Maggie Q

Maggie Q
Q in 2010
Born
Margaret Denise Quigley

(1979-05-22) May 22, 1979 (age 45)[1]
Other namesMaggie D. Quigley
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active1998–present

Margaret Denise Quigley[2] (born May 22, 1979),[3] professionally known as Maggie Q, is an American actress.

She began her professional career in Hong Kong, with starring roles in the action films Gen-Y Cops (2000) and Naked Weapon (2002), before appearing in the American productions Mission: Impossible III (2006), Live Free or Die Hard (2007), Priest (2011) and The Protégé (2021). She portrayed Tori Wu in the dystopian science-fiction action film Divergent (2014), and reprised her role in the sequels, Insurgent (2015) and Allegiant (2016).[4]

Q starred in the title role on The CW action-thriller series Nikita (2010–2013), and also had a main role as FBI Special Agent Hannah Wells in the ABC/Netflix political thriller series Designated Survivor (2016–19).[5] She provided the voice of Wonder Woman on the animated series Young Justice (2012–19).

  1. ^ "Monitor". Entertainment Weekly. No. 1208. May 25, 2012. p. 21.
  2. ^ Chozick, Amy (September 1, 2010). "'Nikita': Don't Make Maggie Q Have to Hurt You". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 23, 2010.
  3. ^ "Maggie Q". TV Guide. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  4. ^ Nevets, Stephen. "New 'Divergent' Images Spotlights Massive Cast, Action Including Ashley Judd, Maggie Q". The Global Dispatch. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
  5. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 5, 2016). "'Designated Survivor' Casts Kal Penn, Maggie Q, Natascha McElhone, Italia Ricci".