Margaret Denise Quigley was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, to a father of Polish and Irish descent .
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.
Spokesmodel for Shiseido cosmetics.
Is the youngest of five children.
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.
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.
Attended Mililani High School with Traycee King.
Her mother is a property investor.
Was cast in Live Free or Die Hard without an audition.
Posed for renowned Singaporean photographer Leslie Kee for Kees 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.
Is a vegetarian.
She is good friends with her "Nikita" co-star Shane West.
Has the lead role in "Nikita" (TV series).
(December 2005) Wrapping up post-production for Mission: Impossible III .
Since September 2014, has been in a relationship with "Stalker" co-star, Dylan McDermott , and since January 2015 engaged to him.
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.
Her intensive training taught her the importance of professionalism and always doing her own stunts.
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.
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.
