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What is Maggie Q's Net Worth and Salary?
Maggie Q is an American actress, activist, and former model who has a net worth of $9 million. Maggie Q, also known as Margaret Denise Quigley, was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. She was very athletic as a child, and went on to compete on the cross-country, swim, and track and field teams when she was in high school. After graduating, a friend suggested she try modeling. She began working as a model professionally in Asia, when she was 17. While working in Hong Kong, she was approached byJackie Chan. He saw the potential for an action star in the athletic model, and invited her to train with his group of stunt artists. She became a star in Asia, appearing on the hit television show, "House of the Dragon", in the late 90s. Soon she was moving on to bigger projects, including "Rush Hour 2" and "Naked Weapon". She has since gone on to appear in such film and television productions as "Around the World in 80 Days", "Dragon Squad", "Mission: Impossible III", "Live Free or Die Hard", "Deception", "Priest", and three installments of the "Divergent" film series. She is perhaps most widely recognized for her starring role on the hit series, "Nikita". She appeared in 73 episodes of Nikita between 2010 and 2013. She is also a main role on the series "Designated Survivor" which debuted in 2016 and ran three seasons. She was in a relationship withDylan McDermottfrom 2014 to 2019. They met while co-starring on the series "Stalker".
Early Life and Education
Maggie Q was born as Margaret Quigley on May 22, 1979 in Honolulu, Hawaii to a Vietnamese immigrant mother and a father of Polish and Irish descent. She has four siblings. Q was educated at Mililani Waena Elementary School, Wheeler Intermediate School, and Mililani High School. At the lattermost school, she competed in track and field, cross country, and swimming. Following her graduation in 1997, Q went to college on an athletics scholarship with the aim of studying veterinary science. However, unable to secure full financial assistance, she left after a year.
Career Beginnings
Heeding the advice of a friend, Q became a model in Tokyo, Japan when she was 17. She subsequently moved to Taipei, Taiwan; failing to find success there, she moved again, this time to Hong Kong. There, Q became a protégé of martial arts actor Jackie Chan, who taught her the ropes and encouraged her to perform her own stunts.
Film Career
In Hong Kong, Q made her professional acting debut in the 2000 horror film "Model from Hell." The same year, she appeared in the science-fiction action sequel "Gen-Y Cops." Q went on to star in "Naked Weapon," "The Trouble-Makers," and "Magic Kitchen." In 2004, she had a brief part in the American Jackie Chan-starring remake of "Around the World in 80 Days," and also appeared in the Hong Kong film "Rice Rhapsody." She followed those with another Hong Kong film, "Dragon Squad." Q had her international breakthrough in 2006 when she appeared alongsideTom Cruisein the action spy sequel "Mission: Impossible III." In 2007, she appeared in another Hollywood action sequel, "Live Free or Die Hard," withBruce Willis. Q's subsequent credits were the sports comedy "Balls of Fury"; the Hong Kong action war film "Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon"; the erotic thriller "Deception"; the romantic anthology film "New York, I Love You"; and the Chinese historical action film "The Warrior and the Wolf."
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