Quigley (known to the most of us as Maggie Q, born May 22, 1979 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is an American (of Irish, Polish and Vietnamese descent, via Hawaii) actress and former model. After being scouted by Creator/JackieChan, she starred in lesser-known films such as ''Film/NakedWeapon'' and ''Rice Rhapsody'' before going on to roles in ''Film/MissionImpossibleIII'' and ''Film/BallsOfFury''. She starred in as the popular CW Television Network series titular character of ''Series/{{Nikita}}'' from 2010 to 2013, and has starred in the protagonist of the [[ShortRunner short-lived]] CBS series ''Series/{{Stalker}}'', and is also part of the main cast of the ABC series ''Series/DesignatedSurvivor'' since 2016.
''Series/DesignatedSurvivor''. She is probably perhaps known for playing a female spy/action hero/ActionGirl in a lot of her roles, and usually doing her own stunts while she's at it.it.
She was engaged to Creator/DylanMcDermott, her ''Stalker'' [[RomanceOnTheSet costar]], from 2015 to 2019.
She was engaged to Creator/DylanMcDermott, her ''Stalker'' [[RomanceOnTheSet costar]], from 2015 to 2019.
!!Notable roles
* ''Film/RushHour 2'' (2001) as Girl in Car
* ''Film/NakedWeapon'' (2002) as Charlene Ching
* ''[[Film/AroundTheWorldInEightyDays2004 Around the World in 80 Days]]'' (2004) as Female Agent
* ''Film/HouseOfHarmony'' (2005) as Harmony
* ''Film/MissionImpossibleIII'' (2006) as Zhen Lei
* ''Film/LiveFreeOrDieHard'' (2007) as Mai Linh
* ''Film/BallsOfFury'' (2007) as Maggie Wong
* ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeed: Undercover'' (2008) as Chase Linh (voice)
* ''Film/OperationEndgame'' (2010) as High Priestess
* ''Film/{{The King of Fighters|2010}}'' (2010) as Mai Shiranui
* ''Series/{{Nikita}}'' (2010-13) as Nikita Mears
* ''Film/{{Priest|2011}}'' (2011) as Priestess
* ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'' (2012, 2019) as Diana of Themiscyra / Franchise/WonderWoman (voice)
* ''Literature/{{Divergent}}'' and its sequels (2014-16) as Tori Wu
* ''Series/{{Stalker}}'' (2014-15) as Beth Davis
* ''Series/DesignatedSurvivor'' (2016-19) as Hannah Wells
* ''Film/TheConIsOn'' (2018) as Irina Solokov
* ''Film/{{Fantasy Island|2020}}'' (2020) as Gwen Olsen
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* ''Film/RushHour 2'' (2001) as Girl in Car
* ''Film/NakedWeapon'' (2002) as Charlene Ching
* ''[[Film/AroundTheWorldInEightyDays2004 Around the World in 80 Days]]'' (2004) as Female Agent
* ''Film/HouseOfHarmony'' (2005) as Harmony
* ''Film/MissionImpossibleIII'' (2006) as Zhen Lei
* ''Film/LiveFreeOrDieHard'' (2007) as Mai Linh
* ''Film/BallsOfFury'' (2007) as Maggie Wong
* ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeed: Undercover'' (2008) as Chase Linh (voice)
* ''Film/OperationEndgame'' (2010) as High Priestess
* ''Film/{{The King of Fighters|2010}}'' (2010) as Mai Shiranui
* ''Series/{{Nikita}}'' (2010-13) as Nikita Mears
* ''Film/{{Priest|2011}}'' (2011) as Priestess
* ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'' (2012, 2019) as Diana of Themiscyra / Franchise/WonderWoman (voice)
* ''Literature/{{Divergent}}'' and its sequels (2014-16) as Tori Wu
* ''Series/{{Stalker}}'' (2014-15) as Beth Davis
* ''Series/DesignatedSurvivor'' (2016-19) as Hannah Wells
* ''Film/TheConIsOn'' (2018) as Irina Solokov
* ''Film/{{Fantasy Island|2020}}'' (2020) as Gwen Olsen
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* FauxFluency: In her Hong Kong and Chinese films.films, as she does not speak Chinese and had to learn all of her lines phonetically.
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* FakeNationality: Many of her roles are as Chinese or Chinese-American characters. She also played a Japanese fighter in ''Film/TheKingOfFighters''.
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* FakeNationality: Many of her roles are as Chinese or Chinese-American characters. She also played a Japanese fighter in ''Film/TheKingOfFighters''.''Film/{{The King of Fighters|2010}}''.
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Margaret Denise Quigley (known to the most of us as Maggie Q, born May 22, 1979) is an American (of Irish, Polish and Vietnamese descent, via Hawaii) actress and former model. After being scouted by Creator/JackieChan, she starred in lesser-known films such as ''Film/NakedWeapon'' and ''Rice Rhapsody'' before going on to roles in ''Film/MissionImpossibleIII'' and ''Film/BallsOfFury''. She starred in the popular CW Television Network series ''Series/{{Nikita}}'' from 2010 to 2013, and has starred in the ABC series ''Series/DesignatedSurvivor'' since 2016.
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Margaret Denise Quigley (known to the most of us as Maggie Q, born May 22, 1979) 1979 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is an American (of Irish, Polish and Vietnamese descent, via Hawaii) actress and former model. After being scouted by Creator/JackieChan, she starred in lesser-known films such as ''Film/NakedWeapon'' and ''Rice Rhapsody'' before going on to roles in ''Film/MissionImpossibleIII'' and ''Film/BallsOfFury''. She starred in the popular CW Television Network series ''Series/{{Nikita}}'' from 2010 to 2013, and has starred in the ABC series ''Series/DesignatedSurvivor'' since 2016.
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* MeanCharacterNiceActor: On screen, a DarkActionGirl or at least an ActionGirl. In RealLife, ''a ball of fun'' in all her interviews and one appearance in the new ''Series/WhoseLineIsItAnyway.''
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Margaret Denise Quigley (known to the most of us as Maggie Q, born May 22, 1979) is an American (of Irish, Polish and Vietnamese descent, via Hawaii) actress and former model. After being scouted by Creator/JackieChan, she starred in lesser-known films such as ''Film/NakedWeapon'' and ''Rice Rhapsody'' before going on to roles in ''Film/MissionImpossibleIII'' and ''Film/BallsOfFury''. She starred in the popular CW Television Network series ''Series/{{Nikita}}'' from 2010 to 2013.
2013, and has starred in the ABC series ''Series/DesignatedSurvivor'' since 2016.
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Margaret Denise Quigley (known to the most of us as Maggie Q) Q, born May 22, 1979) is an American (of Irish, Polish and Vietnamese descent, via Hawaii) actress and former model. After being scouted by Creator/JackieChan, she starred in lesser-known films such as ''Film/NakedWeapon'' and ''Rice Rhapsody'' before going on to roles in ''Film/MissionImpossibleIII'' and ''Film/BallsOfFury''. She starred in the popular CW Television Network series ''Series/{{Nikita}}'' from 2010 to 2013.
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Margaret Denise Quigley (known to the most of us as Maggie Q) is an American (of Irish, Polish and Vietnamese descent, via Hawaii) actress and former model. After being scouted by JackieChan, Creator/JackieChan, she starred in lesser-known films such as ''Film/NakedWeapon'' and ''Rice Rhapsody'' before going on to roles in ''Film/MissionImpossibleIII'' and ''Film/BallsOfFury''. She starred in the popular CW Television Network series ''Series/{{Nikita}}'' from 2010 to 2013.
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Margaret Denise Quigley (known to the most of us as Maggie Q) is an American (of Irish, Polish and Vietnamese descent, via Hawaii) actress and former model. After being scouted by JackieChan, she starred in lesser-known films such as ''Film/NakedWeapon'' and ''Rice Rhapsody'' before going on to roles in ''Film/MissionImpossibleIII'' and ''Film/BallsOfFury''. She now stars starred in the popular CW Television Network series ''Series/{{Nikita}}''.
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* OldShame: Her first film, ''Model from Hell'', as seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCPNg0ZMMfw&t=6m12s here.]] ]]
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* OldShame: Her first film, ''Model from Hell'', as seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCPNg0ZMMfw&t=6m12s This.here.]]
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* FemmeFataleSpy: Nikita, while unquestionably an Action Girl, can sometimes double as this.
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Margaret Denise Quigley (known to the most of us as Maggie Q) is an American (of Irish, Polish and Vietnamese descent, via Hawaii) actress and former model. After being scouted by JackieChan, she starred in lesser-known films such as ''NakedWeapon'' ''Film/NakedWeapon'' and ''Rice Rhapsody'' before going on to roles in the third ''Film/MissionImpossible'' and ''BallsOfFury''. She now stars in the popular CW Television Network series ''Series/{{Nikita}}''.
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Margaret Denise Quigley (known to the most of us as Maggie Q) is an American (of Irish, Polish and Vietnamese descent, via Hawaii) actress and former model. After being scouted by JackieChan, she starred in lesser-known films such as ''Naked Weapon'' ''NakedWeapon'' and ''Rice Rhapsody'' before going on to roles in the third ''Film/MissionImpossible'' and ''BallsOfFury''. She now stars in the popular CW Television Network series ''Series/{{Nikita}}''.
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!!Tropes applying to Maggie Q:
* ButNotTooForeign: She started her career in Asia and presumably used "Q" as a last name to disguise her Western heritage. She inverts the trend by continuing to use it in Western roles to make her sound more Asian.
* [[PromotedFanboy Promoted Fangirl]]: Maggie revealed in an interview released by [=IGN=] that she was a fan of WonderWoman in her younger years. So much that she didn't hesitate to say yes in voicing WonderWoman in ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice''.
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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."
-->--'''Maggie Q''' on typecasting
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Margaret Denise Quigley (known to the most of us as Maggie Q) is an American (of Irish, Polish and Vietnamese descent, via Hawaii) actress and former model. After being scouted by JackieChan, she starred in lesser-known films such as ''Naked Weapon'' and ''Rice Rhapsody'' before going on to roles in the third ''Film/MissionImpossible'' and ''BallsOfFury''. She now stars in the popular CW Television Network series ''Series/{{Nikita}}''.
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* ActionGirl: She performs all of her own stunts despite never having had martial arts training, as many assume.
* ComeWithMeIfYouWantToLive
* CorruptCorporateExecutive
* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: Some of Maggie's later work, ''Nikita'' being a prime example.
* DeathByOriginStory: Nikita's fiancé.
* DysfunctionJunction: Most evident in ''Nikita'' and ''Naked Weapon''.
* GunPorn
* HoneyTrap
* IJustWantToBeNormal: She has played (more than once) a character of a young woman forced to be a spy.
* MataHari: Nikita, while unquestionably an Action Girl, can sometimes double as this.
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* ButNotTooForeign: She started her career in Asia and presumably used "Q" as a last name to disguise her Western heritage. She inverts the trend by continuing to use it in Western roles to make her sound more Asian.
* [[PromotedFanboy Promoted Fangirl]]: Maggie revealed in an interview released by [=IGN=] that she was a fan of WonderWoman in her younger years. So much that she didn't hesitate to say yes in voicing WonderWoman in ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice''.
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Margaret Denise Quigley (known to the most of us as Maggie Q) is an American (of Irish, Polish and Vietnamese descent, via Hawaii) actress and former model. After being scouted by JackieChan, she starred in lesser-known films such as ''Naked Weapon'' and ''Rice Rhapsody'' before going on to roles in the third ''Film/MissionImpossible'' and ''BallsOfFury''. She now stars in the popular CW Television Network series ''Series/{{Nikita}}''.
She is probably perhaps known for playing a female spy/action hero/ActionGirl in a lot of her roles, and usually doing her own stunts while she's at it.
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!!Maggie's roles include the following tropes
* ActionGirl: She performs all of her own stunts despite never having had martial arts training, as many assume.
* ComeWithMeIfYouWantToLive
* CorruptCorporateExecutive
* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: Some of Maggie's later work, ''Nikita'' being a prime example.
* DeathByOriginStory: Nikita's fiancé.
* DysfunctionJunction: Most evident in ''Nikita'' and ''Naked Weapon''.
* GunPorn
* HoneyTrap
* IJustWantToBeNormal: She has played (more than once) a character of a young woman forced to be a spy.
* MataHari: Nikita, while unquestionably an Action Girl, can sometimes double as this.
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!!Tropes applying to Maggie Q:
* ButNotTooForeign: She started her career in Asia and presumably used "Q" as a last name to disguise her Western heritage. She inverts the trend by continuing to use it in Western roles to make her sound more Asian.
* [[PromotedFanboy Promoted Fangirl]]: Maggie revealed in an interview released by [=IGN=] that she was a fan of WonderWoman in her younger years. So much that she didn't hesitate to say yes in voicing WonderWoman in ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice''.
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